What are some german wedding and dating traditions? Such as attire, ceremony, rings, customs, etc.?
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I don't think the beer barrell polka is so important in real German weddings.  One tradition I find interesting is Polterabend.  On an evening not long before the wedding, the bride and groom have a party with their friends in which they smash a lot of dishes for good luck.
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Here is some websites...there should be a list of things that you do on one of them.  I used them for my wedding.\n\nwww.theknot.com\nwww.americanbridal.com\nwww.theweddingsite.com\n\nGood luck!
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How long were they dating?\nWhat are their nicknames?\nHow many kids do they want?\nWhat are their favorite desserts?\nWhat is the wedding date?\nWhat color will the bridesmaids' dresses be?\nWho are the best man and maid of honor?\nWhere are they planning their honeymoon?\nWhere did they go on their first date?\nWhat are their professions/Where did or do they go to college?
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Make sure you have money, a cell phone, and mints, too.\n\nUm... as for a corsage...\n\nYou might want to try to find out what color dress your date is going to wear, and then buy a corsage that will coordinate with it.
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Your traditions are what you make them. They apply to you alone. Make the most of your wedding and marriage. Nobody can ruin that for you. Forget what everyone else does. Don't give their traditions a second thought. Save your energies for your husband. \n\nAnd a big CONGRATS for saving yourself for your husband. It's bold to be different. \n\nHave a great life.
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Hände weg von der Braut! (any bride) or \nHände weg von meiner Braut! \n(if you want to refer to your own bride)
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To answer your question, there is no "wedding text"  in the Bible. Many pastors and priests do not use it anymore, preferring to use something more personal and applicable from the Bible reflecting the relationship of the soon to be married couple.\n\nThere are no ceremonies specifically detailed either, unless you count Esther's beautifying treatments before she became Queen.\n\nOn the topic of the actual marriage, the only thing it says is that a woman shall leave her family to go with the man, her new husband, and they shall become one - which means that they not only get to have sex (interesting that all the parts needed for this fit together like an interlocking Lego...), that your genes will combine to create a single human (your eventual child), but also refers to the joint decisions you will make for your lives-you are considered two halves of a whole by the community when it comes to public responsibility. \n\nThe Bible does, however, detail how a man should honor his wife and children in marriage, and visa verse. But that is after the fact. \n\nThe dearly beloved spiel is a text written to guide would-be "ministers" who must be accredited by the state to legally perform wedding ceremonies and issue marriage licenses. If you look closely, there is allot of legalese in the speech. \n\nMuch of what we call a traditional wedding really started back with Queen Victoria at the turn of the century. The popularization of the white dress, the diamond ring, the formal dinner, the rehearsal, etc., all stem from a fascination with her wedding before WW1. \n\nThe bridesmaids and men of honor are a throwback to an ancient Celtic tradition from Ireland, (whom Victoria ruled over) where they thought that evil spirits would attack the young couple to be...so friends and family dressed like the bride and the groom to confuse the evil spirits and lead them away from the couple. The shoes (or cans) tied to the back of a wagon/car also have to do with scaring away evil spirits. The flower girls are also part of a pagan tradition, but I forgot where it came from.\n\n Throwing rice has to do with securing fertility for the couple. It is not a Christian tradition either. \n\nLighting a unity candle has to do with Catholic pageantry, and is not prescribed or mentioned anywhere in the Bible. \n\nThere is a book by Robert Fulcrum called, From Beginning to End: the Rituals of our Lives. He explains the history behind our most commonly observed rituals, including the wedding ceremony that literally, is less than 100 years old. \n\nMost of your questions can be answered in his book. It's a beautiful read, and will give you new insight on what will make your wedding meaningful, and not just a copy of some fake "tradition". He is a Unitarian, and although I am personally a Christian, I think he handles the topic of God as part of a marriage with sensitivity and sound common sense. \n\nI hope this helps you get started.
