Mein Mann and I got married last week in Germany and these topics makes me giggle.😊 We also didnt have a traditional way as we wanted it to be relaxed and everyone to feel comfortable. Plus the fact almost everything is DIY by us which gives special touch and meaning about everything from our wedding. Ultimately, it was beautiful and I can say indeed a celebration of love. You guys were inspiration as usual.
Thank you so much for the sweet video about beautiful moments and German traditions in marriage! It would be sooooooooo helpful to if you could make a video about the paper work process of getting married in Germany for expats. For example, for a German/Non-Eu Citizen marriage. I heard it is very long and challenging to prepare all the documents. and I am a bit confused haha. is it possible within a few months? or should you start a year ahead? Thank you again!
We have a written guide on how to get married in Germany: www.simplegermany.com/getting-married-in-germany/. We started collecting our documents 6 months beforehand. As a foreigner you need the same documents as a German. The added complexity are the translations and shipping of those docs to Germany. For us all went smoothly 😊
Honestly I don't know how the algorithm brought me here but I'm glad it did I don't have intentions to go to Germany but I've been watching your videos because they're very positive and interesting, you 2 have beautiful personalities, charm and a special aura . I'll keep watching your videos and IDK maybe in the future I'll visit Germany.😉
Just curious...how many guests get invited to a German wedding? Coz in South Asian countries, we gotta invite like around 300-500 people. Half of these people you don't even know coz they are some super distant relatives of your parents or aunts/uncles. Should I ever get married I'm probably gonna have to keep a cap on the number of guests 😅
In Bavaria/Austria there is a Tradition of Brautstehlen (steal the bride) So friends tear the bride away , the groom have to knee on a wooden log in a ugly dress and have to beg for His bride. Singing Songs etc. But in fact it s a Party booster, before the groom CAME over , Friends and younger relatives makeing Beer tent Party , but mostly drinking wine.
Edit: Meanwhile the service could Take care of the tables of Main Location and May set off for evennig dinner. Elderly guests use the Chance for conversations in a quiter atmosphere. But, nowdays the couple decide if they want this tradition or not, and give instructions to the band or the master of ceremonies.
Money gift - as far as I know it originates in the fact that people were pretty poor, they could not afford a huge wedding... but if anybody gives what he can you can celebrate a big event. Turns out it fits today, too - because people already have all they want.
This is so cool thank you!!! I would love it if you guys made some videos on getting a driver's license in Germany, both for cars and motorcycles, like the process, examinations, if it's hard, tips, and such. Or what is it like owning one of these vehicles, insurance, usual prices for used or new, where people usually park, and such?
Taa! I can't help being amazed by how much in common we have with wedding traditions/practises! And those few but significant differences! I've read your guide on weddings in Germany, so I was familiar with a couple of things within the topic. At the very least, your beautiful wedding gowns and the Polterabend. However, now that you talk about it I realize how much of a big deal and real prolonged noise this is! 😄 This venue for extended family and friends, we also do it. These are often the first sets of envelopes with money, before wedding day has even arrived. 🤣 Which brings me to the gifts and gifting money. Definitely high practise, and you of all people explained what's behind it better than my mom, better than my friends. I have done both... well, definitely felt happier where I could actually bring a creative and useful gift. Which of course was not to mean I don't wish for them to be always well with the money, it was just my way, of course as long as I can think beyond money. One sharp example of creative thinking outside the box was at the wedding of a dear couple and one gift was actually this jump from an airplane, how was it called.. and the pass with a deadline for maybe 6 months or up to a year, so pretty cool for someone who's been hiking and camping and rafting and climbing quite a lot. On a different note, you mention those hands one above the other when making the first cut of the cake. That I didn't know. All of it we have it - cars honking, first dance, cutting the cake, throwing the bouquet and the dresscode you explained. But there's one other saying which involves quick thinking. Once the clerk says the words "You are now [husb&wife, wife&wife, husb&husb] there's a gentle stepping on the toe of the other one. The one who remembers first and manages to do this quickly, is said to have the dominant role in the mariage to come. 😂 Your photos are very beautiful, thank you, wife and wife, for sharing this portion! Oh, and one more thing. I'm happy for your choices of best man and maid of honor! I love this freedom and the consideration of respect! Here such choices are in no way forbidden, but generally it is looked down to. Also loved the stories of your JGA's! Lerned how to know it when I see one! 💕
Hey Fanny! Thanks for sharing! Wow, skydiving as a gift is pretty cool, especially for an adventurous person(s). So funny the 'stepping on the toe of the other one' tradition. I guess in the heat of the moment one could get very excited and step quite hardly on the other one. Definitely a good moment to capture on camera 🤣. Are bachelor(ette)'s parties not common in Bulgaria?
