Every Flemish trouwfeest ever (maybe Walloon too?)

Every Flemish trouwfeest ever (maybe Walloon too?) from belgium

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  2. Not on my wedding. Asked the dj not to do the Lac du Connemara, group choreos or polonaises. And no one complained. Good rules make good friends. We just don’t like those kinda songs and asked the dj to be creative.

  4. Blame the Pfaffs for the white handkerchief Lac du Connemara. Didn’t exist at weddings before that TV program.

  6. Ik besef nu dat CM-kampen en Intersocvakanties als enige doel hadden: ons voorbereiden op de 10 obligatoire danskes bij trouwfeesten.

  9. The immense cultural gap with Wallonia will be visible on the “let’s turn the napkins above our head” thing. It would be blasphemous to do this ritual on “Les Lacs du Connemara”. France, as a leading culture country, has been generous enough to share with other French-speaking countries the mesmerizing work of the comedian/impressionist entertainer/TV host/rugby club owner Patrick Sébastien, who wrote specifically a song for that: “[tourner les serviettes](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kk2CzGfL7n4)”. This is now THE official song in French for throwing around all the crums you left on your napkin and embarrassing your kids and spouse.

    “Les Lacs du Connemara” on the other hand is supposed to be honored with another dance: start the verses with all dancers standing in a circle, holding your neighbour on the left and the right by the shoulders, and on the chorus, throw your feet in the air, alternating left and right. Very important: on the break in the middle of the song, when Sardou sings “là-BAAAAAAAAS”, you should sing along as loud as you can, stretch out your arm as much as you can and point the finger in the direction where you think Connemara is (try to not poke your neighbour’s eye then). (more seriously, I was shocked to hear from my sons that even today in student parties, they will play this song at the climax of the party and still do this group dancing)

  10. Flemish weddings 20 years ago*

    This isn’t standard practice anymore, is it? Last wedding I went to (three weeks ago) had none of these (thank god)

  12. Ah ja en maar rondzwieren met die Covid snotvod.

    Bij onze trouw waren wij zeer duidelijk, geen traditionele shit.

    Edit: Toch wel wat downvotes voor de simpele wetenschap dat het rondzwieren van materiaal dat in contact is geweest met lichaamssappen kan zorgen voor het verspreiden van pathogenen, kop => zand mannen. Blijkbaar te hoog gegrepen.

  15. Flemish weddings are so fucking stale and boring. I hate how formal most of them are and a snooze fest of the same speeches and songs every time.

  16. I actually love these traditions. Went to a wedding just recently – it’s been ages literally and it was the first wedding that I attended with my 16y old son. I had been looking forward to show/teach him some of these silly dances, but none of those were played and I felt a tiny bit disappointed (ofcourse, respect to the married couple – their day, their choices!)

    *Before anyone calls abuse for me wanting to teach my son a few of these traditions, I don’t think this tiktok-generation would mind – learning silly choreo’s is what they do all the time, no?*

  20. Horrible, any of my friends doing this stuff at weddings aren’t my friends lol. This kinda behavior falls under a specific type of demography. Like imagine getting off of Slager music, or enjoying these types of generic carnival fuif music lol

  21. Not on my wedding either, but fuck I’d be pissed if one my guests secretly filmed my friends & family partying and then posted it on social media under the title “every Flemish wedding ever”…

  26. Not at our wedding!
    We booked a typical wedding DJ a year in advance. Just one week before the wedding he called us saying he was double booked and wasn’t able to play at our wedding.. Not sure what to do at first, my DJ buddies who were initially a guest at the wedding stepped up and played music for the entire evening. Except for our “opening dance” they played us a fine selection of techno, deep house, drum and bass, progressive,.. It was a hell of a party!! I’ll never forget my uncle trying to adapt his old moves to the beats. Everybody had a blast! Still glad to this day our original DJ cancelled on us.

  29. Been turned off by the whole napkin waving thing ever since I sat next to a disgusting dude who ate like a pig all evening and then proceeded to drunkenly wave his napkin in my face. Give my portion but to Fikkie.

  31. Can confirm, worked as a garcon in a self-catering chateau where people could host wedding parties and so on. Every night party was exactly like what the video portrays.

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