Blessing from the groom's mother

A son's wedding day is one of the most important events in a mother's life. In addition to all the pre-wedding troubles, worries and tears of joy, the groom’s mother will have to say her wishes and parting words to the young couple. Perhaps the most difficult thing on such an exciting day is managing your emotions. And although women are always more sentimental, it is still worth keeping yourself in control. A loving mother sincerely wishes happiness to her adult son and strives to protect him from possible hardships in life. To prevent excessive emotions from casting a shadow on the holiday, you need to properly prepare for this joyful event.

Blessing from the groom's mother

Usually, after the official registration of marriage, the groom's parents greet the newlyweds with bread and salt and words of blessing. The warm wishes from the groom’s mother, who blesses the newlyweds for a happy family life, are especially touching.

Our beloved children! Please accept my sincere congratulations! Your journey together begins, along which you will walk hand in hand. We sincerely wish you prosperity, prosperity, and happiness! Treat each other with love and respect, take care and appreciate your feelings! On the threshold of a new life, let me treat you to a loaf of bread. This is not just bread, but a symbol of prosperity and wealth in the family. Break off a piece, children, dip it in salt and treat each other. Remember that life can be not only sweet, but also salty. And you will overcome all trials together. Let warmth and love remain in your hearts, and may your home be a full cup! Advice and love!

Dear children! Today means a lot to all of us. I thought I was losing my son, but in fact I had found a wonderful daughter. Now my family has grown, this is also happiness. I bless you, live in harmony and appreciate each other. Let ringing laughter always be heard in your home, and let the smiles of two loving people give light. I wish you healthy children, to the delight of grandparents, to help mom and dad. Cherish the love!

Dear children! Your family life is just beginning. However, remember that family is joint work. Walk this path hand in hand, support each other, keep warmth and love in your heart! We present you this beautiful loaf with the hope that your path in life will be just as sweet. Help yourself to bread and salt, children, treat each other as a sign that you will take care of your other half in the future. We bless you! May you live happily ever after!

Beloved, dear, respected son and daughter, please accept my congratulations on your wedding day, which marked the beginning of a new family. This loaf is not just a tasty dish, but a symbol that you will live prosperously and have abundance in everything. Break off a piece of the delicious pie and present it to each other. May the warm bread served at your wedding keep your hearts warm for each other forever! I wish you always have something to treat your guests. On the day of such a wonderful wedding, I want to wish you, your future children, health, an unquenchable fire of love, peaceful happiness under the roof of your home. My son has always brought joy to my heart, I am honored that our family now has a daughter! I am sure that we will all live loving each other, because kindness and understanding warm our hearts. Happy wedding, young people!

Dear children, on your wedding day,

Receive blessings from your parents,

Be happy always

May life give you only inspiration!

Live as a friendly family,

Definitely give us grandchildren,

I wish you good health, prosperity,

May your life be long and sweet!

Today you have become the towel of fate,

We congratulate you with all our hearts,

May all your dreams come true,

Let the good news pleasantly surprise you!

We bless you for a long life,

We sincerely wish you all the best,

Appreciate and love each other always,

May the Lord protect you from troubles and evil!

Like two white doves

In peace and harmony

You, our good ones,

Live joyfully!

This day is beautiful

A new one is born,

Designated by love

Your family!

Blessings, children!

Keep your love

Give birth to strong children

And appreciate each other!

Words of congratulations from the groom's mother in prose

In order not to get confused at the most important moment, it is worth making a plan in advance for your address to the bride and groom. During the wedding, the hearts of the guests will surely melt the mother’s words of excitement and concern for the fate of the child. However, it is worth adding to them friendly words addressed to the son’s chosen one. It is generally accepted that the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law initially have a difficult relationship, often forcing the young husband to take sides. The best way to break this stereotype is to beautifully congratulate the newlyweds, without neglecting the dignity of the bride.

Dear children! With all my heart I congratulate you on the beginning of your family life! Now you can go hand in hand and build your happiness! Take care of each other, let your union be based on love, mutual understanding and respect! Carry the fire of your love through many years, so that both children and grandchildren know how deep your feelings are! Happiness and prosperity to you, children! Bitterly!

