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Wedding celebrations in the towns of Oaxaca vary from one town to another town because each one has customs and traditions that their ancestors have inherited to them. The town of San Miguel Tilquiapan has beautiful customs and traditions that are still preserved through time. There is also the custom of the Guelaguetza which is mutual help between people, that is to say that they help each other in kind and also in the kitchen tasks such as preparing the delicious tlayudas that are also used to prepare the delicious water chocolate and the delicious mole that is customary in traditional weddings. The guests are well attended to at breakfast, they are given a delicious bread made by bakers in the region but as you can see it is a very large bread that is offered to the guests. There is truly no shortage of food at a wedding in San Miguel Tilquiapan. The men also have tasks within this festivity because here we see them preparing the carnitas to serve them at lunch while others are uncorking some beers to mitigate the fatigue of these hard-working men who are very Tomorrow they sacrificed the pig that will be served today the woman has a very important role in the festivities and we see how they are organized to make the work in the kitchen lighter they are about to pass the lunch but they all lend a hand at this moment some put the lettuce while others put the beans and someone else serves the delicious Oaxacan style carnitas and so the guests enjoy and savor this delicious meal that the bride's parents offer them it is almost time for the groom and his family to arrive because they will come for the gifts that the bride received from her godparents and relatives the day goes by and the hours go by until finally the music band is heard that leads this tour through the streets of the town they ask permission to enter and mainly they will dance the traditional jarabe del valle to later the groom's family brings some gifts such as beer and mezcal for both families to socialize for a while and so at the end they will retire with the bride's gifts.