@@simplegermany Aaaa skydiving yes, that was the word! 🤣 No, no, it's not real stepping on the toe, maybe I didn't say it correctly, but that's how it's called. It's a real gentle just movement of the foot and touch onto the shoe of the partner beside you. But you know, you're right to be concerned. If you were to do such gesture, with your equal thinking and such matching personalities, you would end up kicking each other. So the hands with the cake has been safer option, I agree. 😂 Bachelor's parties yes, we have those. We call them, as literally translated, the maiden's night and the celibatarian's party. Lots of drinking, strictly all male/female company accordingly, but also strippers.. yeah, you know the rest. These kind of reflect what kind of person you are and your age, there's no set of rules or must's like for example in the US. 😄
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I watched every single second with a smile on my face 😍
Mein Mann and I got married last week in Germany and these topics makes me giggle.😊
We also didnt have a traditional way as we wanted it to be relaxed and everyone to feel comfortable. Plus the fact almost everything is DIY by us which gives special touch and meaning about everything from our wedding. Ultimately, it was beautiful and I can say indeed a celebration of love.
You guys were inspiration as usual.
Congratulations! 🥳
❤ Jen&Yvonne & Simple Germany ❤
You both wore beautiful dresses😊.
Jen you looked awesome in your dress!
This was awesome some of these rituals are familiar but imagining you too doing them makes me grin 😁👌❤️
Thank you so much for the sweet video about beautiful moments and German traditions in marriage! It would be sooooooooo helpful to if you could make a video about the paper work process of getting married in Germany for expats. For example, for a German/Non-Eu Citizen marriage. I heard it is very long and challenging to prepare all the documents. and I am a bit confused haha. is it possible within a few months? or should you start a year ahead? Thank you again!
We have a written guide on how to get married in Germany: www.simplegermany.com/getting-married-in-germany/. We started collecting our documents 6 months beforehand. As a foreigner you need the same documents as a German. The added complexity are the translations and shipping of those docs to Germany. For us all went smoothly 😊
Honestly I don't know how the algorithm brought me here but I'm glad it did
I don't have intentions to go to Germany but I've been watching your videos because they're very positive and interesting, you 2 have beautiful personalities, charm and a special aura .
I'll keep watching your videos and IDK maybe in the future I'll visit Germany.😉
The first few traditions are so out of the world for me but I love it!
Also love the snippets of wedding photos ❤
Just curious...how many guests get invited to a German wedding?
Coz in South Asian countries, we gotta invite like around 300-500 people. Half of these people you don't even know coz they are some super distant relatives of your parents or aunts/uncles.
Should I ever get married I'm probably gonna have to keep a cap on the number of guests 😅
Hahaha yeah in Latin America it’s the same. In Germany it varies. Maybe 50-100 is average.
@@simplegermany good that's the number I intend to keep it around 😆
@@simplegermany lovely video do you still have the dresses you wore for the wedding
Very nice🎉
Interesting! 👍
¡Necesito ayuda, por favor!. ¿Podría llevar un vestido color negro a una boda en Alemania, o es mal visto? La boda será en Bayern. Gracias
In Bavaria/Austria there is a Tradition of
Brautstehlen (steal the bride)
So friends tear the bride away , the groom have to knee on a wooden log in a ugly dress and have to beg for His bride.
Singing Songs etc.