Dear newlyweds, beloved son and beautiful daughter-in-law, I sincerely congratulate you on this wonderful event, your wedding day, the beginning of a long journey together. Now I remember myself: how exciting it was to sit at the head of the table, among hundreds of guests on the day when my family life began. Then I knew that love would cope with any troubles, everything would be fine. You will have difficult moments, there will be happy ones, the main thing is do not abandon each other, do not let despondency and bile appear. You, son, show respect to your wife, and you, daughter, protect your husband.

Dear son! Just recently you were running around the house and waiting for dad and me to get home from work. The memory of our evenings together is very dear to me, but the time has come for you to start your own family! I am calm for you, because next to you is a wonderful girl whom you called your wife. Dear children! Please accept our most sincere wishes! Let your home be cozy and happy. Plant trees, raise children that you will be proud of later. Your union is the key to success in life. As long as you have each other, you will not be afraid of any troubles. I wish you happiness, prosperity and goodness! Bitterly!

Dear children! May your happiness and love last for many years! I am proud of the man you have become, son, and what a wonderful companion you have chosen. Family life is a cozy and calm haven, but it cannot avoid storms. Always remember and take care of each other. Then harmony will always reign in your union! Be happy every second, because these moments are unique, and time flies so quickly. I want to raise this glass to you, newlyweds! We wish that love will continue to illuminate your path and warm your family with its rays. Walk through life confidently, holding hands tightly! Bitterly!

My beloved son, there is no greater joy for a mother than to see her own child whose eyes are shining. You are all glowing with happiness. I thought that I would be jealous when the time came to let you go into adulthood, to give you to a girl who would take care of you... But on your wedding day, I feel something different: fun, joy, pleasure and gratitude to the beautiful bride who made my son smile so widely! I congratulate you, young people, on your wedding, I wish that this radiance emitted now never leaves your eyes!

Dear son, first I turn to you. You were a strong boy for me, you made your mother happy. I remember how he helped me around the house, greeted me after a hard day at work with a cup of tea, and diligently studied even those subjects that I didn’t like, in order to avoid my frustration. Sometimes, son, you and I had a hard time, but we got through these difficult moments. Now look at yourself: you are so strong, beautiful, successful, next to you sits your beautiful wife, whose radiant smile illuminates this wedding all day long. Dear bride, daughter, I am happy that you have become my son’s chosen one. Like any mother, I am proud of my child, I love him, I trust his choice. If he fell in love with you, then there is probably no more beautiful soul in the world than yours. I wish you to live peacefully from today until your wedding day, helping each other, always lending a shoulder of support, together reaching those heights that cannot be achieved individually. And I will try to help as much as I can if needed. Happy wedding to you!

Our dear son and daughter! Time flies so quickly, and the baby, whom we remember as a very small child, has now become a real man - strong, strong, ready to take responsibility for the family on his shoulders. And we are very proud of you, son! Looking at you, we ourselves become younger, and your joy fills our hearts with warmth and light. We are glad that you have found each other, because a person can live alone, but he will never be more important and significant than in a family. To be a beloved son, father, husband - isn’t this the best purpose for a man? And now, son, you have the opportunity to realize yourself in every role. Take care of your spouse, appreciate her love and support, protect her from adversity! May your family become stronger every year, and let bitterness be felt only in noble drinks and on a worthy occasion! Bitter for the young!

My beloved children! I have never liked the word “marriage” because it is ambiguous. You enter into a union of loving hearts and begin your journey together. It won't always be easy, but as long as you have each other, even bitter things will seem sweet. May your family life be long and happy, and every day be like a honeymoon. Good luck to you, warmth and prosperity! Keep your hearth, plant trees, raise children, whom you will later be proud of just as we are proud of you! Together you will conquer peaks that are beyond the reach of a single traveler! May you live happily ever after!

Congratulations from the groom's mother in verse

On this solemn holiday

You need to wish for a lot:

Happiness, love, understanding in everything,

Live a good, interesting and friendly life!

The most important thing is that trouble

I always avoided your house,

So that you always have the main guest

There was family happiness!

Your advisor and your companion

May wisdom and fidelity always be there.

Trust, tenderness - all feelings are wonderful

May you never run out of them!

Let children grow up obedient, sensitive,

Let them not cause you troubles and troubles.

Let your year pass in minutes,

Your life goes on without worries!

Let never friends or acquaintances

Your home is not bypassed.

And most importantly - be in love,

Love each other with all your soul!

