Macedonian Wedding

I have had the privilege of being invited to a Macedonian wedding! Two of my friends from here - Mimi and Koska - got married yesterday. Having been to Dan's wedding in England in July it was easy to make comparisons. The whole ceremony took place in a restaurant. After the wedding vows (which were probably similar to those in England, but since they were in Macedonian I didn't understand!) the music started, and it was loud (though not as loud as an Albanian wedding!). The bride and groom had the first dance and then lots of others joined in. This was before any food had been served or alcohol consumed. Granted, there were a few of the men sitting at a table making macho excuses for not joining in, but generally everyone was getting involved. After dancing, food. Then more dancing. Then more food, more dancing, more food, more dancing, the wedding cake, and more dancing! The style of dancing is quite similar to that in Albania or Greece. However, unlike in Greece, there was no ritual breaking of plates - this is apparently now illegal in Macedonia, which is one way of stopping a tradition!