8 Wedding Ceremonial Superstitions You Should Look into If Your Filipino

A wedding in the Philippines is not set in the Philippines if no elderly is interfering and saying you to do this and not do this because following superstitious beliefs are part of being a Filipino.

Wedding superstitions in the Philippines are mostly influenced by the Western culture which has been followed since and has become a wedding custom standard.

To fill you up with the colorful and rich tradition of the Filipinos here are superstitions you could try adding before and during the wedding for a fruitful nuptial:

Before the wedding

1. Not two at a time

It was believed that being married in the same year with your sibling will bring bad luck to both couples as the good fortune could be split between the two pairs and make room for bad fortune called Sukob.

Still, if the wedding is already set, postponing it due to this superstition could postpone the good luck coming in your way.

So, to avoid this it pays to have a good chat with your family members and welcome good fortune wholly as a couple.

2. Resist the urge

The groom should resist the urge to meet the bride before the wedding as it may bring bad luck to the wedding causing the postponement of the wedding. This wild superstition dates back to the older days where fixed marriage is forced between families.

3. Never fit the wedding gown

This always heard superstition has been around for ages and adapted in so many cultures. As this belief is so powerful that fitting the gown could lead to not push through with the wedding.

During the wedding ceremony

1. Let’s toast the evil spirits away

Wedding toasts are encouraged not only to give way to the funny, well-thought-out speech of the best man/ maid of honor but to also chase the bad spirits away. The clinking of the glasses could scare and drive the spirits away from the bride and groom.

2. Let the bride eat cake

Wedding cakes are known to symbolize fertility and letting the bride have the first bite of the cake is believed to avoid complications in conceiving a child.

3. Let the birds fly

As one of the practiced wedding customs, doves used in the reception should have the ability to fly freely. If the birds happen to fly or end up together signifies eternal happiness for the couple.

4. Let it pour

Though rain showers could dampen the wedding reception, having rain pouring on your wedding day is like a blessing from above.

To avoid rain to dampen your wedding, be sure to ask your wedding planner in the Philippines to think of possible venues to choose from to celebrate love without worrying about the weather.

After the wedding

1. Carry the bride

And the evil spirits just won’t leave the newlyweds so to avoid the bride from catching spirits on her way home the groom should carry the bride up to the entrance of their home or honeymoon suite. Also, to avoid the bride from tripping in their new home as this is a bad omen.

As irrational as it may sound, most Filipinos still practice these superstitious beliefs with a mindset that following them will not result in anything bad.

Have these superstitious beliefs be incorporated in your wedding and let a wedding planner in the Philippines remind you of all these traditions and more.