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Wedding traditions of Caracas

Venezuelan weddings hold the cake, the money dance and the Venezuelan ham bread.

Venezuelan weddings are festive, with a church or civil ceremony. Same-sex marriage is not legal in Venezuela, as of 2026.

Caracas: Caracas from the mountain of Ávila
Photo: Olga Berrios, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

A wedding here

A hora loca, a cocktail and a long dance follow. The cake is cut and a bouquet is tossed.

Food

Hallacas, a corn pastry wrapped in plantain leaves, are mainly a Christmas dish. At weddings, hors d'oeuvres, a cake and rum are served.

Wedding customs of Caracas

Also part of it, and being written: Venezuelan wedding (Customs.), Joropo (A folk dance.), Hallaca (A wrapped corn pastry.), Wedding (Customs.).

A wedding trail idea for Caracas

  1. Caracas Cathedral A cathedral.
  2. Plaza Bolivar A plaza.
  3. El Avila A mountain.
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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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StageFinding a matchEngagement and betrothalThe weeks beforeThe eveProcession and arrivalThe ceremonyThe wedding feastReception, dance and giftsAfter the wedding

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