Talk:Wedding reception

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[edit] customs to add

Customs to add, with optional notes on how widespread these are:

• cutting the cake, bride and groom feeding each other
• bride tosses bouquet to eligible bridesmaids, catcher is superstitiously though next to be married
• in Switzerland (and other European countries?), bride and groom throw candy to the kids
• dancing. first dance, etc.
• as bride and groom leave, people toss rice (now usually birdseed) at the bride and groom
• In Cambodia (and other Asian countries?), the wedding feast lasts around 3 days I think.

I just don't have the energy to write these up at the moment. Wesley

One difference in the receptions is the formality of them. There can be open houses, calling receptions and full receptions. Somebody can explain difference. 68.148.224.136 03:38, 17 February 2007 (UTC)Zak

Regarding FAVORS... Is SOUP really a popular favor? Or perhaps SOAP? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 130.111.18.152 (talk) 00:40, 12 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Toasts

Regarding these (I believe related) edits [1] [2]. The Toast (honor) article includes statements like "There is no requirement that beverages contain alcohol". So I'm not sure where this desire to emphasize non-alcoholic drinking comes from. In any case Wikipedia is not a soapbox. While we shouldn't exclude a significant custom or concept, we shouldn't be emphasizing one out of context. If there is something new and significant to say about toasts at weddings where there is no alcohol then we should include it, but the original edit did not do so. I like linking to the main article on toasts though - good web building. -- SiobhanHansa 11:01, 22 June 2007 (UTC)