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Let's talk about Tying the knot! Getting hitched, getting married... whatever you call it, today we're talking about all the ceremonies, customes and oddities of the happiest day of your life

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If you want to dig deeper into some of what we talked about:

Austria 🇦🇹

🔹 Weddings take place on Saturdays between 14:00-02:00

🔹 Guests usually take chocolate or small gifts from the wedding.

China 🇨🇳

🔹 Brides are expected to cry to symbolize not being happy to leave her parent's home.

🔹 Bridesmaids make the groom perform tasks and answer questions to prove he is worthy.

Hungary 🇭🇺

🔹 The groom drinks champagne from the bride's shoe.

🔹 Stafierung – collecting decades worth of things for your daughters' future wedding.

India (Bangalore) 🇮🇳

🔹 Mangala Sutra - Wedding necklace for the bride.

🔹 Weddings can take up to 5-7 days.

🔹 Guests get personalized gifts.

🔹 Professional photographers try to catch the next couple to get married.

🔹 Family members prepare a dance and musical piece for the wedding.

Israel 🇮🇱

🔹 Guests are expected to cover the costs of the wedding. Bringing gifts that aren't cash is pretty much frowned upon.

🔹 Every house has a fridge decorated with magnets from weddings the people living in the house attended.

US 🇺🇸

🔹 Shotgun Wedding

🔹 Usually the bride's family pays for the wedding.

🔹 Catching the bouquet thrown by the bride is considered good luck in being the next one to get married.