Boda  22/6/2003  Wedding

The starters will be served under the trees of the garden and people will be able to stand, chat and have some drinks.

Afterwards you will be guided to a marquee and take your seats (a seating plan will be displayed in the entrance). Following our arrival (bride and groom), we’ll have a toast and cut the wedding cake.

Then the banquet will start. It will be indeed a banquet in your eyes, as Galician people celebrate weddings with lots of food (in fact the better the food the better the wedding!). The traditional food for celebrations is seafood, as Galicia is the biggest producer in the world, also claiming the best quality. So we will start with three shellfish courses, followed by a fish course, and then a meat course. If you are vegetarian or you hate seafood please state it so in your acceptance card and we’ll arrange something alternative for you. A local white wine and a red vintage Rioja will accompany the meal.

During the dessert we will listen to the speeches, which again will be something new for the Spanish guests. Then, the wedding couple doll (that is held on the top of the cake) will be given to the couple “most likely” to marry next, and the bride bouquet to a special friend of the bride. Wedding favours also will be delivered. You should expect cheers from the Spanish guests through the whole banquet like “Vivan los novios!” that will be replied with “Viva!”. Another Spanish tradition is that the guests ask the wedding couple to kiss, with “Que se besen, que se besen!”.

After the first dance, there will be a disco party with music for all tastes until around 9 or 10 p.m. (a free bar will be provided for all guests). Then the bus will take you back to your hotel. If you want of retire before this hour, a taxi will cost between 10 and 15 pounds to return to the city. Note that there is a 3 star hotel in the castle if you want to spend the night there. Traditionally, the youngsters will carry on parting in the city centre.