You will live together for a very long time until old age,

May everyone come to you again every year

Happiness, luck, family joys,

As they say: Advice and Love!

I want to wish you happiness

And congratulations on your responsible step.

So that you don’t see bad weather in your life,

May you be close to each other!

My heartfelt congratulations

I can’t put it into words.

I will hug you, my hearts,

I'll wrap my arms around you!

Yes, and what to express in words.

You are so beautiful today.

You are warmed by the rays of love.

I would like to briefly congratulate you

Wish you many years without separation.

And direct you to the true path,

And fasten your hands between you.

Let happiness be endless!

I wish you without any doubts,

So that your love and cordiality

Preserved until the last days.

You are our golden children!

Please accept congratulations from us,

We don't need gratitude!

Just always live in peace!

Congratulations to the young couple!

You gave each other your life,

And hearts were united forever,

Before Heaven, God and People!

O love! Take your children!

So that they always love each other,

Drink the cup of happiness to the end!

I'll pour myself some wine for a toast,

And I will say from both of us:

We are very happy for you - sincerely, completely!

I will multiply this happiness by six:

Matchmaker, matchmaker, my husband and I, young -

This is a whole family...

How can I not be happy today?

If the family has multiplied.

Let us drink to the health of the young people,

May our family multiply

Let them give birth to golden children,

Let's shout “Bitter!”, dear people!

The hearts of the young are knocking in unison,

Flowers and gifts, like a fairy tale, like a dream,

The bride is a princess, shining in flowers,

The groom is soaring in the skies with emotions!

And there are no more beautiful people on the whole earth,

You opened your souls to a dream today,

What did you strive for so much for not a day or two -

From now on there is only one road through life!

Live together - love and advice,

May the light of joy shine on you along the way,

Your star is also burning in the sky of happiness,

And the pain and sorrow will go away forever!

We will tell you a simple truth,

Let us tell you the beginning of all beginnings:

Luck for two is twice as joyful,

And the sadness will be divided in two.

So become dearer to each other.

The hot light will warm you with love.

You just need to be able to divide and multiply,

Divide and multiply - that's the whole secret.

(name of the bride) we wish you patience,

(name of the groom) just love her alone!

For the young! For husband and wife!

It's a great day for you today!

You connected two destinies

And at the registry office they signed it.

This is the first step in life!

In the family - to further years of happiness!

The fire of love lit the hearth,

So that there is light in the house, not darkness,

So that we can take part together.

In the construction of a nest of love,

So that children grow up in joy

And wherever you are along the way,

I felt drawn to come to my dear home.

Let your home be a full cup!

Keep love until your gray hairs,

May your union be unbreakable

And it has become stronger and more beautiful over the years!

Parting words from the groom's mother

An important day has come for me, which I had been waiting for and fearing so much - the marriage of my child. Here is my behest to you, son, on your wedding day: be a strong husband, let your wife feel like she is behind a stone wall. Be patient, son, because everyone has disagreements, do not hurt your beloved with a sharp word when the moment of anger comes. Be loving, don’t forget to address your wife kindly, then you will become the happiest husband. Try to be understanding, even if you see no reason for her fatigue or irritation - after all, the differences between a woman and a man are great.

Have fun while the wedding is buzzing, while congratulations from the guests interrupt one another. But when the celebration is over, start working hard, because you have become the head of the family. You will have to not only work hard to get money, son, but also constantly work on your relationships. If love is not cultivated like a flower, it will wither. Don’t be afraid of difficulties, boldly go towards life’s adversities, don’t be shy to ask for support from your beloved wife. From the day of your wedding, this girl will be your mother, sister and best friend, but don’t forget about your roots - about me and dad.

I wish you to become a worthy husband, just as you have always been a worthy son to your mother. Take care of your family, children, wife, and then you will be happy. Let your life become a real adventure that you and your wife will experience together until the very end. Happy wedding! Happiness!

My beloved son and my new daughter! Don’t look that I’m crying - it’s out of joy for you, my dear children. Your family was born today. Let this day be just the first of an endless number of happy days warmed by your love. Live together, enjoy every minute, try never to leave each other for more than a few hours. Face all adversities together, then they will turn into nothing. And happiness divided into two will increase tenfold. And most importantly - love and honor each other!

You know, dear children, the greatest happiness in our lives happened when our child was born. Since that time, we have not felt more vivid and reverent emotions: it was a unique moment that you will definitely experience. But today we felt something similar again, because our child is leaving us for a new life. We want you to take care of each other as we have taken care of you all this time. Good luck to you!

