In the Caucasus, they adhere to their national traditions more strictly, this also applies to a wedding than in other regions of Russia.
There are probably good reasons for this, but the bride does not appear on the street until the wedding itself, only close females have the right to enter it, helping with sewing dresses for the wedding. Of course, the wedding photographer will not get to her, even for a couple of pictures, eh, and good personnel would be for the wedding album, about how they prepare the bride. Then the bride is translated by the “Archayal Shar” – the house to one of the relatives, who will patronize her for the entire wedding period. At this time, the groom walks around relatives and shares his joy.
An analogue of the wedding is the rite of Mahar (nicknames) – this is a purely religious action. To make Mahar the consent of the young in the presence of two witnesses, and also ask for the consent of the parents (if they are not, then the next closest relatives). A religious leader, specially invited on this subject, conducts this rite. Mahar guarantees the bride, and then his wife is material security during a divorce or death of his spouse, this turns out such a kind of key. The value of the pledge can be different, the main thing is that the bride would agree to this. She has every right to demand something more. After the completion of this rite, the girl is still officially a bride, but in heaven there is already a wife, and the groom can finally enter the house to his chosen one. In parallel before the wedding, the bride’s girlfriend is preparing for both in the groom’s house a wedding bed. After the bed is completely cooked, a little boy is put on it, this allegedly guarantees the birth of boys.
After the official marriage at the local registry office, the main festivities begin, and immediately at the same time at the bride and groom and the bride. What happens in the registry office, by and large, few people concern and excites, for the people of the Caucasus it does not matter at all. The wedding photographer should have time to take off the walk in two houses – the bride and groom, that’s what important. The groom is still at home, and the bride is at home, but at one of the moments (this period of time it is important not to miss the wedding photographer) the young man directs the delegation to his beloved, they take with them lighted candles, and burning bonfires leave the road to the side of the road. The wife appears in the courtyard with two dumplings of a homemade karavay, one of whom throws his parent out of the gate of the house, and the other into her husband’s courtyard. This symbolizes wealth in both houses, which the wedding photographer must capture. In the courtyard, the groom creeps a chic carpet that turns into the property of his wife, she is met by a mother -in -law with the following words: “Welfare, happiness and wealth will come to us, hello to the great -grandchildren” and gives her a spoonful of honey, water and a mirror.
Further, the photographer at the wedding can “break away” on group dances that have their own meaning and language. On the threshold of the house, a young wife is showered with sweets and grain. Further, the guests are seated at the festive table and the holiday continues with plentiful eating the goodies of the beautiful Caucasian kitchen. The newlyweds communicate with the guests who pronounce toasts and wishes, give the young family gifts, which the photographer should also capture. After the feast, the young wife and friends and relatives should be for the spring for drinking water, and on the way gives to the oncoming people of treats. The wedding ends with a solemn dinner from the bride’s parents. Here the wedding photographer makes the final personnel.