Wedding traditions of Asuncion
Paraguayan weddings feature the bottle dance, Guarani songs and a chipa feast.
Paraguay is a bilingual country of Spanish and Guarani. Same-sex marriage is not legal in Paraguay, as of 2026. A civil wedding and a church ceremony are common.

A wedding here
Dancers balance bottles on their heads in the danza de la botella. A harp and a guitar play polka paraguaya.
Food
Chipa, a cheese bread, sopa paraguaya, a corn cake, and asado are served.
Wedding customs of Asuncion
Also part of it, and being written: Paraguayan wedding (Customs.), Chipa (A cheese bread.), Sopa paraguaya (A corn cake.), Paraguayan harp (An instrument.).
A wedding trail idea for Asuncion
- Metropolitan Cathedral A cathedral.
- Palacio de Lopez A palace.
- Ykua Bolanos A memorial.
Written by the EveryShaadi desk with AI assistance. Opening hours, venues and wedding-season dates change; check locally before travelling. Customs differ from place to place and family to family. If this is your tradition and we have it wrong, tell us.
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