Dear son! Today there is great joy in our family - my dad and I have a daughter. Your meeting is a gift from heaven, but now the main thing is to preserve feelings and fire in your hearts. Family is work, but it is rewarded. Love in the eyes of your soul mate, children's laughter, tears of pride from parents. Be happy, our dear children. Plant trees, raise wonderful children, strengthen your relationships! Your happiness is more valuable to us than all gifts! May there always be prosperity and harmony in your home, and may your love illuminate your path and be your best advisor! May you live happily ever after!

Dear son! I once read you a fairy tale about how a soldier shared a goose and managed not to offend anyone. He gave his head to the master, because it is the man who is the head of the family, and his neck to the lady, because the woman can always turn the situation in her favor. This is how responsibilities are distributed in the family. You, son, take care of your wife from sorrows and adversity, so that her eyes shine and her heart does not know pain and disappointment. You, daughter, lend your fragile shoulder to your spouse in difficult times, and he will move mountains for you! Live in peace and harmony, let your sincere love be your guide in family life. If you need help or advice, dad and I will always be there. May you live happily ever after!

Dear children! It is said that Adam and Eve were the first gardeners in Eden. Heaven was their garden, and it had to be tended to thrive. Likewise, your married life should become your paradise. Love each other, protect, cherish - then the garden will turn green and prosper. But let jealousy and resentment in, and the Garden of Eden will wither. May your union only become stronger over the years. You, like trees, will intertwine your roots and become one! May happiness, harmony and prosperity settle in your home, may there be good luck and prosperity in all matters. And over time, cheerful children's voices will ring. We will be happy to remember our youth and retrain as nannies! Happiness and goodness to you! Live in peace and harmony. Bitterly!

Son, today is your holiday,

In your family you have become the head.

Be patient and learn wisdom,

Work hard, don't be lazy.

With all our hearts we wish,

You live in harmony and love.

Love your wife, pamper your children,

Don't be offended, don't be jealous.

Let there be only happiness in the house,

Let's say together "Bitter!"

Children grow up quickly and now they are ready to find their own personal happiness. A son's wedding day means, first of all, a new stage in the life of his parents. Perhaps the parents of the newlyweds are on the threshold of a happy period when grandchildren appear, when they can finally pay more attention to family and relaxation. And there will still be many happy events ahead!

When thinking through a wedding program, you need to think through many points. It is very important to prepare in advance the words for welcoming the newlyweds with a loaf of bread at the wedding. After all, when the guests gather, there won’t be an extra minute to think about everything. In addition, vanity can make its own adjustments, because it is difficult to concentrate and say really important and beautiful words. There are many options for what kind of congratulatory speeches you can prepare and it all depends on your own preferences.

Secrets of tradition

All wedding traditions have their own history, and have come to our time from the distant past. Of course, some of the traditions were lost, and some were transformed in a modern way. So the tradition with the loaf is an obligatory ritual and without its participation the celebration cannot begin. Traditionally, it is baked from wheat flour; the day of the week is also important; it is customary to prepare it on Thursday or Friday. Also, special attention is paid to the decoration of the product; most often, spikelets and cones are present at the top, which symbolizes fertility and wealth. But if there are pigeons on it, they will be there, which speaks of devotion and love.

How is the meeting going?

When the wedding cortege arrived after the wedding and painting, the parents met them at the threshold of the hall where the newlyweds’ celebration would take place.

Loaf at a wedding

The groom's mother is given the responsible task of presenting the loaf of bread to the newlyweds on a towel. At the same time, there should be salt along with the loaf; this tradition has two meanings. First, such a product symbolizes harmony and wealth in future family life. The second will be discussed a little further.

Icon of the Mother of God

The groom's father must hold the icon of the Mother of God in his hands. But sometimes this icon can be replaced by the icon of St. Nicholas the Pleasant. This will speak about the spirituality of the future family.

Glasses of champagne

The task of the bride's mother and father is to present glasses of champagne and honey, which speaks of the honeymoon and the sweet life.

Words of encouragement from parents

So, when the young people arrived, they should hear parting words from their parents for their future life. What can I say, the parents themselves know best. But here it is better to choose small congratulations. Firstly, during the celebration, each of the parents will have the opportunity to say all the important words, and secondly, the guests are waiting for their turn to congratulate the newlyweds.