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It really depends on what type of wedding it is. Judging by your screen name I'll assume you're a male. Here are the generally accepted guidelines for the different wedding types:\n\nInformal Daytime: Dress shirt and pants, preferably a sports jacket.\nInformal Evening: Suit\nSemi-Formal Daytime: Suit\nSemi-Formal Evening: Dark suit \nFormal Daytime: Dark suit and tie\nFormal Evening: Tuxedo (if invitation states "black tie") or dark suits if women wear short dresses.\nUltra-formal Evening or White Tie: White tie, cummerbund, vest and shirt.\n\nIf it's a formal, and you're wearing a tuxedo, a black tux with white shirt and black bow tie is the best way to go. But keep in mind that trendier cities like Los Angeles and New York might be more accepting of breaking with tradition. You'll want to wear a dark suit, with a tie if the wedding is after 6 PM, and doesn't say "Black Tie." \n\nAs is the case with any event, use good judgment if the invitation doesn't specify the formality. A dark suit and conservative tie will take you just about anywhere.\n\nIf you're looking for what a female should wear, here are the generally accepted rules for the ladies:\n\nInformal Daytime: Short dress or suit (business attire OK for morning weddings)\nInformal Evening: Cocktail dress\nSemi-Formal Daytime: Short dress or suit\nSemi-formal Evening: Cocktail dress\nFormal Daytime: Short dress or suit. Hats and gloves optional.\nFormal Evening or Black-Tie: Long or dressy short cocktail (beading, glam accessories,  wrap)\nUltra-formal or White Tie: Long gown, extra glitz (furs, diamonds, etc.)\n\nI hope this helps.
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try this site, it's www.confetti.co.uk they are a really good source of wedding information for the UK
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The wedding day is begun at a local temple where the couple separately asks for the blessings of Buddha. Both bride and groom are then dressed in outfits traditional to their region.\n\nAt the mutually auspicious astrologically designated wedding time, the bride and groom are individually taken to the shrine room of their local temple or a hall hired for the occasion. Here, the couple sees each other for the first time on that day.\n\nSpiritual Buddhist wedding traditions don't necessarily require the presence of monks or the use of a temple's shrine room. For these traditions, the wedding location would be equipped with a shrine to Buddha featuring candles, flowers, incense and a statue or image of Buddha.\n\nThe ceremony begins as the entire assembly recites the Vandana, Tisarana and Pancasila readings. The couple then lights the candles and incense sticks surrounding Buddha's image and offers him the flowers within the shrine. Because of the secularity of Buddhist weddings, there is no assigned set of marriage vows. However, the bride and groom will recite their expected undertakings using the Sigilovdda Sutta as a guide. The Sigiloydda Sutta says:\n\n"In five ways should a wife, as Western quarter, be ministered to by her husband: by respect, by courtesy, by faithfulness, by handing over authority to her, by providing her with ornaments. In these five ways does the wife minister to by her husband as the Western quarter, love him: her duties are well-performed by hospitality to kin of both, by faithfulness, by watching over the goods he brings and by skill and industry in discharging all business."\n\nAfter these vows are spoken, the bride and groom can exchange rings. If monks are present, the marriage vows will be both preceded and proceeded by their chanting.
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Marriage is also a ritual of religion or faith or way of life
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try with german culture.....
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People get married for.......\nLove, Money and Companionship.
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I am student currently studying in Germany.  Most Germans do wear jeans.  Also it seems many do not wear t-shirt (compared to many Americans at least).  They look more put together and stylish to a certain degree.  Also the shoes can be a dead give away.  Many Germans wear leather shoes but not in the style of athletic shoes with vents and what not.  It can get cold here in the winter and have vents on your shoes is not the best idea.
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Dont know about traditions.....but....marriage basically means understanding each other so as to live together for lifelong and care for eachother and respects eachothers ideas and individuality...its a overall process of understanding eachother in all aspects...\n\nhence this process is a never ending one and sex is a part of this process which can take place anytime when both wishes....
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The history seems lost, however some other wedding traditions which might interest you are found at these sites:\n\nhttp://www.ashley-wedding-cars.co.uk/directory-service/wedding-traditions/western-europe-traditions.htm\n\nhttp://www.weddingguru.com/wedding_traditions.asp
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after wedding festivities like the banquet, dancing, toasts, cake, etc.?