What are some traditions you know about weddings?
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Here's what I know:\n\nThe bride wears:\nSomething Old\nSomething New\nSomething Borrowed\nSomething Blue\n\nThe bride wears a penny in her shoe for good luck.\n\nThe special dances are bride and groom, father daughter, and mother son is optional\n\nThe groomsmen are actually a part of the wedding to protect the bride from potential sutors. The bridesmaid used to dress like brides to act as decoys if the bride is to be kidnapped.\n\nDuring the ceremony, the bride stands on the grooms left side so his sword hand is ready.\n\nThe bride carries flowers to mask her odor (if she hadn't showered -- think 1500s)\n\nSpeeches at a wedding are from the best man, maid of honor and the father of the bride.\n\nWhen guests clink their glasses with silverware the bride and groom have to stop and kiss.\nHope these help -- I know they're random!
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there are various types of hindus in India, so the weddings differ from region to region. i can tell you about the weddings of Hindus of Manipur (Meiteis)as i am one.\nMeitei hindus have their weddings in the afternoon, at the bride's residence. usually the formal engagement takes place one/two days before at the bride's place, and the groom's family brings gifts of food(snacks) and ceremonial heijing that is fruits of differents varieties to be offered to the family diety. the bride's father has to partake of the heijing else the engagement is void. in the evening, friends of the bride come over to meet her (like a bachelorettes evening, but rather tame). wedding gifts can be given on or before the marriage, but usually before the marriage for convenience.\n\non the d-day, a canopy is erected in the midst of the courtyard, and a low bench spread with a red cloth is placed facing east, and facing the holy basil plant(tulsi). the priest chants hymns there. there are cymbal players sitting round the courtyard, singing traditional wedding songs, and two "pung" players who do the pung cholom to entertain guests. male guests are seated around the courtyard. ladies from the groom's side sit at the Sanggoi(out-house facing the house) and ladies from the bride's side sit at the verandah. the groom sits with his friends at the northern side of the sanggoi looking very grave and solemn until summoned by the priest. then he sits on the red bench. the bride is escorted by an attendant and first she sits on a cushion placed at 90 degrees to the bench, she faces south. then her hand is placed on top of the grooms and a lady of the bride's family ties the hands together with cord. they thenhave to balance an earthern plate filled with a fruits and a whole coconut (for prosperity) while the priest chants, and relatives and close friends place money on the plate to bless them. after the hymns close, she has to circle him clockwise seven times, at the end of each of the first six circumbulations, she showers him with flowers. both remain very solemn all this while. at the end of the final one she garlands him with two garlands of jasmine that she herself stringed, and then sits besides him on the bench. the attendant removes one garland and hands it to the groom, who then garlands her. end of ceremony. they go in together for wedding games like exchange of betelnut, etc. she is sent off, but her mom has to stay back, and can visit her only the next day in the afternoon. this is also a time for her friends, sisters and female relatives to get together with her,and exchange views about the wedding.  the reception happens 5 days later at her residence. this is also the first time that she visits her parents after the wedding. if she returns before that the wedding is considered annulled.
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The wedding gown is unique. Along with baptism and burial, marriage is one of the three great public occasions in a person's life, and the only one at which the principals can fully appreciate the glory of their central role. For the bride, more than the groom, it is Her Big Day. Throughout history, women have tried to make their wedding dress special, to suit the festive occasion, to make the beautiful bride more beautiful and the not so beautiful at least splendid to look at. \nhttp://www.geocities.com/e2davies/brides.html\n\nIn modern tradition, the color of western-culture wedding dresses is white. Used in this sense, 'white' or 'wedding white' includes creamy shades such as eggshell, ecru and ivory. The popularity of this color can be traced back to 1840 and the marriage of Queen Victoria to Albert of Saxe-Coburg. The Queen chose to wear a white gown for the event. The official wedding portrait photograph was widely published and many brides opted for a similar dress in honor of that choice. The tradition continues today. (See white wedding.) Prior to the Victorian era a bride was married in any colour except black (the colour of mourning) or red (which was connected with prostitutes). The white dress came to symbolize purity of heart and the innocence of childhood. Later attribution suggested that the colour white symbolized virginity.\n\nMany wedding dresses in China are colored red, the traditional colour of good luck. In modern Chinese weddings, particularly in Western countries, the bride usually opts for the white Western dress or changes from a red gown to a white gown later in the day.\n\nAlso in India the traditional colour of female wedding garments is red. With Indians in Western countries, the bride often wears the red sari at the wedding ceremony and change into traditional Indian wear afterwards (like Lengha, choli etc).\n\nHistory of the wedding Dress:\nhttp://www.fromtimespast.com/wedding.htm
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This should tell you all:\nhttp://www.cascadiaweddings.com/trends_traditions/wedding_symbolism.asp
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getting married first
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Traditional Wedding Gifts\n\nFirst - Paper\nSecond - Cotton\nThird - Leather\nFourth - Fruit/Flowers\nFifth - Wood\nSixth - Candy/Iron\nSeventh - Wool/Copper\nEighth - Bronze/Pottery\nNinth - Pottery/Willow\nTenth - Tin/Aluminum\nEleventh - Steel\nTwelfth - Silk/Linen\nThirteenth - Lace\nFourteenth - Ivory\nFifteenth - Crystal\nTwentieth - China\nTwenty-Fifth - Silver\nThirtieth - Pearl\nThirty-Fifth - Coral\nFortieth - Ruby\nForty-Fifth - Sapphire\nFiftieth - Gold\nFifty-fifth - Emerald\nSixtieth - Diamond \n-------------------------------\nModern Wedding Gifts\n\nFirst - Clocks\nSecond - China\nThird - Crystal/Glass\nFourth - Appliances\nFifth - Silverware\nSixth - Candy/Iron\nSeventh - Desk Sets\nEighth - Bronze/Pottery\nNinth - Linen/Lace\nTenth - Leather\nEleventh - Jewelry\nTwelfth - Pearls\nThirteenth - Textiles/Furs\nFourteenth - Gold Jewelry\nFifteenth - Watches\nTwentieth - Platinum\nTwenty-Fifth - Silver\nThirtieth - Diamond\nThirty-Fifth - Jade\nFortieth - Ruby\nForty-Fifth - Sapphire\nFiftieth - Gold\nFifty-fifth - Emerald\nSixtieth - Diamond
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http://www.anniversaryideas.co.uk/wedding.htm
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I think you may have some problems with this -- many marriage customs are not just based on religion, but also culture.  A Roman Catholic ceremony is different from a Greek Orthodox ceremony.  You might have better luck just asking people to post traditions for those events from their own religion and culture.  \n\nIf this will help, I will volunteer my own:  \n\nBaha'is must have consent of all living parents before they marry.  The Baha'i ceremony consists of the vow "We will all, verily, abide by the Will of God" which is taken by both the bride and the groom -- and whatever other prayers or rituals the couple chooses to include.  Since there are no clergy in the Baha'i Faith, prayers are read or chanted by various people (usually chosen by the couple, at least in the weddings I have been to). \n\nIs this the sort of information you are looking for?
