A wedding is a ceremony which celebrates the beginning of
a marriage. Wedding traditions and customs vary greatly between cultures, ethnic
groups, religions, countries, and social classes. In some countries, cultures
and religions, the actual act of marriage begins during the wedding ceremony. In
others, the legal act of marriage occurs at the time of signing a marriage
license or other legal document, and the wedding is then an opportunity to
perform a traditional ceremony and celebrate with friends and family.
Types
A double wedding is a single ceremony where two fiancé couples rendezvous for
two separate weddings. Typically, a fiancé with a sibling might plan a double
wedding with that sibling.
A destination wedding is any wedding in which the engaged couple and/or a
majority of their guests travel to attend the ceremony. Whether this happens for
an intimate beach ceremony in the Caribbean, extravagant nuptials in Las Vegas
or for a simple ceremony in someone's back yard, chances are it qualifies as a
destination wedding.
A white wedding is a formal or semi-formal wedding in the United Kingdom,
Ireland and United States, as well as Commonwealth, traditions.
A military wedding is a ceremony conducted in a military chapel.
An online wedding is a wedding that is either conducted on the internet, or is
an event that resembles a standard wedding when two people who wish their
avatars, or characters, to be married. Many couples are using the internet to
meet and share their vows. Planning is made easy, with online wedding guides
(see references) where reliable and friendly vendors are listed.
A same-sex wedding is a ceremony in which two people of the same gender are
married. This may be an official and legally recognized event, or (in places
that to do not allow same-sex marriage) it may simply be an opportunity to make
the same pledges and have the same celebration with friends and family as at a
traditional wedding.
A justice of the peace presides over a civil marriage ceremony by a lake in
Connecticut.
A civil wedding is a ceremony presided over by a local civil authority, such as
an elected or appointed judge, justice of the peace or the mayor of a locality.
Civil wedding ceremonies can use references to God, but no references to a
particular religion or denomination. They can be either elaborate or simple.
Many civil wedding ceremonies take place in local town or city halls or
courthouses in judge's chambers.
Customs
Main article: Wedding traditions and customs
Wedding ceremonies may contain any number of different elements, however most
contain wedding vows of some kind and a proclamation of marriage, usually by the
officiant. Most weddings also involve wearing the traditional clothes of the
culture in which the couple is wedding. A wedding is often followed or
accompanied by a wedding reception.
Other elements may include music, poetry, prayer, scripture, or other
traditions. In most societies a number of traditions or customs have emerged
around the wedding ceremony, many of which have lost their original symbolic
meaning in the modern world. Other wedding traditions are relatively recent.
Some elements of the Western heterosexual wedding ceremony symbolize the bride's
departure from her father's control and entry into a new family with her
husband. In modern Western weddings, this symbolism is largely vestigial, since
husband and wife are of equal power and status. In some cultures, same-sex
weddings are celebrated.
A wedding's particular customs may be varied, mixed, or invented to suit the
personalities, interests, and cultural backgrounds of the couple. Such hybrid
ceremonies are more common when performed by Civil Celebrants, as in Australia,
the United States and Canada.
Clothing
Bride and groom wearing traditional Bengali wedding costumes, from Bangladesh
Different wedding traditions call for different wedding outfits:
Qipao, Chinese traditional formal wear
Batik and Kebaya, a special garment worn by the Javanese people of Indonesia.
Barong Tagalog, an embroidered formal garment of the Philippines
Kimono, the traditional garments of Japan
Ao dai, traditional garments of Vietnam
Morning dress, a particular category of men's formal dress
Topor, a type of conical headgear
Seelai,Tamil Brides traditional formal wear
traditionally worn by grooms as part of the Bengali Hindu wedding ceremony
Tuxedo
Black tie, indicating dinner jacket in the UK
White tie, indicating evening dress in the UK
Sherwani, a long coat-like garment worn in South Asia
Wedding veil
Wedding dress
Music
Western weddings
Music often played at western weddings includes a processional song for walking
down the aisle (ex: Wedding March) and reception dance music. More at wedding
music.
African weddings
In traditional African weddings its a combining of two families.Traditional
music throughout Africa is almost always functional; in other words, it is
performed to mark a ritual such as a wedding. Because Africa is a continent with
a wide range of ethnic, cultural and linguistic diversity, the music of Africa
varies widely.
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