Maybe it’s how us Texans love to live life large or perhaps it’s our southern hospitality, but Texas wedding traditions like these that follow are like none other:  

• Welcome Gifts – Traditionally, Texas weddings get kicked off with welcome gifts. These goodies, often a bag or a box of Texas favorites like cookies, pralines, pecans, and other snacks, are usually given to out of town wedding guests at the beginning of a wedding weekend.

• Texan Cuisine – It’s not a Texas wedding without Texas food. Most weddings in Texas don’t have fussy or stuck up food, instead offering generous, delicious and traditional treats like beef ribs, barbecue brisket or smoked pork butts, or an array of Tex-Mex dishes including carnitas tacos, burritos, nachos, and fajitas.

• Groom’s Cake – You can’t go to a Texan wedding without having cake, and this includes a groom’s cake. Groom’s cakes are all about what the groom wants, whether that means a cake decorated with his favorite sports team or college colors or a cake made out of his ultimate flavor combinations.

• Money Dance – This Mexican tradition was adopted long ago by Texans. The guests can pay for a chance to dance one-on-one with either the bride or the groom, and the money collected is given as a gift to the new couple to go towards a down payment on a home or another newlywed must-have.

• Pounding Party – A pounding party is when friends, family and loved ones of the new couple give the newlyweds essentials for the pantry of their new home. The gifts often include eggs, butter, flour, sugar and other items you can buy by the pound.

• Burying the Bourbon – Most couples don’t want it to rain on their wedding day, but not many couples avoid this chance quite like Texans. In Texas, couples place a full bottle of bourbon upside-down at the ceremony cite one month before the big day. The legend says that this offering will make sure the day is full of sunshine and happiness without a single raincloud. The couple is then supposed to dig up the bottle and drink it at the reception. 

 

These are just a few of the many fun, interesting and out-of-the-box wedding traditions of Texas. If you want to be a part of one of these Texan traditions or are looking to make some new wedding traditions of your own, Memorial Event Center is here to help. We are a Mission, TX event center with the experience, space and expertise needed to make your big day the best it can be. Call or visit us today to learn more about what we can do for you.