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Outside weddings. Me and my wife got married beside a river on some property my parents own. It was great and it was free, except for the Pastor. Plus then if you have people you don't want to invite but feel it is necessary to invite them, maybe they won't come because it is outside and they won't want to have to sit out in the sun. Worked on my grandma, she's crazy.
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traditional something. but not necessarily the "normal" one. mine was traditional scottish in america to a japanese wife. in a church, with bagpipes, kilt and 9 foot dress for my wife. then a normal one in japan, ie, not traditional (you need to live in japan to realize that few modern couples have traditional japanese weddings) - i would have prefered the traditional japanese to the "western style" that they did.
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Wedding is the event in which you get married. Marriage is the act of being married.
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Traditional Wedding Gifts\nFirst - Paper\nSecond - Cotton\nThird - Leather\nFourth - Fruit/Flowers\nFifth - Wood\nSixth - Candy/Iron\nSeventh - Wool/Copper\nEighth - Bronze/Pottery\nNinth - Pottery/Willow\nTenth - Tin/Aluminum\nEleventh - Steel\nTwelfth - Silk/Linen\nThirteenth - Lace\nFourteenth - Ivory\nFifteenth - Crystal\nTwentieth - China\nTwenty-Fifth - Silver\nThirtieth - Pearl\nThirty-Fifth - Coral\nFortieth - Ruby\nForty-Fifth - Sapphire\nFiftieth - Gold\nFifty-fifth - Emerald\nSixtieth - Diamond \n\nModern Wedding Gifts\nFirst - Clocks\nSecond - China\nThird - Crystal/Glass\nFourth - Appliances\nFifth - Silverware\nSixth - Candy/Iron\nSeventh - Desk Sets\nEighth - Bronze/Pottery\nNinth - Linen/Lace\nTenth - Leather\nEleventh - Jewelry\nTwelfth - Pearls\nThirteenth - Textiles/Furs\nFourteenth - Gold Jewelry\nFifteenth - Watches\nTwentieth - Platinum\nTwenty-Fifth - Silver\nThirtieth - Diamond\nThirty-Fifth - Jade\nFortieth - Ruby\nForty-Fifth - Sapphire\nFiftieth - Gold\nFifty-fifth - Emerald\nSixtieth - Diamond
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Tradition is that the woman wears the "engagement" ring, and when the couple gets married, the woman gets the "marriage" part of the ring (band) and the man gets his ring. \n\nIt's a tradition, but I think its a worthy one.  The man is the one who has made the proposal and PROMISES to marry the woman.  He indicates this promise by giving her a symbol of his promise.  She, in turn, indicates that she also accepts the promise by wearing the engagement ring.\n\nGenerally, there is a time between when two people decide to marry and the actual celebration, so what fills in the gap ??  It's a time of transition and it's called the engagement period. \n\nDuring this time, the woman is the one who would suffer the most emotionally, if he would decide to bail out of it.  So everytime he sees his ring on her finger, it reminds him to honor her, and of his promise to her.  He is to remember his love for her everytime he sees the ring he placed on her finger.  Knowing guys, they need the reminder. And I'm a guy.\n\nIt's also a message to other guys who see the ring that they need to stop pursuing this woman, because it is basically a BIG HINT to dopey guys who would try it. \n\nThe wedding bands, then, when placed on each other's left hand, symbolize the beginning of the life together, permanently, as a couple.  It happens in church, in front of God and everybody, who serve as "witnesses" to the beginning of this new life.\n\nWhy would both of you wear the rings now ? Ya ain't married until you're married. \n\nI recommend taking these little steps of tradition. It is a huge buildup to the celebration of marriage itself, the party after, and the wedding night. (Very romantic and erotic, actually). \n\n(If you want just one ring, then the wedding band can be soldered together with the engagement ring after the wedding is done.)
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There are some suggestions at http://www.verseit.com (Choose verse it > Weddings > Save the date).\n\nHere's one from there that I like:\nA romantic affair...\nsomething special is in the air!\nKindly save the date for\na tropical marriage celebration uniting\nBride\nand\nGroom\non Date\nCity, State\nInvitation will follow
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It will depend on the religion of the person (or yu and your soon to be groom).  The person performing the ceremony should have a rehersal beforehand to walk you through it.
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I have a few:\n\nPretty women\nRunaway Bride\nMy Best Friend's Wedding \nStepmom\nHook
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You should ask the bride and groom.