The auspicious events that entail the holy institution of Latin matrimony involving Latin catholic grooms are very rich and interestingly simple yet filled with elegance & style. According to the Latin Catholic Church, where the Latin matrimony is conducted which involves Latin catholic grooms and brides, the priest is considered as the Lord who oversees conscience in humans. Before commencing, Latin matrimony, the church is mandated to find out any objections to the marriage from society. This is a testing time for Catholic grooms, brides, and their families. Usually, the church calls for any opposition to the Latin matrimony, on three consecutive Sundays, after which the family of Latin grooms & brides and their families are intimated. Once the society gives a go-ahead for the alliance, the whole process of a wedding is kick-started with the blessings of family, and relatives.
The day before the marriage is an equally important day, on which the groom and bride are pampered. A major event that occurs on the marriage eve would be a ceremony wherein sweets are given to both groom & bride by one of the elder family members of each family. This ceremony is aptly named “madhuram killal”. It symbolizes the belief of sweetening the family that will come into existence the following day. On the day of the marriage, Latin grooms are dressed in formal wear of suits & pants, whereas the brides usually go for white wedding gowns with a head veil. Although some of the Catholic grooms prefer the aforementioned attire, a general trend in Kerala is for these grooms to wear a traditional white kasavu mundu with a white silk shirt. Some of the Latin Catholic grooms also wear Sherwani. So, in effect, Latin Grooms embraces attires, that showcase their inner fashion sense, while keeping abreast with the society & the pleasantness of immediate family, and friends. The custom of wearing a veil is based on the belief that a groom is not supposed to see a bride’s face before their union through the holy matrimony.
Once the marriage function is over and the brides become wives of these Latin Catholic grooms, they are treated with a delicious and traditional feast. This symbolizes the happiness, & satisfaction of the society with the communions and also the best wishes, the society showers over these blessed couples.
