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A wedding is a ceremony that celebrates
the beginning of a marriage or civil union. 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. A woman taking part in the ceremony is called a
bride, a man called a bridegroom, after the ceremony they become a wife
and a husband, respectively.
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A bride in the
South of France
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Types of Weddings:
A double wedding is a single ceremony where two affianced couples
rendezvous for two separate weddings. Typically, a fiancé with a sibling
might plan a double wedding with that sibling.
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Nubian wedding
with some international modern touches, near Aswan, Egypt
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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.
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Preparing for the
photographs, at a wedding in Thornbury Castle, England
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A weekend wedding is a wedding in which couples
and their guests celebrate over the course of a weekend. Special
activities, such as spa treatments and golf tournaments, are scheduled
into the wedding itinerary for guests' enjoyment throughout the weekend.
Lodging usually is at the same facility as the wedding and couples often
host a Sunday brunch for the weekend's finale.
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A traditional
Japanese wedding ceremony
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A white wedding is a formal or semi-formal
wedding in the United Kingdom, Ireland and United States, as well as
Commonwealth, traditions.
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Bride and groom
wearing traditional Bengali wedding costumes, from Bangladesh
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A military wedding is a ceremony conducted in a
military chapel.
A same-sex wedding is a ceremony in which two people of the same gender
are married or, more commonly, civil-unioned. This may be an official
and legally recognized event, or (in places that 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.
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A same-sex wedding
for a civil union in Wellington, New Zealand
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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. Weddings that are
broadcast live online are also referred to as online weddings. |
