If you have Italian roots, then you may want to add in some Italy wedding traditions to your wedding. Just because you do not live in Italy does not meant that you can not have Italian weddings where you live. Today we are going to talk about some of the steps that you can take to have a wedding in Italy right from you own home. In the end, you will see that Italy weddings are weddings that can take place anywhere.

To keep Italian weddings traditional, you need to schedule your wedding to be held on a Sunday. In Italy, it is consider very good luck to have your wedding on a Sunday. Now, this does not mean that is what you have to do, but this is a very traditional Italian thing to add into your wedding. The real question you have to ask yourself is, what kind of Italian themes do you want in your wedding? Some people want to go all out and have all Italy themes, and others just want a few. See what kind of idea works best for you.

Something else that people do for Italy weddings is that they like to tie elaborate ribbons around the doorway. This is a symbol that shows people are “tying the knot.” Now, that may sound a little corny, but it has become a pretty big tradition in Italy to do this. Once again, we are back to how authentic you want your Italian wedding to be. Of course, this is not all you need to do to give yourself Italian weddings.

One thing that is still done in Italy is to shatter a glass at the end of the ceremony. This is very similar to what is done at Jewish weddings, but just at a different time. Many regions of Italy do this now, and it's up to you if you would like to include it in your wedding. Something else that is done in Italy, as well as other places around the world, is to decorate the newlywed couple's car with flowers and ribbons. It is also custom to tie tin cans to the back. Now, this may seem like something that many places do, but this was first started in Italy. Thus, it is a great way to show your Italian roots.

Something else that is very Italian is to cut the groom's tie into pieces after the reception. Now, this may sound like a mean thing to do, but then he is suppose to sell the pieces to people that came to the wedding. This is suppose to act as a memento to people to remember the wedding. Now, this use to be done to help pay for the wedding. However, now it is used to help get the new couple some extra money to start off their new life. Even now the bride is suppose to carry around a satin bag for guests to put money into. This is suppose to help defray the cost of the wedding as a whole. Although not all places in Italy still do this, some do just to keep their wedding traditional. Thus, it is a good idea for you to include this into your wedding, not just because it keeps things traditional, but also because it gets you some pocket money! This idea works best at a big wedding!

Another very traditional thing to do is to make sure that you give all of your guests five sugar coated almonds. This goes back to the very start of all weddings in Italy. It is good luck to give gifts to the guests that come to your wedding. All of the five pieces of candy are suppose to represent something different. For example, the sugar coated almonds are suppose to represent health, wealth, fertility, long life, and joy. This actually all started on a Greek legend that got very big in Italy. These symbols use to show immortal love in the new couple. It was also used to show internal youth.

There are many different things that you can do for your wedding. The main thing that you need to remember is that you need to include things into your wedding that you can not do without. Do not just include things into your wedding because they are traditional in Italy. Although, showing at least a few of the ideas that we talked about will insure that you come up with a wedding that is traditional and fun. People love to go to weddings that are little bit different from ones that they have been to in the past. Thus, if you can use these ideas, you are giving your guests a real treat.

For more ideas on how to make your wedding more Italian, go online and search for Italian wedding themes. You are bound to come up with some more ways to make your wedding feel like it is taking place in Italy.