Who can be a witness at a wedding?

In every person's life, this grand event happens. On the day of the wedding, this beautiful holiday remember all my life. On this day, everyone wants to have relatives and close people nearby. Witnesses become the main figure after the groom with the bride.

In Russia, the rules that allow the painting without witnesses. However, it is a tradition that they must be present. A wedding celebration is hard to imagine without them. They just stand next to the newlyweds, do not put signatures anywhere. The newlyweds themselves decide whether they need these people at the wedding, because you can do without them.

In ancient times, witnesses were required to attend the wedding procedure. The marriage was not considered registered if there was no painting. In addition, they helped organize a celebration, buy the bride and so on. Today, their paintings are not needed, the wedding can go without them. If the newlyweds do not plan a magnificent celebration, the witnesses are usually not invited. However, to hold a large-scale event, the help of close people will not hurt. Of course, the master of ceremonies invited to the wedding will hold her brilliantly, but he will not be able to provide the bride with moral support, to suggest how to fix her hair or dress.

Quite often, you can hear the question of how old it should be to become a witness. To give an answer, you must first determine whether this person is needed at the wedding. Perhaps he will play the role of guest of honor or become your assistant. Therefore, the question of age instantly disappears. Of course, you can even choose an eight-year-old child, but he will not be able to help redeem the bride, say a beautiful toast. For a big wedding ceremony, it is better to invite an experienced person to help solve the most difficult problems.

It is possible and not to invite witnesses, but the problems encountered will have to be solved by, and it will take a lot of time, tear off the main holiday. For many years, these people remain important people at the wedding of the newlyweds. These people who are close to the main day of life will help the newlyweds not to face unpleasant surprises. They will reliably protect them from troubles that can spoil the festive mood.

In most cases, the couple asks to be witnesses at the wedding of their best friends. Usually they are two single people who are on close terms. Sometimes two girls play this role, although quite often two guys are invited. To make the holiday fun, you need to approach the couple of witnesses very carefully. It should be sociable and cheerful people, low-drinking, able to cheer up.

Any girlfriend of the bride can become a witness. The groom may invite a sibling. Restrictions in age does not exist. Ideally, witnesses should be distinguished by such qualities:

• interpersonal skills;
• a responsibility;
• ingenuity;
• sense of humor;
• pleasant appearance.

Usually the man is the witness of the groom. The bride always helps the woman. Both witnesses must be free from marital obligations. It is considered that if you invite a married witness or the husband and wife play the role of a witness, the newlyweds will not have long family happiness.According to the established tradition, a pair of lovers is considered the best witnesses. However, it is better to take single people, unfamiliar or not at all knowing each other.

In order for the wedding banquet to be fun, unmarried witnesses must be able to cheer up, be active, sociable, sociable. If the wedding is held by a toastmaster, the main task of the witnesses is to participate in all games, various funny contests. In the role of a witness can be the cousin of the bride. Witnesses can become such close relatives:

• brothers;
• sisters;
• cousins;
• cousins;
• uncles;
• aunts.

Witness of the bride can not speak sister. When choosing a girlfriend, she should take into account one old tradition: the age of the bride should always exceed the age of the girl. In previous years it was believed that strong believers should be witnesses. Today, when an ordinary registration is held at the district registry office, this rule is not worth paying attention to.

It so happened over the centuries that people who do not spoil a holiday usually become assistants to the bride and groom. The choice is carried out based on the relationship with them. Different candidates are suitable for this.

• It is forbidden to take on the role of witnesses divorced, who have already been married several times. According to belief, this witness will cause discord over the future family life of the newlyweds. It will be unpleasant for them if a person who has not saved his marriage wishes his future family to be happy.
• Even in ancient times, it was believed that a widow could not become a witness. An old sign says: such an assistant will cause a great disaster.
• It is very bad if married couples act as witnesses. Newlyweds are not threatened, but married relatives may quarrel, their lives will be ruined.
• Shy, passive and boring people cannot become witnesses. They simply will not be able to perform their duties, which are very important at a wedding celebration.

Entering into marriage, modern young people try to adhere to various customs, a large number of signs that have developed over the centuries. Especially it concerns the invited persons. It is worth paying attention to the following signs and customs:

• the dress of the witness should not be black, the color can be any (blue, golden, pink);
• the witness is forbidden to look in the mirror where the bride had looked before, according to the old sign, a friend can lead the groom away; the same applies to the witness of the groom - he is forbidden to tie a tie around the groom's neck;
• according to the old custom, before the start of registration, witnesses, in order to save the newlyweds from the evil eye, must fasten a pin on the attire of the young;
• Witnesses store wedding rings, they should not touch them, try to try;
• according to custom, the newlyweds first enter the registration hall, the witnesses follow them or are located on the sides;
• it is considered very bad if one of the guests accidentally crossed the road to newly-wed newlyweds;

• when the marriage ceremony is held, the witnesses are obliged to watch the young, they must protect the young from touching the empty, beautiful boxes in which the rings were located; according to the sign, the future family life will become empty and dreary;
• guests usually shout "Bitter!"; to wish the young great happiness, the witnesses must shout loudly, “Sweet!”;
• some witnesses dream of marriage, so that the dream will come true, she needs to come in a green dress; if not, you should decorate your outfit with a green accessory;
• to attract the attention of the man you like, the bridesmaid needs to sit on the corner of the table, pull the tablecloth in his direction; he will pay attention to her.

All brides want their wedding memories to stay a long time.

On the role of witnesses at the wedding, see the following video.