Although between engagement and wedding, as a rule, passed a very long time, this period was very eventful. The time from engagement to wedding was intended to prepare for the wedding and most importantly – the future independent life of the young. It was prepared for the dowry, which should ideally have included everything you need for family life, from pillows to pan. Preparation involved a dowry the bride women relatives and friends. The groom at that time could come to the bride's house and socialize as desired. On the eve of the wedding the action took place mostly in the bride's home.
She was preparing to leave home in the first place, and secondly, to part with girlhood. The girls wore braids in Russia and went bareheaded. Married women had to twist his head and slash cover with a handkerchief or some other headpiece. On the eve of the wedding do the ritual unwinding of the spit. At this time, singing sad songs that ended in a happy time for girl's, and there comes a hard life in a strange house. On the eve of the wedding were transported to the bridegroom's dowry. His mother took the groom. Matchmaker or next of kin groom make the bed for the young.
By wedding the bride and groom prepared separately in their homes. In the house of the bride preparing for the wedding feast. Parents, the matchmakers, bless his friend to go for bride, and then to the crown. Parents of bride and groom at the wedding were not present. With the arrival of the groom to the bride's wedding actually started the fun. Groom wedding train blocked the road, locked the gates of the bride home. As with courtship, conducted negotiations on the goods and merchants. Was such a popular saying: "We are merchants, go to the goods get lost – let me go to sleep." After the talks, and sometimes board the train were allowed to groom the yard. Here there were exchanges of loaves, the symbolic redemption of the bride's tresses, and other rites. Finally, the wedding procession went to the church. The bride and groom while traveling in different chairs. After the wedding, the young have traveled together. Wedding train was now decorated with ribbons, flowers and bells. The train was heading from newlyweds to place the wedding feast. On the way, was taken to visit the holy, or something wonderful places. At the same everywhere a custom of blocking the road a wedding train. To pass, you had to pay a ransom. Usually it was the wine. Returned from church met the young parents of bride and groom. They bless the young. AND begin the wedding feast.