But in fact it s a Party booster, before the groom CAME over , Friends and younger relatives makeing Beer tent Party , but mostly drinking wine.
So the Location ist mostly near the Main event:
In a tent or a Pub or in a bigger garage.
Edit:
Meanwhile the service could Take care of the tables of Main Location and May set off for evennig dinner. Elderly guests use the Chance for conversations in a quiter atmosphere.
But, nowdays the couple decide if they want this tradition or not, and give instructions to the band or the master of ceremonies.
Interesting what the groom has to do to get the bride back 😅. Thanks for sharing!
Polterabend: Make sure you only bring porcelain to smash it, NO GLASS that is considered bad luck. The wedding might be called off. ;-)
Money gift - as far as I know it originates in the fact that people were pretty poor, they could not afford a huge wedding... but if anybody gives what he can you can celebrate a big event.
Turns out it fits today, too - because people already have all they want.
This is so cool thank you!!! I would love it if you guys made some videos on getting a driver's license in Germany, both for cars and motorcycles, like the process, examinations, if it's hard, tips, and such. Or what is it like owning one of these vehicles, insurance, usual prices for used or new, where people usually park, and such?
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Taa! I can't help being amazed by how much in common we have with wedding traditions/practises! And those few but significant differences! I've read your guide on weddings in Germany, so I was familiar with a couple of things within the topic. At the very least, your beautiful wedding gowns and the Polterabend. However, now that you talk about it I realize how much of a big deal and real prolonged noise this is! 😄
This venue for extended family and friends, we also do it. These are often the first sets of envelopes with money, before wedding day has even arrived. 🤣 Which brings me to the gifts and gifting money. Definitely high practise, and you of all people explained what's behind it better than my mom, better than my friends. I have done both... well, definitely felt happier where I could actually bring a creative and useful gift. Which of course was not to mean I don't wish for them to be always well with the money, it was just my way, of course as long as I can think beyond money. One sharp example of creative thinking outside the box was at the wedding of a dear couple and one gift was actually this jump from an airplane, how was it called.. and the pass with a deadline for maybe 6 months or up to a year, so pretty cool for someone who's been hiking and camping and rafting and climbing quite a lot.
On a different note, you mention those hands one above the other when making the first cut of the cake. That I didn't know. All of it we have it - cars honking, first dance, cutting the cake, throwing the bouquet and the dresscode you explained. But there's one other saying which involves quick thinking. Once the clerk says the words "You are now [husb&wife, wife&wife, husb&husb] there's a gentle stepping on the toe of the other one. The one who remembers first and manages to do this quickly, is said to have the dominant role in the mariage to come. 😂 Your photos are very beautiful, thank you, wife and wife, for sharing this portion! Oh, and one more thing. I'm happy for your choices of best man and maid of honor! I love this freedom and the consideration of respect! Here such choices are in no way forbidden, but generally it is looked down to. Also loved the stories of your JGA's! Lerned how to know it when I see one! 💕
Hey Fanny! Thanks for sharing! Wow, skydiving as a gift is pretty cool, especially for an adventurous person(s). So funny the 'stepping on the toe of the other one' tradition. I guess in the heat of the moment one could get very excited and step quite hardly on the other one. Definitely a good moment to capture on camera 🤣. Are bachelor(ette)'s parties not common in Bulgaria?
@@simplegermany Aaaa skydiving yes, that was the word! 🤣
No, no, it's not real stepping on the toe, maybe I didn't say it correctly, but that's how it's called. It's a real gentle just movement of the foot and touch onto the shoe of the partner beside you. But you know, you're right to be concerned. If you were to do such gesture, with your equal thinking and such matching personalities, you would end up kicking each other. So the hands with the cake has been safer option, I agree. 😂 Bachelor's parties yes, we have those. We call them, as literally translated, the maiden's night and the celibatarian's party. Lots of drinking, strictly all male/female company accordingly, but also strippers.. yeah, you know the rest. These kind of reflect what kind of person you are and your age, there's no set of rules or must's like for example in the US. 😄
In America we just simply call it a bouquet toss 😊
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