Wedding in Brussels

Wedding in Brussels is not very different, if we compare it with other parts of Belgium. The reason behind the similarity is the Belgian traditions, which are followed.

Although there are numerous traditions related to Wedding in Brussels; let us discuss some of those. The Belgian bride carries a handkerchief on the marriage day with her. The handkerchief is embroidered with bride’s name and it shows that she is going to be married. After the marriage, handkerchief is being framed and is hung on wall of the home.

The handkerchief is hung until next wedding in the home by sister, daughter or granddaughter. In this very wedding, the name of new bride is being embroidered on that handkerchief and the new one carries it.

Wedding in Brussels looks really special due to this tradition of carrying handkerchief as this small piece of cloth becomes the token of unity of the family.

The handkerchief is passed from one generation to other and from one bride to another with the flavor of gratitude to the ancestors and elders of the family. Wedding in Brussels bears another tradition, which is about the cloths of bride.

It is said that the power of evils try to attack on the bride to destroy the wedding; therefore to confuse the evil powers, bridesmaids wear the same sort of dress worn by the bride.

This tradition is not very usual these days as for as Wedding in Brussels is concerned. But there is another custom, which is usually followed now days and that is related to collection of money or other things for poor people.

This work is generally done by the maids of the bride’s family. There is another tradition, which is not generally followed now days in Wedding in Brussels, is about wedding invitations.

Some times back, the wedding invitations in Brussels were printed on the paper with two pages.