The groom and his parents went to the bride’s home to meet her family. When the groom arrived, he knelt before his bride and put a sandal on her right foot. This signified that he was ready to serve her.

The families then went to the groom’s house where the bride presented the groom with a metal pin for his cape, and a fine wool shirt and headband she had woven. The groom put on the new shirt and headband and sat down next to his bride to listen to instructions on marital behavior. The teachers were either relatives or wisemen. While all the talking was going on, the groom’s mother and any other women present helped to prepare the marriage feast. When the talk was finished, everyone ate and then they drank. People always ate first and drank afterwards. No one drank anything while eating. After the feast, the bride went to live with the groom’s family at a new home which the groom and his relatives had built.

The Inca took good care of older people. When someone could no longer work and provide for themselves, he or she was supported by the community storehouses. All people were expected to do whatever level of work they were able to. By law, anyone with a physical disability could only marry another person with the same disability. Blind people could only marry other blind people, for example.