A wedding is a civil or religious ceremony at which the beginning of a marriage is celebrated.

Customs

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General 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.

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 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. Recently in some cultures, same-sex weddings have begun to be celebrated.

The Western custom of the bride wearing a white wedding dress, came to symbolize purity in the Victorian era (despite popular misconception and the hackneyed jokes of situation comedies the white dress did not actually indicate virginity, which was symbolized by a face veil). Within the "white wedding" tradition, a white dress and veil would not have been considered appropriate in the second or third wedding of a widow or divorcee. The specific conventions of Western weddings largely from a Protestant and Catholic viewpoint, are discussed at "White wedding."

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KarolinkaMiller (Carolina Miller) Sun, 20 Dec 2009 21:57:54 -0000
All these weddings on e! Today... I hope I have a wedding one day
Speeches are boring, even at weddings. Haha
mirisara (Miriam Moshko) Sun, 20 Dec 2009 21:57:32 -0000
Speeches are boring, even at weddings. Haha
lying in bed thinking that double weddings are not that bad of idea actually :D our new year dance is gonna ROCK.
BabyVal (Valerie Babyuk) Sun, 20 Dec 2009 21:56:34 -0000
lying in bed thinking that double weddings are not that bad of idea actually :D our new year dance is gonna ROCK.
Weddings make me so emotional. Even when it is Kendra and Hank.
cclarahan (Courtney Clarahan) Sun, 20 Dec 2009 21:52:33 -0000
Weddings make me so emotional. Even when it is Kendra and Hank.

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