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The first thing to do when invited to an Albanian Wedding is to stock up on cash: singles, fives, tens or whatever the currency is at the country the wedding is taking place. This is for the traditional bride-groom dance where all the family and guests go to the dancing couple and give them money, or attach them to the groom\u2019s forehead and his pockets, bride\u2019s hands, or if they are daring or drunk, down her dress. Then the father or a rich cousin usually, \u201cshowers\u201d them with money, throwing them over their heads.
\nIt is not the young couple that will benefit from this show, but the band. Years ago, the \u201cthrowing money\u201d part was a custom of weddings on mid Albania only, but the bands made it popular with other regions as well. They liked the money so the custom was incorporated into most weddings throughout the country. Years ago, there was only one traditional bride-groom dance as well, but that is also changing, with the band striking up the wedding tune \u201cNapoleon\u201d anytime they feel they need more money.<\/div>\n
The bride is all in white and expected to greet each and every guest on the living room or the women\u2019s room. Sometimes the men stay in a different room, sometimes not. Sometimes the bride stands the whole time, while the women around her sing. She is not supposed to smile or laugh very much, and sometimes is a very serious woman indeed.
\nFriday is also the night of the cocktail party or dinner for the closest social circle of the couple. It is more informal and the bride can wear white or other colors as she wishes.
\nSaturday, it is still visit day, but most importantly it is the bride\u2019s wedding dinner party. All her friends and relatives gather and the groom\u2019s party comes around midnight. The groom\u2019s party must be an odd number. The bride\u2019s father and the groom\u2019s father are usually the one who toast the party and it is advisable to raise the glass and take a sip of whatever you are drinking anytime they do so. Do not toast with water!! Usually you can leave the wedding after 12 at midnight but it is considered offensive to leave before. Same goes for the groom\u2019s wedding dinner party.<\/div>\n
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The first thing to do when invited to an Albanian Wedding is to stock up on cash: singles, fives, tens or whatever the currency is at the country the wedding is taking place. This is for the traditional bride-groom dance where all the family and guests go to the dancing couple and give them money, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":732,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-720","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-wedding"],"yoast_head":"\nAlbanian Wedding Photography - NY NJ NYC Wedding Photographers<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Albanian Wedding photography for Arben and Ola. Loved working with this amazing couple. 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