To annoy me one last time

After this, the young people break off a piece of loaf, dip it in salt and give each other to eat. Thus saying that they are ready to take care of each other, and the salt symbolizes that this is the last time they will be annoying. There is also a tradition of not breaking off the loaf, but biting it off, and whoever has the larger piece will be the head of the family.

Break the dishes for a happy life

Then the newlyweds must drink the champagne to the bottom, but break the glasses themselves; it is customary to determine the gender of the unborn child by the fragments; large pieces of glass will indicate a boy, and small pieces will indicate a girl.

Speech of gratitude to parents

In conclusion, the newlyweds must make a speech of gratitude to their parents, while bowing deeply. These should be warm and gentle words, you should think in advance about what you want to thank your parents for, love, care, support, worries. On this day they also experience a lot of emotions and deserve the most sincere and reverent words. Also, according to tradition, they must kiss their parents three times.

What to do with the loaf?

The loaf cannot be hidden or removed; it should be placed on the newlyweds’ table, where it should remain until the end of the celebration. But at the end of the evening it needs to be divided, the top remains young, and everything else is divided between the parents and guests. According to tradition, everyone who receives a piece of loaf should give a gift to the young ones in return. Therefore, a dish or tray is prepared in advance on which guests place their gifts.

What to say?

• Regardless of which congratulation is chosen, a prerequisite is the exclusion of ambiguous meaning.

• The words must apply to both newlyweds, since they have become one family. The words of the mother-in-law should concern not only the son, but also the daughter-in-law, and the mother-in-law should address her daughter and son-in-law.

• It is better if the speech concerns not just your own children, but both of them as a whole. The appropriate words are: new family, our children, dear, beloved, etc.

• The use of phrases of regret, reproaches, jokes, dissatisfaction or advice is excluded here. This is a holiday of love and unity, they are happy and nothing should overshadow this day.

• It is better if parents adhere to a specific plan. A well-thought-out script will prevent awkward moments.
• Despite the fact that the congratulations should be short, you should not skimp on words. The bride will be pleased to hear gentle, kind words of approval and support.

For newlyweds, the wedding day is a very important one; they experience a lot of emotions. The task of parents is to help, support and be there. Correctly chosen words evoke pleasant and tender feelings; they remain in memory for many years.

Meeting newlyweds after registering a marriage with a loaf of bread is an ancient Slavic tradition that has survived to this day. Festive bread is kneaded by two happily married women and baked on the eve of the celebration on Friday or Thursday. The decoration for the loaf were cones and spikelets of dough, symbolizing wealth and fertility, and always a pair of doves or swans, personifying love and fidelity.

An important step in the life of lovers is associated with many signs and beliefs, therefore it is always accompanied by the question: “How to properly conduct a celebration and what words to say when the newlyweds meet with a loaf of bread at a wedding?”

How to meet young people?

According to ancient traditions, newlyweds should be met at the gate of the house. But this custom can be carried out in villages, but in multi-storey buildings, and there are no gates nearby. To avoid creating problems for yourself, meet the newlyweds on the porch of a house or on the steps of a restaurant. This touching ritual is considered a symbol of the daughter-in-law’s acceptance into the groom’s family. All participants are assigned certain roles, according to which they say welcoming and parting words to the young couple. Let's take a closer look at the scenario of this custom. After the wedding cortege arrives at the banquet venue, the bride and groom are greeted by their parents. The mother-in-law comes to the newlyweds with the holiday bread; before handing it over, she offers to break off pieces of the loaf and dip it in salt to treat each other, thereby showing that the young couple will take care of each other throughout their entire life together. In some regions, a young couple must bite off a larger piece to find out who will be in charge of the family.

The father-in-law holds an icon, symbolizing the Christian traditions and spirituality of the family. Presenting the couple with champagne, the parents give parting speeches. They don’t have to be long; you will have time to say everything during the banquet, but you need to prepare a few words. After drinking champagne, the couple breaks the glasses, and the fragments will tell what gender the first child will be born in the family. Large fragments promise a boy, and small ones promise a girl. After this, the young bow to their parents three times and kiss them.

You can use example words for congratulations from parents.

The loaf is placed on the table of the newlyweds, or on a separate table until the end of the celebration, after which it is divided among the guests, leaving the top or central part of the young ones.

