wedding

the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed the act of marrying

the nuptial ceremony

"their marriage was conducted in the chapel" a party of people at a wedding

otheruses , Egypt]] A wedding is a civil or religious ceremony at which the beginning of a marriage is celebrated. In most societies, a number of wedding 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 marriagesame-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 virginvirginity, 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."Weddings in modern China combine both traditional elements and elements influenced by the West. The actual civil ceremony consists of registering the marriage with the local registrar and is brief and done without much ceremony. The wedding reception, however, is elaborate and complex, and the one prominent element of modern Chinese weddings is the Chinese wedding album.A wedding is often followed or accompanied by a wedding reception, at which an elaborate wedding cake is served. Western traditions include toast (honor)toasting the bride and bridegroomgroom, the newlyweds having the first dance, and cutting the cake. The bride throws her bouquet to the assembled group of all unmarried women in attendance, and the woman who catches it is supposedly going to be the next to wed. A fairly recent egalitarian equivalent has the groom throwing the bride's Garter (clothing)garter to the assembled unmarried men; the man who catches it is supposedly the next to wed.

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Music - Music often played at western weddings includes:

The "Bridal Chorus" from ''Lohengrin (opera)Lohengrin'' by Richard Wagner, often used as the processional and commonly known as "Here Comes the Bride" - Note: Richard Wagner is said to have been Anti-Semitic, and as a result, the Bridal Chorus is often not used at Jewish weddings.

Johann Pachelbel's Pachelbel's canonCanon in D is often used as an alternative processional

The "Wedding March (Mendelssohn)Wedding March" from Felix Mendelssohn's incidental music for the William ShakespeareShakespeare play, ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'', often used as a recessional

The "Toccata" from Charles-Marie Widor's ''Symphony for Organ No. 5'', also used as a recessional media:Widor_Toccata.oggsound sample (ogg format, 20 seconds, 79KB)

Segments of the Ode To Joy, the fourth movement of Ludwig van Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, sometimes make appearances at weddings; its message of humanistic unity is suitable for the occasion.

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Events related to weddings

*Betrothal

*Engagement and Engagement ring

*Wedding anniversary

*Wedding reception

Types of weddings

*Banns of marriage

*Handfasting

*Religious aspects of marriage

*White wedding

*Online Wedding

*Same-sex marriage Same-sex wedding

*Double wedding

Wedding traditions

*Marriage license

*Wedding bandWedding band (or ring)

*Wedding gift

*Wedding invitation

*Wedding music

*Wedding vows

Wedding Trends

Clothing

*Barong Tagalog

*Kimono

*Morning dress

*Topor (headgear)Topor

*Tuxedo

*Wedding dress

*Wedding veil

Food

*Wedding cake

Participants

*Best man

*Bridesmaid

*Flowergirl

*Maid of honor

*Mail-order bride

*Ringbearer

*Usher or groomsman

Related travel

*Honeymoon

*Wedding trip (traveling to meet a bride or groom in an arranged marriage)

Wedding videography

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Peter Kadel's Ballroom Dancing - specialize in Wedding Dance and Ballroom Dance
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Sweetbrier Flower Shoppe
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Jeff LaPlante Photography
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Trouwsuite
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Light iMAGINATION
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Whyler Photos of stirling
Award winning general photographsers in the Central Scotland area, We photograph weddings, portraits, press and PR and also commercial.
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Playa del Carmen Restaurant -Wedding Reception
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Silver Dog Music
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A Window on Cyprus
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Nautical Wedding Ceremonies on Land, Sea
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WedPlan
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SPOSABELLA TAMMETTA
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Ultimate Chaos Comedy Meet and Greet
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Personal and Business website of Kristy and Scott Nilsson
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James Gerard Orchestra
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Polar Studios
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Jamie Lawrence - Wedding Music and Planning Services on Maui
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Wedding / Hochzeit in Germany
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Sound Choice Events
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Weddings of New York
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Manataka American Indian Council
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Who's Who in Gold and Silver
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Funky Fudge Factory
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Le Manege, a club
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The romantic restaurant in the castle of Freiberg!
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Wedding Dj in Italy
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Photo Metro Image Centers
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Traditional handmade Ketubah Art from Prague
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Photo Metro Image Centers
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LeesLimousine
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Digital Visions Videography
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Harbour Albums
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Austin Bands
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Susanne Pridoehl Photography
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Aphrodite Brides
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FirstFlowers - The freshest flowers!
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Wedding Links Galore
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WeddingChannel
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Wedding Manor
National directory of Wedding Professionals
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AllWeddingCompanies.com
Planning guide and wedding search engine offering brides, grooms and guests a free product request form to receive information for their local weddings. Vendors receive free listings.
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Ultimatewedding.com
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