Cultures of Marriage

Traditions can vary dramatically when it comes to walking down the aisle. It’s easy to think you’ve seen it all when it comes to weddings. Staple traditions like tossing the bouquet, “something borrowed, something blue,” or even the first dance seem imprinted on our collective psyche. Even the specifically Jewish tradition of wrapping a glass and stomping on it to shouts of “Mazel Tov” are instantly recognizable wedding customs to most of us.