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I can think of two of the craziest moments I have ever seen at a wedding:
1: they bring like 10 people that are not on the guest list and eat all the food!
2: Cut into the cake before the bride and groom....also seen them take the cupcakes before the bride and groom did there cupcakes!
Edit Note: to answer your centerpiece question....yes I have but when ever I did it was always at the end of the night when the bride is like "no of this is coming home with me take what you want!" LOL!
@Paprika: They are not necessarily "traditions" but regardless of your ethnicity it happens in all cultures. Do you have any specific wedding event that you attending that you thought was "tacky" as you mentioned
Ay algunos condimientos que no saben disfurtar una conversacion como nuestra amiga la sazonera
@d_mari3: That hilarious, about taking the cupcakes before the cutting. I have never seen that one. What I do see is chamacos (kids) little toddlers picking at it then you have the mother of the bride saying "get out of here before I tell your mom or dad"
did you read mrschubbybunny post on here about her horrible wedding she went to where they had to share their dinner with their SO and also share forks and stuff???? Now that was one for the books!
here is her thread!
http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/went-to-the-worst-wedding-ever-i-am-no-longer-nervous-about-ours
@d_mari3: no, I have not read it, but I am starting to pack my truck with plastic forks and spoons in case I ever attend a wedding like that. (Oh Golly)
@beatriz: I've been to Mexican parties where this always happens! The newer generation (my cousins and I) have been out spoken and have said this won't be ok at our wedding. It's OK to take the centerpiece but please wait til the reception is over!
To add to the craziness..I've been to parties where people sneak in their own tequila. Also, I've attended a family party where they did not have chile or salsa that was spicy enough. My mom was having a crisi because their was no chile! Then my grandma tells her not to worry because she had some and pulled some out of her purse! lol
@cherrydoll: Was it Tapatio? My husband is guilty of bring his own ice chest full of coronas and Budweiser since the stingy hosts at parties don't provide it. He use to buy 13 cases of 24 coronas and bring them to fiestas, but unfortunately his "so call friends" started catching on and always made my husband the "padrino de cerveza" and of course I told him no since we have parties and they have never offered to bring help or bring anything.
Only if it is his close close friends other than that he drinks what they have "agua".
I have been to weddings where guest throw up inside the houses and leave trial, flood the toilet (them shitters I tell you)
@Paprika: Just rude! She posted this under "Latino" so obviosuly she was not looking for opinions on whether HER traditions are tacky.
@beatriz: no! , my grandma carries her own chile peppers (chile de mata) everywhere with her because she says " la comida no es buena sin un chilito" she cracks me up, but I can't tell her anything because shes my grandma!
Venezuelan receptions are fun and different, for example:
-it is "tradition" to take the centerpiece home if you wish at the end of the party. They are designed with this in mind (usually moms and grandmoms have the priority)
-we don't designate seats everyone just sits wherever they want as they arrive to the reception because we don't stay at the actual tables for too long as soon as the room fills up with all the guests we start dancing and almost 90% of all guest dance even the kids and the elderly. Also we just talk so much and tend to wander to different tables, and everybody seems to know each other all the time.
-there is always a "Mesa de Quesos" with a variety of cheese, deli, bread, and fruit. Also the wedding cake and "Mesa de postres" dessert table. We don't always serve dinner, sometimes it's just hors d'ouvres, but if they do serve dinner it's always a buffet with a salad bar.
-we party hard, we eat a lot, we dance all night, we drink all night and around 5 am we serve soup to recover. LOL
-Venezuelan women go all the way glamour we usually wear long beaded dresses and high heels, pro make up,"the works" unless it's a beach wedding. And our dates match their ties to our dresses. (for example if i wear a purple dress he can wear a lilac or purple tie to match)
-Venezuela may have great rums but the favorite is scotch and there is usually a new bottle and a waiter on every table when you arrive.
-Children are always present and welcome at our weddings and they are allowed to hit the dessert stand as soon as they get there (of course the cake is off-limits) Many weddings have play areas for them but they usually run around dancing and jumping and eating.
- When the bride and groom arrive they usually hit a photography stand for a while to greet their guests, "la novia"cries with her grandparents, they take pictures for a while then they prepare for their first dance.
-There is always a band of live latino music who can do a variety set and wile they rest there is usually a dj. Music is very important to us.
-After dinner around midnight we do "hora loca"(crazy hour). The bridesmaids hand out plastic beads, masks, feather boas, inflatable instruments etc and they play samples of a variety of music for people to laugh and have fun to. The bride and the groom wear oversized specialty hats and are usually drawn to the stage where the band is to lead the dancing.
-sometimes they bring in specialty shows like brasilian samba dancers (garotas), or portuguese traditional dancers, or arabian belly dancers, or tipical venezuelan tropical drummers, people go crazy with these shows they are so much fun.
-sometimes our grandmothers or moms do want to take food home and the waiter puts it to go for them In our culture, our grandparents are so beloved they can do pretty much anything they want.
-the one thing that we don't like amidst the crazy over the top fun...uninvited guests. If you weren't invited we won't ask you to leave but its not proper and nobody likes it. If you are a guest and an unexpected last minute date is needed be sure to call the bride and let her know, common courtesy is the perfect solution.
@carola150: So interesting to hear from a Venezuelan women! I like how it's still rude for univited guest to show up. I'm not knowledgeable on Mexican weddings since I haven't gone to a traditional wedding since I was like 11.
Does la novia literally cry? Or is just tradition to call it that?
