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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ukweddingphotos (Randall Murrow) Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:13:42 -0000
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Today is long! Indian weddings go on fir about 8 hours! They're fun if a little hard understand.
lee_b (Lee Bacon) Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:04:58 -0000
Today is long! Indian weddings go on fir about 8 hours! They're fun if a little hard understand.
@janineawalker Good luck with the weddings. I have two family shoots this w/e. Nice to do something a bit lower pressure and shorter hours!
tomcweller (Tom Weller) Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:03:59 -0000
@janineawalker Good luck with the weddings. I have two family shoots this w/e. Nice to do something a bit lower pressure and shorter hours!
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Bowood House in Wiltshire is now holding weddings
ApolloEC (Apollo ) Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:56:50 -0000
Bowood House in Wiltshire is now holding weddings

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