Bedding

{{Quote|Its tradition... without the bedding ceremony there's no real proof the lord and lady consummated their marriage.|King Robb Stark to Queen Talisa Stark|The Rains of Castamere (episode)

The Bedding is a Westerosi wedding tradition, practiced throughout the entire continent. Its intended to provide evidence that the bride and bridegroom have consummated their marriage.

The bedding is commonly held after the wedding feast is over. Male guests carry the bride while female guests carry the bridegroom to the bedchamber, removing items of clothing along the way and making ribald jokes.

Known beddings

 * Ned Stark forbade the bedding during after his wedding to Catelyn Tully, joking that it wouldn't do if he broke someone's jaw at his own wedding.


 * During the feast for the wedding of Sansa Stark and Tyrion Lannister, King Joffrey tries to initiate the bedding in an attempt to humiliate Sansa. A drunken Tyrion puts an end to it by threatening to geld Joffrey, though he then, begrudingly, admits he's made a bad joke. Tywin Lannister's intervention prevents the bedding from taking place.


 * After the wedding feast of Edmure Tully and Roslin Frey, Lord Walder Frey initiates the bedding. Male guests carry Roslin while the Frey women take Edmure to their bedchamber. Afterward the Red Wedding begins.