Italian Wedding

86539537If you are ever lucky enough to attend a wedding in Italy, you’ll notice just how beautiful this country can truly be.  This is because most of the churches that are located in this country are old monasteries that are located high up in the mountains. What will also stand out is the generosity of the wedding couple and their families. It will show in the food and the gifts.

Most of these weddings end with a ten-course meal.  Before the meal begins though, as the guests are still arriving, the guests will receive a glass of champagne and some caviar.  This is just the first of numerous glasses of wine that each guest will receive throughout their meal. The meal will have traditional food from the region. It may be seafood, poultry, or beef. At the very end of your meal, you will receive a small gift like a grapevine wine bottle stopper as one of the many favors that you will receive throughout the night.

Throughout the evening the happily married couple will hand out various wedding favors.  It is traditional that each guest will actually receive around five gifts each.  One of the favors may be an espresso cup favors with coffee spoons and servers.  You may actually receive these cups in a gorgeous heart shaped box in a pretty red color. Along with these cups and saucers you will also get a dainty coffee pot.  All three of these gifts come packed inside of a box with pretty tissue paper, a beautiful ribbon and a personalized message that is attached to the edging.  Your coffee spoons will also come in a nice, gift-wrapped box.  Since almost everyone loves coffee, so it’s not a surprise that a bride and groom will give these gifts to their wedding guests.

These are not the only gifts that you will receive either.  You will actually find a nice gift of almonds or candy that are wrapped in sheer net tulle and secured with ribbon on each dinner plate.  Each of these will also have a personal message to each of the guests attached to them.  This message could be as simple as a note thanking you for traveling to Italy to spend their wedding day with them.

After dinner you will enjoy a wedding cake that is several tiers high.  Instead of this being a cake for the couple to cut, there are individual cakes placed around each tier for each of the guests to enjoy.  You can imagine just how enjoyable this can be for everyone in attendance.  In fact, most guests appreciate this wonderful gesture so much that they don’t waste a single crumb.

Not everyone can afford to have or attend a wedding in Italy, but may decide to recreate an Italian wedding here in the United States. When doing so, an authentic Italian caterer like Mama Jennie’s Italian Restaurant in Florida, will help to maintain an authentic Italian theme throughout the evening. Add Italian themed décor and Italian wedding traditions will make a memorable wedding day.

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