Bridal shower
A bridal shower is a gift-giving party held for a bride-to-be in anticipation of her wedding. The custom originated in the 1890s and is today most common in the United States, Canada, and by North...
View ArticleWestern Weddings Music
Music played at Western weddings includes a processional song for walking down the aisle (ex: wedding march) and reception dance music includes: The Bridal Chorus from Richard Wagner’s opera Lohengrin....
View ArticleCustoms and gift-giving
Many different customs have developed in different regions and social groups. But the basic format has been relatively unchanged for generations, and emphasizes traditional gender roles. Sociologists...
View ArticleCandybuffet
A candy buffet, or candy bar, is a new trend that can mostly be found at weddings, birthday parties, and bridal showers. A candy bar can be an addition to the traditional wedding cake served at wedding...
View ArticleWedding bouquets
Traditionally the bride will hold the bouquet, and the maid of honor will hold it during the ceremony. After the wedding the bride will toss it over her shoulder, and it is believed that whoever...
View ArticleIn romantic relationships
Romance is the expressive and pleasurable feeling from an emotional attraction towards another person associated with love. In the context of romantic love relationships, romance usually implies an...
View ArticleHistory of honeymoon
Originally “honeymoon” simply described the period just after the wedding when things are at their sweetest; it is assumed to wane in a month. This is the period when newly wed couples take a break to...
View ArticleWedding chapel
A wedding chapel is a place, other than a legal court, and usually also, other than a church, where couples can get legally married. A church may also be used as a wedding chapel, but churches are...
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