[PM_Mama00]

Italian weddings are so traditional that I don't even know what is tradition and what isn't (I've only been to one non-Italian wedding out of like 100 weddings in my life).

I like how my family in NY does it... not sure if everyone in NY does this. When the bridal party is announced at the reception, the girls line up on one side and the guys on the other, and make an archway for the bride and groom. I love that! I want it at my wedding.

Also at the weddings in NY, they have a cocktail hour in another room, while the bridal party and bride adn groom hang out in another. No one sees them until they are announced at the reception. I love that! OH and the dancers. I forgot where two of my cousins had their receptions, but they had these dancers dressed in costumes. My one cousin, before we were let into the reception hall, they filled the room with smoke and had pink lights on and the dancers were dressed in Mozart-like costumes. It was awesome!