Our Lasso
July 14th, 2008 @ 11:04 am by Mrs. Hydrangea
Several months ago, Mr. H’s mom went to Mexico to visit her sister and to look for a few wedding items that we need for the Hispanic traditions in our ceremony. Unfortunately, the lasso that she found we were unable to get, so I set out to search for one online.
Just in case you aren’t sure what a lasso is, it’s a large cord, or rosary, that is placed around the couple after they exchange vows. Someone particularly special to the bride and groom (such as a Godparent, grandparent, etc.) places the lasso around the groom’s shoulders, and then the bride’s shoulders. The lasso is worn for the remainder of the ceremony. This tradition is performed to show the love that will bind the couple together for the rest of their lives.
It turns out, finding a lasso online isn’t the easiest thing to do. I found many inexpensive ones that would definitely do the trick, but Mr. H was picky and wanted something made of real silver and beads that will stand the test of time, and that we will be able to hand down to our children one day. I love the idea of our future generations using the same lasso for such a significant event, so I made it my mission to find the right one for our wedding.
After many weeks of searching through Google and various links upon links, I came upon one website that seemed to have just what we were looking for. Mary’s Rosary had the exact one that we were hoping his mom would find in Mexico (and, coincidentally, it was the site I had found to give his mom a reference picture AGES ago, but hadn’t saved to my favorites).
So now, I present to you our lasso:
It’s pretty large and heavy, but I am so happy with the end product. Holding out and really searching around was worth the wait.
Are any of you incorporating this tradition into your ceremony and, if so, where did you all find your lasso? I’m sure there are quite a few others out there who would love the links!
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8 Responses to “Our Lasso”
I am Puerto Rican and we do not use the lasso during a Catholic ceremony, BUT I have been to many Mexican weddings and I think it is soooo beautiful. I have chills thinking of it. Its just the symbolizim of it and how gorgeous the rosary is. Amazing! Mr H has a great idea of making it a family herilom!
I’m Filipino and we’re incorporating this into our ceremony as well, only in my culture, it’s part of the veil and cord ceremony. Is their a veil component to Hispanic ceremonies, too? In the veil ceremony, a rectangular veil (a-duh, lol) is draped over the groom’s shoulders and the brides head, then the cord or lasso is placed on top of the veil & over the bride/groom in a figure eight. The veil symbolizes the union of the couple clothed as one.
Long winded. Anyways, we ended up commissioning a custom made cord from the Philippines. The process took way too long and I was frustrated by the spotty communication by the vendor, but it was well priced. We get it early this week and hopefully we’re happy with the outcome.
Pretty lasso! We were going to “new age” it and make a huge lei out of flowers and then just give it a little twist to make the infinity symbol. Alas, as we were doing our own flowers, we ran out of time to make it and had to go to a local tienda literally hours before the ceremony. It was not quite our taste, but at least we had one. Pics in my knott bio:
http://kandr.are.married.googlepages.com/
I’ve been looking for a cord for our cord and veil ceremony (Filipino) for a while now… saw some things for wedding rosaries here and here that I liked, but can’t vouch for quality since I haven’t ordered from there. I’d prefer a cord to a rosary but looking at these, I may change my mind!
We are doing the lazo in our wedding — the groom’s mom and my mom are the madrinas de lazo. I am from the U.S. and my fiance is Mexican — we are fortunate to live in Mexico where lazos are around every corner! Not sure whether we will go with a glass version or what — we saw some beautiful sterling silver versions too, which I loved. but ultimately it’s up to the moms!
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?ref=sr_list_1&listing_id=10999255&show_panel=true
I found this on etsy its very pretty
Mrs. Hydrangea, Dallas
Age and Occupation: 26, Administrative Assistant
Fiance's Age and Occupation: 27, Network Analyst
Engagement Date: June 2007
Wedding Date: September 2008
Blogging Since: January 14, 2008
Venue: Catholic Church and Reception at The W Hotel
About Me: Mr. H and I come from very different cultures and backgrounds so I'm excited to plan our wedding with a balance of both traditions. My mom has always been a DIY queen, and I'm just now starting to get into it with a new house and a wedding to plan!
I was part of a Hispanic Catholic wedding ceremony once, I thought the Lasso part of the ceremony was a really beautiful moment. This one is really gorgeous, your kids will be so proud to use it themselves one day.