Russian-style themed wedding

To organize a real Russian wedding, it is necessary to carefully study the old Russian traditions. Many of them have already been forgotten, and some are used in our time. To make the wedding memorable forever, it is worth learning about the basic canons of the Old Russian celebration and adhere to them.

Features of the holiday

On the festive table there are no alcoholic beverages, which already speaks of the old traditions of the Russian wedding. Its characteristic features are considered:

• Fun contests.
• Lots of bright and rich colors.
• Fresh and beautiful loaf.
• The bride’s redemption.
• Matchmaking.
• Round dances.
• Dancing and fun.
• Rich table with many dishes and sweets.
• Small gifts for the guests.

In ancient times, marriage was accompanied by a unique wedding ceremony. Its general structure has remained unchanged to our times. It includes matchmaking, courtship, engagement, bachelor party, bachelorette party, bride price, wedding, celebration.

Site selection and decoration

It will depend on the time of year. If it is cold and slushy outside, it is worth choosing a restaurant. It is not necessary to choose a room in the Russian style. You can independently decorate the zones and tables, using items of Russian themes. Among them:

• Unusual installations made of apples, berries and straw.
• Bagels that are not only tasty, but also beautiful. Used as decorations.
• Dumplings, loaves.
• Sheaves and bunches of wheat, garlic and berry bindings, bunches of fresh calamus.
• Painted wooden spoons, samovars, ploshes.
• Valenki, bayan, balalaikas, kokoshniks.
• Embroidered linen tablecloths.

Russian-themed items are sold in specialized stores. Bagels and loaves are baked by the parents of the young to make their life rich and prosperous.

Invitations

Here everything depends on the wishes of the young people. You can buy ready-made invitations from people who are engaged in handwork, or make them yourself. For this purpose, aged paper, use of red color, ornaments, inscriptions in Old Russian language will work well.

Images of the bride and groom

The dress code of young people can be purely Slavic, European or combined. The traditional image is characterized by spacious sundresses, vyshyvanki, ushanka hats. European style emphasize classic white dresses and suits. You can combine both options, getting fusion.

Since the wedding assumes a purely traditional style, it is worth using the national Russian costume. The groom will suit a traditional shirt and pants, the bride — a dress decorated with national patterns. If the store does not have the necessary outfit, it can be sewn to order. Instead of jewelry and veils use wreaths of ferns and fresh wildflowers. Instead of classic jewelry suitable red or dark burgundy large beads. Bouquets of fresh fruits and berries have become very popular. Feminine image will complement the bouquet of colorful mallow, delicate daisies, cornflowers, with intertwined sprigs of calamus, spikelets and apples. The most important thing is that both the young woman and the groom were dressed in the same style.

Dress code for guests

It is worthwhile to warn the guests in advance about the theme of the wedding. It is desirable, even before buying the invitations. Thanks to this will be able to create a general atmosphere of the celebration, mentally transported to the past, when the Russian adhered to traditions and rituals. Appropriate costumes are often rented in amateur art circles or theaters. As an option, it is possible to sew to order, but this is already an additional financial expense.