Wedding traditions of Mexico City
Mexican weddings centre on the lazo, the arras and a party with a mariachi band and a long dance.
A civil wedding is required in Mexico, and many couples then hold a church wedding. The padrinos, godparents of the wedding, sponsor items such as the rings, the cake and the arras.
A wedding here
The lazo, a large rosary or cord, is placed around the couple's shoulders in the shape of an eight. The arras are thirteen coins presented to the bride by the groom as a sign of support.
The party
Mariachi serenades the couple, and a hora loca, a loud hour of costumes and balloons, is a recent tradition. The couple may dance the first waltz and a money dance.
Wedding customs of Mexico City
Also part of it, and being written: Wedding cord (Cord in the ceremony.), Arras (Coins presented.), Mariachi (Music of the wedding.), Padrino (Wedding sponsors.), Mexican wedding (Customs.).
A wedding trail idea for Mexico City
- Metropolitan Cathedral A great cathedral on the Zocalo.
- Chapultepec Castle A hilltop castle.
- Coyoacan A quarter of churches and plazas.
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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