We love your kids but we have decided to make it an adult reception. We hope you take this as an opportunity to enjoy a night out kid free and celebrate with us!
Please refer to your invitation for details about your guest option. If your invitation includes a plus-one you are welcome to bring a date to share our celebration!
The dress code is formal. Suits, blazers, and tuxes are encouraged for men. Cocktail and floor length gowns encouraged for women. We request no jeans, shorts, or sneakers.
Please text Anthony Bandy at 586-549-6119 or Melanie Petrovski at 586-438-6245 and we will do our best to accommodate allergies/dietary restrictions.
The Kumovi is comprised of the Kum (godfather) and Kuma (godmother) who together serve as a witness to the wedding ceremony, and as spiritual advisors to the couple in marriage. The tradition is based on generations of familial ties between the two families.
The Stari Svat is the second witness to the ceremony and plays a prominent role in the future of the couple. They are called the “old wise couple.” They are someone the newleyweds can look to for advice and knowledge.
Throughout the service everything is done in threes in remembrance of the father, the son and the Holy Spirit. The Preist leads the couple in procession into the middle of the church to symbolize the relationship entering into God’s Kingdom.
The priest will lead the couple around the alter three times to symbolize their first steps together as husband and wife.
The rite of the crowns is the Apex of the service. The crowns represent the honor with which God crowned the couple with the royalty of marriage.
The candles symbolize light of Christ and are held by the Kumovi and Stari Svat during the walk around the alter.
The right hand of the bride and the groom are joined together while the priest reads the prayer that beseeches God to “join these servants, unite them in one mind, and one flesh.” The hand symbolizes the “oneness” of the couple.
The priest first blesses the rings by holding them in his right hand and makes the sign of the cross over the couple’s heads. The rings are then placed on the right hand, the hand commonly used for oath, and signs of the cross. Finally, the Kum exchanges the rings three times.
The couple drinks wine from the chalice to symbolize that they will be sharing in the happiness and sorrows of life.
Please take a moment to greet the new Mr. and Mrs. Bandy in the receiving line as you the leave the church. The guests exit the church and wait for the couple to come out. When the couple crosses the church doorsteps, the kuma tosses coins, rice, and candy in the air to symbolize wealth, abundance and sweetness for the couple in their future together. Then the bride will lift the youngest baby boy in the air three times to symbolize fertility and carrying on tradition.