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2. Bridal shower - Wikipedia

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   A bridal shower traditionally involves giving gifts to the future wife. A bridal shower is a gift-giving party held for a bride-to-be in anticipation of her wedding.. The history of the custom is rooted not necessarily for the provision of goods for the upcoming matrimonial home, but to provide goods and financial assistance to ensure the wedding may take place.

3. Chinese pre-wedding customs - Wikipedia

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   Chinese pre-wedding customs are traditional Chinese rituals prescribed by the 禮記 ( láih gei ( Book of Rites ), the 儀禮 ( yìh láih ( Book of Etiquette and Ceremonial) and the 白虎通 ( baahk fú tùng) ( Bai Hu Tong) condensed into a series of rituals now known as the 三書六禮 ( sàam syù luhk láih) (Three Letters and Six Rites ...

4. Wedding reception - Wikipedia

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   Wedding reception in 17th-century Russia by Konstantin Makovsky Wedding Party, Flemish painting of the 17th century Wedding dance of an Azerbaijani married couple. A wedding reception is a party usually held after the completion of a marriage ceremony as hospitality for those who have attended the wedding, hence the name reception: the couple receive society, in the form of family and friends ...

5. Bride - Wikipedia

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   Bride. A bride in an elaborate wedding dress, US, 1929. A bride is a woman who is about to be married or who is a newlywed . When marrying, if the bride's future spouse is a man, he is usually referred to as the bridegroom or just groom. In Western culture, a bride may be attended by a maid, bridesman and one or more bridesmaids .

6. Wedding invitation - Wikipedia

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   A wedding invitation is a letter asking the recipient to attend a wedding. It is typically written in the formal, third-person language and mailed five to eight weeks before the wedding date. Like any other invitation, it is the privilege and duty of the host—historically, for younger brides in Western culture, the mother of the bride, on ...

7. Marriage officiant - Wikipedia

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   A marriage officiant or marriage celebrant is a person who officiates at a wedding ceremony . Religious weddings, such as Christian ones, are officiated by a pastor, such as a priest or vicar. [1] Similarly, Jewish weddings are presided over by a rabbi, and in Islamic weddings, an imam is the marriage officiant.