The coin bearer is a boy who marches down the wedding aisle to fetch the wedding coins. Wedding coins are more commonly known as arras de boda, but Filipinos like to call wedding coins arras de boda.
Wedding coins sit on a wedding pillow. The wedding pillow comes in many styles, such as the traditional square and the shapely heart. Wedding corners can be placed inside an organza. Like the wedding pillow, organza comes in many styles, including sheer silver, sheer gold, heart-shaped, and satin.
This wedding ceremony is brought by the Spanish colonizers. At first, only Roman Catholics use this wedding ceremony. Now, the Christian wedding ceremony has adapted the wedding coin ceremony.
The artwork on wedding coins can be simple or complex. You will see many images like doves, sun, hands and mountains. Many people collect wedding coins and pass them down from generation to generation.
Silver and gold make up the wedding coins. Silver and gold units harmoniously. This is why some call Wedding Coins Unit Coins. The groom and the bride come together harmoniously.
Wedding coins consist of thirteen wedding coins. The thirteen represents Jesus and his apostles.
Wedding coins also symbolize prosperity. The groom hands the wedding coins to the bride. In the old days, the boyfriend or husband is the breadwinner of the family. And, the wife stays at home to take care of the house or the springs. Now the husband and wife share the support and responsibility.
At the wedding, the priest blesses the wedding coins for prosperity and unity. After the blessings, the priest hands the wedding coins to the groom. The groom then hands the wedding coins into the open hands of the bride.