Philippine Weddings

Philippine Wedding Tradition and Culture

In Philippine cultures, the groom’s family traditionally pays for the wedding expenses. These days, however, the bride’s relatives will usually help pay for some of the expenses. The bride and groom will often pay for the expenses out of their own savings.
Before any of this is decided though, the groom and his family [...]

Filipino Pre-Wedding Traditions Then and Now

In this archipelago of more than 7,100 islands, wedding traditions vary from island to island, province to province, north to south. The wedding traditions and rituals of today are a fusion of influences from the Spanish, the Americans and the Japanese, all of whom have occupied the country at different times in its colorful history.