Congratulations to the mother of the groom in prose

• Dear children! We sincerely congratulate you on your first day of legal marriage and the creation of a young family! We are glad to bless you for a long and cloudless life together in love, prosperity and prosperity. Please accept our most heartfelt congratulatory words on this solemn day. We wish you to preserve and carry through the years that feeling of love and respect that today united you into one family. Advice and love to you!
• Dear children! We are sincerely glad that one day each of you found your soul mate, who today united into one whole. Appreciate each other, trust, let the home you create be full of prosperity, and let grief and resentment bypass it.
  Our dear children! We are sincerely glad for your informed decision! Accept your mother's blessing on your marriage and wishes for endless years of love, understanding and respect. Grief divided in half no longer seems so terrible, and joy multiplied by two will seem like an ocean of happiness. Don't forget these signs and everything will work out for you. Congratulations!
• My dear and dear children, I sincerely congratulate you on the beginning of your family and the first day together in your life. At the happy start of your life, I present you with a symbol of prosperity and prosperity - a wedding loaf. Break off a piece of it and dip it in salt and feed it to each other. Let this be the last salt with which you will spoil your soulmate in the future, and let the warmth that is invested in this wedding bread remain in your hearts for many years. Let the doors in your home always be open for guests and friends, and the distribution of a loaf of bread will become a symbol of your hospitality. Love and happiness to you!
• Our dear ones, today is your important and solemn wedding day. Please accept our most sincere congratulations. We had a son, thanks to whom we now have a daughter, and we are doubly happy for our children. May you have many years of life in harmony and love. May you live happily ever after!

Words for moms brides

Our dears, on this unforgettable day we congratulate you on your first joint celebration. Blessing you into your married life, we wish that the family hearth never fades away, but burns brighter every day, supported by the flame of love in your hearts. Daughter, protect your family like the apple of your eye, and greet your husband with lush pies and aromatic borscht. Let cleanliness, order and comfort always reign in your home. Be a faithful friend to your husband, a loving wife and a caring mother for future children. And you, son-in-law, be a real master of the house, a breadwinner and a reliable support. Respect and honor each other. Happiness and prosperity to you!

Words from the father of the bride or groom

After the newlyweds drink champagne and snack on an apple cut in half lying on the tray of one of the fathers, the fathers congratulate their children by making a prepared speech. If you yourself can’t figure out what to say, you can use the approximate words from the photo.

If you prefer congratulations in verse, try to memorize them so as not to read from a piece of paper, because at this important moment you should look at your son and daughter.

By presenting the newlyweds with bread and salt, which previously had a huge price, mothers-in-law thus give consent to the marriage of their children.

Options for the scenario of meeting the newlyweds with and without a loaf.

The ancient tradition of welcoming newlyweds after the wedding and (or) solemn registration of marriage has survived to this day. Of course, the meeting ceremony itself has been significantly transformed, simplified in some ways, but has not lost its mysterious charm and beauty, and most importantly, symbolic significance: parents meet the newlyweds for the first time in a new status, as husband and wife.

Toastmaster's advice: Dear newlyweds, a wedding is your holiday - it’s up to you to decide how to celebrate it. Traditions are traditions, but there are a great many options for scenarios for a beautiful meeting. Traditionally, parents meet the newlyweds with a loaf of bread, but if for some reason you are not satisfied with the “meeting with a loaf of bread” or you are holding a European-style wedding, don’t be puzzled, a bright and memorable meeting can be arranged without it.

Nowadays, most often, the style and scenario of the wedding are determined by the newlyweds themselves, and no one would think of condemning them for “not following tradition.” Next, we will talk about various options for holding a meeting, both with and without a loaf of bread.

A little history.
The tradition of greeting newlyweds with bread most likely has a thousand-year history, as evidenced by the commonality of this tradition among the Slavic peoples:

Among the Slavic peoples, wedding bread was always shared at the end of the wedding dinner. The senior friend or “elder” performed this honorable duty. The “elder” part was given to the newlyweds. The following pieces were received by parents and relatives, the bottom of the loaf, in which coins were often baked, was given to the musicians, and the remainder was distributed to the “Cossacks” - children and teenagers who remained “beyond the threshold” during the wedding. Most often, sharing a loaf was combined with gifting gifts to the young. Having received a piece of loaf, the guest put money, linen on the plate, or promised a heifer, sheep, or pig. The Slavic principle of “reflection” has always worked - “Give and you will be given”, that’s why the newlyweds tried to distribute the loaf to the maximum number of guests.

