[despoinaki]

Hello guys! yesterday , me and Alex celebrated our engagement with friends
As a tradition, greeks on their engagement wear their wedding rings on their left hand, and once they are married, they wear their wedding rings on their right hand
our wedding rings


us

and this is a request... JohnW here are my wedding ring and my engagement ring

 

[Budget baby]

Ow how exciting for you both you make a lovely couple when is the wedding taking place ?

 

[aluz]

That's wonderful, I see you had a great party yesterday! And congratulations on your upcoming wedding, I wish you all the best! arty:

 

[SoldierBoy]

wow may you two have a wonder full life together may all go well

 

[milipidi]

Congratulations! I like the ring tradition.

 

[nyc-budgie]

Congratulations!!! I had never heard of the ring tradition before. Thanks for sharing!!

 

[rahonass]

Many congratulations - I love that ring tradition, we should have that here!

 

[LynandIndigo]

How exciting for you both Congratulations Despina and Alex... This is so wonderful I have seen some Greek Weddings and they are just Fantastic i have seen them on TV.. Indigo and i are so very happy for you both... You both will have to come out to Bundaberg for a holiday to see the Great Barrier Reef....

 

[FaeryBee]

Congratulations on your engagement, Despina! :hug:

You and Alex are a wonderful couple and I wish you many many years of happiness together.

 

[Angie]

Here you wear the ring on the opposite hand when your a widow. You too look so happy.
Remember the wedding is not the end it is the beginning a long journey.

 

[BirdCrazyJill]

Yay congrats to you!! :clap:

Is it sad that I thought those were budgie eggs in the first photo? :laughing:

 

[thepennywhistle]

What a special holiday season you will be having
this year! Wishing you all happiness on your
engagement and blessings for your wedding

 

[Jonah]

So awesome Despina....like has already been said, you make a nice looking couple. Congratulations to you and Alex...

 

[despoinaki]

Thank you all for the lovely comments! I am so happy!
There are more traditions... In greek engagements there is a man of honour or a maid of honor. In mine, maid of honor was my best friend Mary

she wore to us our rings and she gave me and Alex presents
The little white candy are bonbons. Almonds covered in sugar, are given in engagements, weddings and baptisms. The bonbons that were in the same spot with the rings, as a tradition, are given by me to my female friends who are free (not engaged or married). They should put the bonbons under their pillow at night and maybe dream of their future husband

 

[LynandIndigo]

I no about the maid of honor as i was maid of honor for my brother and his wife when they got married... It was special... Lovely photo's Congratulations.

 

[JohnW]

:first: CONGRATS SWEETIE!!!!!!!!!!!! May you and yours have a long wonderful and happy life! Wishing you the Best!...John

 

[eduardo]

Congratulations to you both, you look great :clap: