Danish Traditions

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What's a morning gift?

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On the morning of the wedding, the groom gifts a present to the bride. This tradition dates back many years, where the groom would gift the bride a gift that would secure her financially in case she were to become widowed.

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What's special about the bridal bouquet?

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The groom decides what flowers make up the bride’s bouquet, she is not allowed to see it before the morning of the wedding. He is allowed to ask his future mother-in-law for help with the bouquet.

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What's a toastmaster?

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The toastmaster, Mie - the bride’s cousin, will be in charge of the program at the reception. They will be in charge of arranging when the speeches are done, and that the first dance is done before midnight. If you would like to make a toast, a song, a game, a power point etc. please email Mie, miefeldberg@hotmail.com before the 12 of June, letting her know what you will be doing and how long approx. You will need, and if there are any props to be considered.

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How do we get the newlyweds to kiss during the reception?

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If the guests during dinner hit their cutlery on their plates, the newlyweds have to stand on their chairs and kiss, and if the guests stomp their feet, the newlyweds have to go under the table and kiss.

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What's all that kissing about?

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The first time the bride leaves the room all the women go up to the groom and kiss him, and when the groom leaves the room for the first time all the men run up and kiss the bride.

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How will the first dance look?

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The first dance is traditionally danced after all the speeches and dinner but before midnight. The newlyweds will be surrounded by a circle of their friends and family that clap to the beat of the pair’s waltz and slowly make the circle smaller until the pair can’t dance any longer, ending their first dance in a long kiss, surrounded by their loved ones.

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Cutting off the grooms socks?

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After the first dance, all the men at the wedding lift up the man and pulling his shoe off, cut the end of his socks off on his right foot. The tradition states that a man will be unable to impress other women - because who would be impressed by a man with no end on their socks, or go down on one knee and propose to any other.

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Why are cans attached to the newlyweds' car?

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Cans and a sign ‘Just Married’ are attached with string to the car that they take home, as tradition states that the sound of the cans would scare away any daemons, letting the pair live in peace and tolerance.