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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.

Mexico City: Fotografías de la Ciudad de México desde el aire.
Photo: Gobierno CDMX, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons

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

Wedding cordCord in the ceremony.

Also part of it, and being written: Arras (Coins presented.), Mariachi (Music of the wedding.), Padrino (Wedding sponsors.), Mexican wedding (Customs.).

A wedding trail idea for Mexico City

  1. Metropolitan Cathedral A great cathedral on the Zocalo.
  2. Chapultepec Castle A hilltop castle.
  3. Coyoacan A quarter of churches and plazas.
About this page

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
🇲🇽 Guadalajara, MexicoJarabe Tapatío A courtship dance from Guadalajara that uses a hat and flirtatious steps to symbolize Mexican identity.Performance · Reception, dance and gifts

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The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.

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