Living in Mexico and Learning to Speak Spanish: Tales & How-to Tips: A Mexican Wedding, Part 1

Living in Mexico and Learning to Speak Spanish: Tales & How-to Tips

The purpose of this blog is to provide information about Mexico -- mostly through my husband's and my day-to-day experiences of living in Mexico, specifically in San Juan Cosala, Jalisco, by Lake Chapala near Ajijic. I write for people who might live or retire in Mexico, for expats or travelers currently in Mexico, and for Mexicans. I write about how to learn to speak Spanish, why it's important, and how to get started. For more, visit my website www.mexico-with-heart.com as well! -- Rosana Hart

Sunday, April 29, 2007

A Mexican Wedding, Part 1

Not long ago, we had the chance to go to a Mexican wedding. A friend of ours, Noe Lopez, a realtor who had helped us buy our house, is from our town of San Juan Cosala and was marrying a young woman from here.

One of the more interesting parts of the ceremony was that as the new husband and wife knelt together, ropes were draped over the two of them -- symbolizing the new bind between them, we guessed. That's Noe's mother next to him.

In the vows, both Noe and Olga vowed that they would be responsible for the care of any children that came from their union. I hadn't come across this before, and thought it would be a good addition to weddings in the US or anywhere!