Collegiate Wedding Traditions

Chances are, Saturday evenings in the South are spent watching a good ole’ football game or all dolled up for a Southern wedding!  When it comes to southern traditions, collegiate traditions are always at the top of the list.

Go to a school where the long-standing tradition is to fly your team’s flag outside your wedding venue? Then do it. Be sure to ask your photographer to snap a picture of all your classmates with the flag. Looking back, this will be a great way to reminisce on all your friendships from college and those close friends who you have invited to celebrate your wedding day. Have a sorority sing or fraternity chant that is tradition at weddings? Then you should do that too. Chances are those fraternity and sorority experiences and friends have shaped you into the person you are today. So when you are planning your wedding, be sure to include time in your reception for sorority sings and pictures with your fellow alum.

Photography by Rick Dean Photography LLC

The Youngest Wedding Party Attendant

Your wedding party- the people you want standing next to you on your very special day. From bridesmaids to groomsmen, but last but certainly not least, your flower girl. The flower girl, a long lasting tradition that was started centuries ago and has remained a part of today’s weddings. Although the traditions of flower girl’s have changed drastically over the last couple of centuries, some of the symbolism has remained true.

In Ancient Rome, flower girls carried bundles of wheat that symbolized fertility and prosperity for the bride, the flower girl’s accessories then transitioned to garlic in order to ward off evil spirits from entering the newlywed’s lives. Then eventually, the flower girl baskets full of petals became the norm. Over the years, the basket full of petals has morphed into kissing balls, unique signs, flower garlands, bouquets, and in some cases, even given flower girls a new responsibility of walking the couple’s furry friend down the aisle.

With all the changes to the flower girl’s accessories, one thing has remained the same. This one thing is the close connection and symbolism of the child’s relationship with the soon to be newlyweds. Often times, it is a way to incorporate even the smallest of family members or close family friends into your special day.  

Photography by Rick Dean Photography LLC