A few weeks ago Oscar's cousin Costanza got married. The wedding took place at Oscar's grandmother's house a few hours north of Bogota (it's a LOT hotter there). I found that it was basically the same at most of the weddings I have been to in the U.S. with a few slight differences.
The first difference, the guests were instructed to wear all white - P.Diddy Style. This isn't a Colombian tradition actually, just the bride's preference.
The wedding took place at 5pm in the afternoon at this church in the center of town. It was a beautiful day.
Another difference, in Colombian Catholic weddings it is customary for the bride and groom to have a Godmother and Godfather (Madrina and Padrino) soley for the wedding. They are pictured above next to the bride and groom at the altar. They take the place of bridesmaids and groomsmen and I think their only function is to sign the wedding paper.
The ceremonly was also a lot less formal than what I am used to. Lots of gathering in the front and picture taking.
Also, after the ceremony as the bride and groom leave the church, rose petals are thrown instead of rice or birdseed.
This is a picture of the reception area, in the backyard of the house. This picture was taken before the wedding, the sun had already set by the time we returned after the ceremony. The only difference in the reception is that the introduction of the bride/groom/parents and the toasts were all done as soon as the bride and groom made there way in. After that was dinner, drinks and lots of dancing. Oh, they also had salsa performers who came to dance in the midst of the rest of us - was really cool.
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