If you are striving to create a spectacular, thematic and unforgettable wedding, then the triumph in the Russian folk style is exactly what you need. "New is a long forgotten old," so draw inspiration from the customs of ancestors.
Wedding in Russian folk style
- Location . The roots of the Russian folk wedding go far into the village traditions , and therefore it is advisable to celebrate in the countryside. So, choose a landscape with beautiful ponds, a birch grove away from settlements. It is not excluded the option of city wedding in restaurants, cafes, decorated in ethnic style.
- Costumes for the wedding in the style of the Russian people . The clothes of the newlyweds must be kept in white and red tones. The traditional outfit of the future wife is a combination of a red sarafan and a white shirt. As an ornament on the head, choose a wreath woven from field grasses, or an ancient headdress in the form of a crescent moon, a kokoshnik. In the hair weave colorful ribbons. Accessories are wooden beads, bracelets. The groom puts on a white shirt, loose pants with a red belt. Ask the guests to come in sashes (belt), caps (male headdress) and embroidered sarafans.
- Decoration of the hall . Add to the interior towels, tablecloths, embroidered patterns, white lace napkins. On the tables, place the field bouquets of flowers, tied with a bright ribbon. If possible, put them in clay pots (milk container). Over the ceiling, the windows and, directly, the entrance door, hang flower wreaths, garlands. Do not forget about the white curtains, wooden amulets , braided rugs.
- Banquet table . Give preference to one of the main traditions of the Russian folk wedding: a loaf of bread and salt. Do not forget that the wedding table should be long. Dishes should be chosen clay with wooden spoons, trays of birch bark. Distinctive is the dishes painted under the antique decorative Khokhloma. In the festive menu include the curry (a kind of pie with chicken), pancakes with fillings, roast in pots, pies with cabbage, rice, berries, vegetable salads, meat with potatoes, lamb, herbal tinctures, kvass, bread-kalach, berry fruit. Do not forget the tea from the samovar. As for the wedding cake, it can be, as in the form of a large pie, and three horses, a wooden hut.
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