Dress Code
Cocktail Wedding Attire
Our wish is to see you in Cocktail wedding attire.
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What does that mean? Essentially it means that we ask you to wear either a dress or a suit - which one you choose is up to you.
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Dress Wearing Guests:
Comfortable , formal but not overdressed.
In honour of the bride, we ask guests to leave white, black, red and beige at home -
she will thank you for adding a splash of colour to the celebration!
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Suit Wearing Guests:​
Ties or butterflies are encouraged, dress shoes always look best.
Traditions
Our wedding is a mix of cultures and each one has its own wedding traditions.
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To ensure that everyone is able to participate in all the traditions, we are providing short explanations for each tradition. We don't want anyone feeling lost half the time.
Speeches & Songs
We have chosen to follow the Danish tradition for speeches and songs. This means that we will have a "toast master" who will coordinate all the speeches and songs to ensure the correct order and timing, so please no spontaneous speeches. We have asked Cat, Mads' sibling, to be our toast master and Cat has accepted. So if you would like to give a speech or if you write a song that you would like all the guests to sing with you, then please contact Cat by
e-mail: cathemmingsen@gmail.com or on Whatsapp: +45 ​6011 0094
The sooner you inform Cat the easier the planning - so please don't wait until the last minute.
The Bridal Bouquet
Tamara had decided to do both version of the Bridal Bouquet.
The first is the Danish and Paraguayan tradition of throwing the Bridal Bouqet for the unmarried ladies to try and catch - whoever catches it will supposedly get married next. This will be done at the reception. ​
The second is the Spanish tradition of giving flowers, a kind of Bridal Bouqet, to a single lady at the party who they believe will be the next to get married.
The Bride's Garter
Similar to the tossing of the Bridal Bouquet this tradition is for the unmarried men attending the wedding. At the reception, all the unmarried men will gather in a group while Mads removes a garter from Tamara's thigh, which he will then toss over his should and the man who catches it will the lucky one to marry next.
Serviette Wave
When everyone is seated at their tables for the dinner the Bridal couple will be the last to enter the room. When they enter it is Spanish tradition for the guests to stand up and wave their serviettes and cheer.​
Clapping and Stomping
This tradition happens during the dinner. When all the guests clap then the Bridal couple has to stand up on their chairs and kiss. When all the guests stomp their feet on the floor then the Bridal couple has to crawl under the table and kiss.
Cheeky Kisses
Another tradition that takes place during the dinner. When the Groom leaves the room, for example to use the restroom, then all the men are expected to rush over to the Bride in a single file queue to give her a kiss on the cheek. Similarly, when the Bride leaves the room then all the ladies are expected to do rush to give the Groom a kiss on the cheek.
Cutting of the Sock
After the Bridal Walz it is custom that the men surround and lift up the Groom, take off his shoes and then the best man cuts the tip of the socks off. This is said to bring good luck in the marriage.​
Gifts
Any gifts from guests to the Bridal couple should be put on the gift table which will be set up. The Bridal couple then opens these gifts the next morning during the breakfast that everyone is enjoying together. ​