@xica b: not always but we tend to be on the sentimental side specially when it come to our grandparents
and I forgot sometimes we bring mariachis they are fun (if grandpa doesn't make the bride cry the mariachis will!) Most venezuelan weddings are pretty crazy not every tradition is set in stone, every bride is different some are smaller and simpler weddings, some are more flamboyant, we do care that everyone has a good time that's all. We listen to salsa and merengue also listen to reggaeton and we always dance in pairs. Men invite the ladies to the dance floor, we usually dance with our dates, brothers, cousins or friends. If you're single a guy that doesn't know you can definetly ask for a dance and if he tickles your curiosity you definetly should go! If everyone says they took a couple of days to recover from your wedding then it was a huge hit! Thank you for the interest, we are very proud of our traditions!
@carola150: LOL I'll keep that in mind when planning my wedding, "how many days will it take my gues to recover." I'm sure I will get a little teary eyed when I'm with my grandmother and parents during the wedding.
One tradition I will do on my wedding will probably be the dollar dance lol
My FI will be having a talk with his mother to let her know that she cannot take our centerpeices and would do well to advise the rest of the family not to either. Whenever she goes to someones qedding or quince she always comes back with food! and a centerpiece.
*crossing my fingers*
I went to a wedding this weekend and they ran out of food midway so the groom ran out to get kfc. LOL Kinda ghetto but it was still fun. LOL (PS it was a latino wedding)
Well, I am Portuguese. Reading the comments of the fellow bees here, it seems to me that we latinos in the eyes of non latinos must come along as very weird, loud but funny people LOL.
Carola150s comment about Venezuelan receptions, was very interesting, and I have found many similiarities to portuguese receptions. I will borrow some of her quotes to speak about portuguese receptions.
-"it is "tradition" to take the centerpiece home if you wish at the end of the party. They are designed with this in mind (usually moms and grandmoms have the priority)". It is the same for portuguese receptions, but usually the elderly have priority.
-"we don't designate seats everyone just sits wherever they want as they arrive to the reception." The same here, but the grooms table, where tend to sit also the inlaws, father/mom, grannys and the godfather of bride and groom is reserved.
- "there is always a "Mesa de Quesos" with a variety of cheese, deli, bread, and fruit. Also the wedding cake and "Mesa de postres" dessert table. We don't always serve dinner, sometimes it's just hors d'ouvres, but if they do serve dinner it's always a buffet with a salad bar." Mostly the same at portuguese receptions. But tradition has it that we have a shell and shrimp table at night. It is something expected in a wedding. Dinner is buffet or mini pig (leitão) and soup (caldo verde).
- food is important in portuguese weddings, and especially the elderly will classify your wedding in regard of your food. What does that mean for portuguese people? Well to have pleanty of food.....so much food that it would probably be enough to invite the same people the next day LOL. It is tradition here in Portugal to serve d ´ouvres, then soup, then a fish plate, next a meat plate, and then to go to the dessert table......YES WE LOVE TO EAT ;)
-"we party hard, we eat a lot, we dance all night, we drink all night and around 5 am we serve soup to recover". LOL ...... dito :D
- "Venezuelan women go all the way glamour we usually wear long beaded dresses and high heels, pro make up,"the works" unless it's a beach wedding. And our dates match their ties to our dresses. (for example if i wear a purple dress he can wear a lilac or purple tie to match)". Same here for the most part, but i have to say that long dresses are not required.
-"Children are always present and welcome at our weddings and they are allowed to hit the dessert stand as soon as they get there (of course the cake is off-limits) Many weddings have play areas for them but they usually run around dancing and jumping and eating. "It is the same in portuguese weddings, and I have to say that people would be offended if someone told them they could not bring their children to a wedding. And you can expect that even children in their 30s will come to a wedding, to which their parents have been invited, if they still live at home. And our weddings have many people ....you invite practically everybody you know...
-"There is always a band of live latino music who can do a variety set and wile they rest there is usually a dj. Music is very important to us". Dito :P
-"After dinner around midnight we do "hora loca"(crazy hour)." In Portugal the friends of the groom and bride tend to play some michivilous games :). It is usual that people start claping saying the name of couples to stand and kiss ;) etc.....
-"sometimes they bring in specialty shows like brasilian samba dancers (garotas), or portuguese traditional dancers, or arabian belly dancers, or tipical venezuelan tropical drummers, people go crazy with these shows they are so much fun."Dito :). Here in Portugal the elderly like especially Fado.
- "sometimes our grandmothers or moms do want to take food home and the waiter puts it to go for them In our culture, our grandparents are so beloved they can do pretty much anything they want." Dito, but I have to say not only the grandparents take food home but nearly all guests if they wish.... (Pobably thats way you have to have food for a batallion on your wedding ;))
-"the one thing that we don't like amidst the crazy over the top fun...uninvited guests. If you weren't invited we won't ask you to leave but its not proper and nobody likes it. If you are a guest and an unexpected last minute date is needed be sure to call the bride and let her know, common courtesy is the perfect solution". Same here. It is a tabu to bring someone who is not invited........
- favors are jordan almonds or part of the favors :)....
-when the groom and the bride left the church they must be covered with rice and roses for good luck......
_ well and brides here tend not to use weddig dresses a la Pnina Tornai..... the elderly would think it is not appropriate to for the church and the priest, especially of older, may would tell you he would not marry you until you cover up, because church is a sacret place.......
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Okay, chamacas (gals), it happens in all culturas (cultures) that guest do crazy things. For me personally, being Mexicana (Mexican) it gets crazy .
For instance, the guest take the centerpieces before the bride arrives or send there children to all the 20+ tables "correle vete a esa mesa y llevatelo a la van" (run and take it from the table and take it to the van.
People taking comida (food) and putting foil on it for their "sister of the sister of the sister of the abuelita (grandmother)
Or when you sit a table where a family is already sitting and you just happen to sit in front of the centerpiece and someone beings to move it to their side (it happens to me alot)
I can think of many others, but I will let you join in the fun...