Wedding traditions of Santiago
Chilean weddings include the cueca, a handkerchief dance, and a feast of empanadas and pisco.
Chile legalised same-sex marriage in March 2022. Weddings are held in churches and in vineyards of the Central Valley.

A wedding here
A civil marriage is required, often held at the home of the couple or at a civil registry office. A party follows, with the cueca danced and a toast of pisco sour.
Customs
The couple may be showered with confetti, and a wedding cake with figures is cut. A rural wedding has a roast of lamb or pork.
Wedding customs of Santiago
Also part of it, and being written: Pisco sour (A cocktail.), Same-sex marriage in Chile (Legal since 2022.), Chilean wedding (Customs.).
A wedding trail idea for Santiago
- Santiago Cathedral A cathedral.
- Cerro San Cristobal A hill.
- Maipo Valley Vineyards.
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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Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Cueca: Manuel Antonio Caro, Public domain, source