But the meeting of newlyweds with a loaf of bread became widespread in Russia only in the 19th century; before that, each locality used its own versions of wedding bread, which, however, are still alive.

But let's return to our time.
Now, according to tradition, parents greet the newlyweds with parting words and wishes. The groom's mother (mother-in-law) is holding a loaf of bread on a tray covered with an elegant painted towel. The bride's mother (mother-in-law) blesses the newlyweds with a family icon. This could be the image of the Mother of God, St. Nicholas the Wonderworker. or a saint - the patron saint of the family. The bride's father (father-in-law) holds a tray with two glasses, and the groom's father (father-in-law) can solemnly present the bride with a certificate stating that she has been happily accepted into the family. But first, the guests stand on both sides of the path leading to the threshold of the house (restaurant), where the parents are waiting for the newlyweds. The newlyweds, getting out of the car, pass through a row of guests who, with words of congratulations and wishes, make a “rain” of extraordinary beauty from rose petals. By the way, rain on a wedding day is considered a lucky omen - to an easy life together and family well-being.

Here is an approximate version of the script, ( We discuss and agree on specific scenario options with the newlyweds individually):

The toastmaster or host of the wedding celebration meets the newlyweds and addresses them:

“Dear newlyweds! According to tradition, the people dearest to you - your parents - greet you here. Mom is holding a wedding loaf in her hands as a symbol of well-being and prosperity.
Newlyweds! Break off a piece of bread and salt it properly! You have the opportunity to annoy each other for the last time. Yes, add more salt... Now exchange pieces of bread. Look at each other with tenderness and feed each other."

To the cheers of the guests, the newlyweds “feed” each other.

Presenter:

“Well, we’ve found out who will be the breadwinner in the family. Well done, groom! And now, parting words for parents before family life."

The groom's parents say parting words to the newlyweds.

Toastmaster's advice ("What to say when the newlyweds meet?"): Dear parents, to meet the newlyweds with a loaf of bread, there is no need to prepare long parting speeches - save them for the banquet, because the newlyweds and guests are returning from their wedding walk and, most likely, are already tired from the road and are probably hungry. It is not worth keeping them on the threshold for a long time.
I can tell you from experience that you shouldn’t memorize your speech in advance either; it’s best to say a few words from the soul and from the heart. If you are afraid that the warm words you have prepared may be forgotten due to excitement, write them down on a piece of paper and keep it with you - it will be calmer.
And the last, possible question: “What to talk about?” Once again, I want to make a reservation, not a single statement sounds as sincere and touching as words spoken impromptu and from the heart, but I think it’s still worth giving examples here:

"I want that warmth to remain in your hearts,
which contains this loaf.
Let your home be full of this warmth,
welcome guests and children.
Advice and love!"

You can also say that in the person of your daughter-in-law you acquired a daughter, respectively, in the person of your son-in-law - a son.

(example for mother-in-law)
We had one son (only sons), and now we are doubly happy,
having also received such a beautiful daughter.
Your union is simply a great happiness for us.

And let you have the following words in stock just in case:

"Dear children!
Congratulations, bless your marriage, wish you happiness.
Advice and love!"

After all the parting words have been said, the host, on behalf of the newlyweds, invites everyone to the table:

We invite everyone to the feast,
For wedding hospitality.

The newlyweds go to the banquet hall and take a place at the wedding table.

Meeting newlyweds without a loaf.

If the newlyweds decided that they would be welcomed without a loaf of bread, then there is huge scope for developing scenarios - everything is determined by their own wishes.
You can hold a meeting according to the scenario outlined earlier, excluding the loaf - an experienced presenter will be able to fill the resulting “scenario gap”, in addition, to decorate the ceremony, you can present multi-colored ribbons to the guests creating the corridor (you can see what happens in this case).
When holding a celebration in the European style, the meeting of the newlyweds most often takes place directly in the banquet hall to the accompaniment of solemn music, thunderous applause from all those present and welcoming words from the host. The newlyweds go to the banquet hall, accept congratulations from the guests, take pictures with them and take a place at the wedding table (by the way, don’t forget - the bride sits to the right of the groom).