Caribbean Wedding Traditions are unique as they represent a perfect blend of African and European cultures. Caribbean Wedding Traditions vary from island to island. Many Caribbean islands, however, follow the American Wedding Traditions.However there are some common features of Caribbean Wedding Traditions. The bride and the groom dress themselves in finest of clothes and make their way to the local church. They can start off either from the bride's place or the groom's place. The priest rings the church bell to proclaim the wedding formally. The villages queue themselves along the both sides of the street and make it a point to remark on the dress of the wedding couple.

It is customary to invite the guests verbally, except in some special cases. The bride's face remain covered by a veil and she is escorted by either by her father or by both the parents to the church. Her veil is lifted by the groom and she is kissed by him at the end of the ceremony. This ritual is a pure amalgamation of African and European traditions. The ceremony continues through the night. The guests dance to the tune of the steel drum island music and toasts as a mark of wishing health and happiness of the newly weds. Usually traditional hand made quilts and home made furniture are gifted to the newly weds.

The food served to the guests include typical food of the island like curried goat, spicy chicken jerky and fried plantains. The Wedding cake is prepared in the traditional manner. It is the traditional black cake, the recipe of which has passed down from generation to generation. The cake is made of flour, brown sugar, fresh eggs, butter and cherries, raisins, prunes, currants are added to it. The cake is served with Hard Rum Sauce. The dried fruits added to the cake are soaked in rum in a crock pot for a period of two weeks to one year. The guests are also treated with sweets.After the wedding ceremony the newly wed couple leave for honeymoon or spend a week at home in absolute privacy.

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