Finland:Brides wear golden crowns. After the wedding, unmarried women dance in a circle around the blindfolded1) bride, waiting for her to place her crown on someone’s head. It is thought that whoever she crowns will be the next to wed.
The bride and groom have seats of honor at the reception. The bride holds a sieve2) covered with a silk shawl3);when the guests slip money into the sieve, their names and the amounts given are announced to those assembled by a groomsman.