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Nubian wedding with some international modern touches, near Aswan, 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. 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.
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."
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 cakeA wedding cake is the traditional cake served to the guests at a wedding breakfast, after a wedding. It is usually a large cake, multi-layered or tiered, and heavily decorated, often with icing over a layer of marzipan, topped witha small staue of a bride is served. Western traditions include toastFor other meanings, see Toast (disambiguation). Toast is bread that has been browned by exposure to dry heat. This browning reaction is called the Maillard Reaction. The usual method of toasting bread is by the use of a toaster, a small appliance made foring the brideA bride is the female participant in a wedding ceremony (see also marriage). She is typically attended by one or bridesmaids or more maids of honour. Her male partner is the bridegroom or "groom. Before a bride can be formally called "wife" or Mrs. the su and groomA bridegroom (often shortened to groom is a man who is about to be married, or who has just been married. He is typically attended by a best man. In the case of a heterosexual marriage his partner is known as the bride, who is typically attended by one or, the newlywed s having the first dance, and cutting the cake. The bride throws her bouquetBouquet can refer to: An arrangement of cut flowers A fragrance of something, e. of an aged wine. Bouquet a commune of the Gard departement in France Carole Bouquet, a French actress A group of television channels owned by the same company, e. British Sky 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 garterGarters are items of clothing worn around the thighs. They are normally just a few inches in width. They often contain small bells and/or ribbons. In the 19th and 20th centuries, they were used to hold up stockings, but the advent of pantyhose has made th to the assembled unmarried men; the man who catches it is supposedly the next to wed.
Music often played at western weddings includes:
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