And then the very day has come - your children are going to get married. In addition, they do not just want to sign in one of the registry offices, they also intend to get married in a church. And this, you see, is a very important step - to conclude yourself in marriage in the face of the Lord. There are a lot of signs and traditions associated with this event. In this case, a lot depends on the parents of the bride and groom - one cannot do without them in this sacrament. After all, it is the parents who must bless their children for marriage.
Instructions
Step 1
Before leaving for the church wedding, at the bride's house, as well as at the groom's, parents should bless their children. If it turns out that there are no parents, then this function is performed by the elders in the family.
Step 2
So the parents are blessing the groom. For this they need an icon of the Savior. Parents stand next to each other. The father holds the icon and baptizes his son three times, who stands in front of him. After that, he gives the icon to his mother, who does the same. The groom must cross himself and kiss the icon.
Step 3
At the same time, but already in the bride's house, the parents bless her too. For this they use the icon of the Mother of God. The bride's parents do everything the same as the groom's parents, that is, they bless her three times.
Step 4
After the blessing of the parents, everyone goes to church. In the church, the parents stand behind the newlyweds. They should be the first among all guests. The groom's parents, as a rule, stand on the right, that is, on his side of the groom. The bride's parents are on the left, on her side.
Step 5
After the wedding comes to an end and the newlyweds come home, the parents, according to the Russian tradition, greet them with bread and salt. They once again bless the newlyweds with the icon, and, as a rule, the groom's father holds it. And the treat is in the hands of the groom's mother. This is how the blessing and wedding in the church happens. If you want the newlyweds to be happy in marriage, the whole blessing process must go through all the canons and traditions.
