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Have you ever heard of this Greek wedding tradition?

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One of the cutest Greek wedding traditions is when the bride writes her best friends names on the bottom of her shoe. The saying goes that which ever name gets rubbed off the bottom of the shoe by the end of the night is the girl who will get married next. This is such a sweet tradition, and I hope brides continue to do it to this day. Will you be including this group tradition in your wedding? What do you all think of it?
 
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Having been to many traditional Greek weddings (including my own!) I have never heard of this Greek wedding tradition.

Thanks for sharing!! 🇬🇷 🇬🇷
 
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Having been to many traditional Greek weddings (including my own!) I have never heard of this Greek wedding tradition.

Thanks for sharing!! 🇬🇷 🇬🇷
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I guess its a best kept secret amongst the brides best friends :)
 
Worldwide Greeks Editor said:
Having been to many traditional Greek weddings (including my own!) I have never heard of this Greek wedding tradition.

Thanks for sharing!! 🇬🇷 🇬🇷
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You haven't heard of it before because it's fake news
 
dubai_suzie said:
One of the cutest Greek wedding traditions is when the bride writes her best friends names on the bottom of her shoe. The saying goes that which ever name gets rubbed off the bottom of the shoe by the end of the night is the girl who will get married next. This is such a sweet tradition, and I hope brides continue to do it to this day. Will you be including this group tradition in your wedding? What do you all think of it?
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This is one of my favorite traditions! People don't seem to do it much outside of Greece, but I think everyone should do this - it's so fun!
 
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