{"id":44560,"date":"2016-07-27T04:14:47","date_gmt":"2016-07-27T08:14:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.topweddingsites.com\/wedding-blog\/?p=44560"},"modified":"2017-08-06T04:18:13","modified_gmt":"2017-08-06T08:18:13","slug":"traditional-irish-wedding-ceremony-customs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.topweddingsites.com\/wedding-blog\/multicultural-themes\/traditional-irish-wedding-ceremony-customs","title":{"rendered":"Traditional Irish Wedding Ceremony Customs"},"content":{"rendered":"
By Mary Arnold<\/div>\n

When we think of weddings, most of us picture the traditional ceremony that has been handed down from Victorian England. In recent years, however, many engaged couples elect to forego those traditions and use their wedding to celebrate their cultural roots. In this article, I\u2019ll provide many ways in which couples can incorporate Irish customs into their own wedding ceremony, and in a following article, I\u2019ll describe traditions regarding the wedding reception.<\/p>\n

Invitations and Other Wedding Stationery<\/h2>\n

In most stationery\u00a0stores, you can find images and symbols common to Ireland<\/a>, such as shamrocks,\u00a0heraldic harp, Celtic cross, Celtic love knot, swans, and the Claddaugh. You\u00a0might also find that many places have fonts derived from the Book of Kells for\u00a0the wording in your invitations.<\/p>\n

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See Also\u00a0Ten Ways to Have an Irish Wedding<\/a> | Traditional Irish Ceremony Customs<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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