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Your wedding is one of the most important events in your life and the ceremony and tradition involved are an integral part of the day. Wedding ceremonies and customs vary greatly based on your religion or the country you're in. Some countries, cultures and religions recognize the marriage as soon as the wedding ceremony begins, others not until a marriage license is signed and then a ceremony is held to celebrate the marriage with friends and family. Some customs are considered traditional by some but are offensive to others.
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We are here to help by going over some of the most common wedding ceremonies and customs and how they can vary based on country or religion. We'll start by going over the most common types of U.S. weddings, then the traditional “White Wedding” and then we’ll look at some other weddings and customs and how they vary by country and religion.
Different Types Of U.S. Weddings
In a white wedding, formal or semi-formal traditions are followed. White weddings are the most popular and most typical type of wedding ceremony. In white weddings British, Irish, American and Commonwealth traditions are usually closely followed.
In a destination wedding the ceremony is usually held in a location that the couple and attendees have to travel to get to, thus the name. Destination weddings usually have a theme of some kind that is related to the destination. You could have a flashy Las Vegas wedding, a tropical beach ceremony in the Caribbean, a simple backyard ceremony somewhere special or something extreme like an underwater wedding.
In a double wedding, two couples marry at the same time in a single wedding ceremony. Often when two siblings are going to marry they will plan a double wedding.
In a military wedding the wedding ceremony is held in a military chapel.
In an online wedding the wedding ceremony is conducted over the Internet, or it can be a cyber-event that takes the place of a real face to face wedding where the couple will use avatars of some kind as stand-ins to be married.
In a same-sex wedding, two people of the same gender are married. Same-sex weddings are not recognized legally everywhere and in places that do not recognize same-sex weddings the event can be an opportunity for the couple to exchange pledges and celebrate the ceremony the same as they would a traditional wedding.
U.S. Weddings
In the United States the traditional western wedding custom of the bride wearing a white dress was, during the Victorian era, intended to symbolize purity, although despite popular misconception not necessarily to indicate virginity. A white face veil is worn with the dress to symbolize virginity. Following strict “White Wedding” tradition, a white dress and veil are not worn for the second or third wedding after becoming a widow or a divorcee.
Another popular custom during a traditional ceremony is “Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue”. According to this long-standing custom, it is considered good luck for the bride to carry something of each category during the ceremony. Often a bride will try to carry one item that meets all these definitions if possible.
The wedding ceremony is usually followed by a wedding reception where a meal and wedding cake are served. At the reception the guests will toast the newlyweds before the meal and after the meal the bride and groom will cut the wedding cake and serve it to the guests. Another enjoyable tradition during the reception is for guests to randomly clink their silverware on their glass which obliges the newlyweds each time to kiss. After the meal and cake there is dancing, with the newlyweds usually having the first dance.
