Re: Mexican Wedding Traditions - Lasso
We are doing some sort of the same thing in our ceremony. My roots are Spanish-Filipino, and we are doing this custom as well. Though it is called "the cord ceremony". From attending mostly Spanish-Filipino weddings, I have learned that the significance of this "cord" or "lasso" thing, its the tie that binds your union to god. This is only what I know, so please if there's another meaning out there.... Are you doing the "arras" as well? Feel free to email me personally if you want to know more about Spanish traditions. :) Hope it works out! Grace(marrying Alex 09/18/99) Noe Spaemme wrote in message <9AF23C56D90C93C7.54522FB739DFA873.E867CA4FECFE1CAB@lp.airnews.net>... >On Tue, 10 Aug 1999 01:07:13 -0700, "Pamela Marston" <pamelapage@yahoo.com> >wrote: > >>I am trying to incorporate the Mexican wedding tradition of the lasso into >>my ceremony. I'm typing up my program and using that to plan the ceremony, >>how many flower corsage/boutonniers I need, readers, music, etc. I don't >>know where the lasso fits into the ceremony. Is there a prayer or something >>that is said as the lasso is put over the bride and groom? Where does it >>fit int the ceremony? > >I saw this done at a wedding about 3 years ago. They called it the "laying of >the lace" even though the lasso was made of heavy crystal-like plastic beads. >There were two persons seated in the front row who came forth to lay the lace at >the appropriate time. In the program (which I still have) they were called "Lace >Holders." They did this after the vows, after the rings, but before they were >"pronounced." Along with the laying of the lace, the preacher said something >about the custom and its signficance. Then there was a prayer, he pronounced >them, they kissed and the lasso was removed for the recessional. By the way, >this was a bi-lingual wedding. She spoke only Spanish, he spoke only English. >The preacher did the ceremony in English with an interpreter standing next to >him translating into Spanish. It was a lovely wedding. > >Hope this helps, >Noe >