Welcome glasses

Welcome glasses

They are meant for the parents to greet the newlyweds arriving at the celebration venue. This is a very old Lithuanian tradition, in which the arriving couple was welcomed with bread, water and salt. In the old days, the couple was greeted at the groom’s home, and only his parents welcomed them, accepting the daughter-in-law into their family. Today the ritual is usually performed when the couple arrives at the wedding venue, and both sets of parents welcome them. The meaning of the tradition has stayed the same. Welcoming the new family, they are given bread with the wish that it may never be lacking in their home – and that material abundance may accompany their lives.
Salt symbolises the spice of life and longevity, because salted food kept longer. This is also what is wished for the new family – to keep their love lasting and “unspoilt”.
And the water given at the welcome means life and health – wishing the newlyweds good health and children.

Welcome glasses – to adorn a beautiful tradition

Of course, the welcome can be done with whatever dishes are found at the venue. But the newlyweds will feel much happier and more special when the gifts they are given are truly theirs and personal. And the glasses in which water was offered on the wedding day can later be kept and used as egg cups for boiled eggs. Or, placed in a place of honour, they can be passed down from generation to generation, making the tradition even more solemn and meaningful.

Delicate handmade glasses decorated with flowers

We model the glasses from white clay, carefully decorate them with tiny flowers, cover them with glaze and adorn them with gold details. Such wedding glasses look very festive and beautiful. They come packed in a special elegant box to which they can return after the ceremony, making them easy to transport after the celebration and to keep at home for your children and their own celebration.