Our family wedding was very successful! We all incorporated numerous
Russian customs - During the reception the bride and groom bit into a
large loaf of bread - whichever bit the bigger piece was announced as
the "boss" of the couple. The groom definitely had a larger mouth
than the bride in this particular couple. Oh well. Another Russian
tradition we executed was for everyone to yell out the word
"Gor'ko" (bitter) so the bride and groom kissed a long time. During
the ceremony we spoke about Russian wedding rings. They wear them on
the opposite hand. Wearing them our style in Russia means that the
person is divorced or widowed.
Curious! The bride was dressed like a fairytale bride - so
exquisite, so lovely.