{"id":159,"date":"2025-03-11T16:12:05","date_gmt":"2025-03-11T16:12:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weddingbellesstationer.com\/?page_id=159"},"modified":"2025-03-11T16:12:05","modified_gmt":"2025-03-11T16:12:05","slug":"southern-wedding-traditions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/weddingbellesstationer.com\/2013\/10\/04\/southern-wedding-traditions\/","title":{"rendered":"Southern Wedding Traditions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Southern Wedding Traditions<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>As most of you who were born and raised below the Mason-Dixion know, tradition is an important part of southern society and weddings are no exception! Many of us have family traditions or keepsakes that have been passed down through generations and continue to be included in ceremonies. Other traditions remain an important part in every southern bride\u2019s big day!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019ve narrowed down our favorites and decided to share our top 3 with you!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1. Burying the Bourbon.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/weddingbellesstationer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Burying-the-Bourbon-3-200x300-2.jpg\" alt=\"Southern Wedding Traditions\" class=\"wp-image-160\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/weddingbellesstationer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Burying-the-Bourbon-200x300-1.jpg\" alt=\"Southern Wedding Traditions\" class=\"wp-image-161\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This tradition is wonderful for couples having an outdoor ceremony! Burying the Bourbon is a tradition carried out by the bride and groom-to-be a month before the ceremony. The couple comes together to bury a bottle of bourbon, upside down, on the spot where they will say \u201cI do\u201d. Tradition states that this will prevent a rainy wedding day. After the ceremony, the bottle is to be dug up and shared with special guests. Talk about a celebration!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2. Cake Pulls.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/weddingbellesstationer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Cake-Pulls-300x300-1.jpg\" alt=\"Cake Pulls\" class=\"wp-image-162\" srcset=\"https:\/\/weddingbellesstationer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Cake-Pulls-300x300-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/weddingbellesstationer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Cake-Pulls-300x300-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/weddingbellesstationer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Cake-Pulls-300x300-1-96x96.jpg 96w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Cakes pulls is a tradition that remains uniquely Southern with a strong base in Louisiana. The act comes from an Old Victorian tradition called \u201cthe ribbon pull.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The pulls are typically silver charms on ribbons placed inside of the cake. Bridesmaids gather around the cake at a ribbon and pull to reveal their charm. Each charm represents the fortune of that bridesmaid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some of the most popular pulls are the ring, representing an upcoming marriage and the fleur-de-lis which represents love and prosperity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>3. House Party.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"220\" src=\"https:\/\/weddingbellesstationer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/House-Party-300x220-1.jpg\" alt=\"House Party.\" class=\"wp-image-163\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Us Southern girls know how to make friends and wanting to include them in your special day is not unusual! But how do you do this without ending up with an enormous number of bridesmaids? The tradition of have a \u2018House Party\u2019 is the way to go!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ladies of a house party have duties that range from reading during the ceremony and cutting the cake to helping the bride get dressed before the wedding. How are they different from your traditional bridal party? Members of the house party don\u2019t necessarily wear the same dresses as the bridesmaids, usually just a corresponding color. These ladies also don\u2019t stand along the alter, but rather behind the brides\u2019 family.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Southern Wedding Traditions As most of you who were born and raised below the Mason-Dixion know, tradition is an important<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/weddingbellesstationer.com\/2013\/10\/04\/southern-wedding-traditions\/\" class=\"readmore\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Southern Wedding Traditions<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-159","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Southern Wedding Traditions \u00ab Wedding Belles and The Stationer<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" 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