Pre Wedding Phase
Wedding Day Phase
Post Wedding Phase

Post-wedding party [perezva]
The ceremonies of the wedding continue into Monday when the perezva takes place. This is a post-wedding party, hosted in the groom's home. Guests continue to celebrate the wedding by eating, singing, and dancing.

Visitations
The honouring of the bride's family is the next event. The groom's family invites the bride's relatives to the groom's house. In some communities, the visit starts with a humourous little ceremony. When the bride's relatives arrive at the groom's home, a "mock bride" greets them, played either by an older woman or a man. "She" is dressed in rags and a wreath of nettles, and "her" face is smeared with ashes. The bride's family exclaims that this is not their bride, and a jovial debate arises challenging each family's reputation and status. Finally, the real bride appears and greets them. The families exchange gifts. The couple approaches each guest to offer a drink, and receive a small gift in return.

Gypsy raids [tsyhanshchyna]
From Tuesday until the next Sunday, the wedding celebrations continue. Village people perform rituals called tsyhany or tsyhanshchyna. A group of men, dressed up in costume, masquerades as the wedding party, and travels through village, stopping at the home of each wedding guest. At each home they might ask for gifts such as chickens, geese, piglets, and other farm goods. The men later auction off their booty so that they can buy alcohol to continue their celebration. The tradition of tsyhanshchyna provides a release of tension and adds humour, for many of the other wedding rituals are quite serious in nature.