The horseshoes, rather than being actual metal plates, are crocheted and a long ribbon is attached in a loop from end to end. The horseshoe is worn upside down over the arm of the bride during the wedding to bring luck to the marriage. Back to the Top Bermuda Bermuda traditions include the bride and groom walking under a moon gate after the ceremony for good luck. The bride and groom have separate wedding cakes. The bride's wedding cake is a tiered fruitcake covered with silver leaf and has a small cedar sapling on top that is replanted after the ceremony to symbolize the growth of the couple's love.
Gold leaf tops the groom's cake and represents prosperity.
All the Czech women go out on the dance floor and surround the bride and sing a song in Czech. The song entails the bride is no longer a girl, she is a woman now. Unfortunately, my great grandmother has since passed, but I am honored to have my grandmother perform this ceremony at my wedding. This is to ensure that she brings good luck to the house. Midway through the ceremony, the bride changes into a sari given to her by the groom's mother, as a welcome into the groom's family.