I want to know comity about western wedding

What do you wish to know?

(Well, it's not breakfast.)

Some western weddings include the use of a shotgun. :wink:

Sunnygirl, America is so diverse that we have many wedding traditions. Most religions have their own type of ceremony and many people just make up their own idea of a perfect wedding. Weddings are a big business here, but I don't think there is a simple answer to your question.

Weddings used to have a religious significance. It still does to some people, but for many people today, it is the legal consequences of marriage that are important. When two people marry they are considered one entity in many financial issues. At least that is how it works here in Norway.

Personally, I feel that weddings should focus on exchanging vows in front of the immediate families and close friends.

I'm in a minority. The "average" American wedding costs $25,000.

I Googled "Wedding planning" and this site was first on the screen:

http://www.weddingsolutions.com/

Hi sunnygirlym,

Some wedding comedies (that have weddings as a major plot point):

"My Big Fat Greek Wedding"
"The Wedding Singer"
"Wedding Crashers"
"My Best Friend's Wedding"
"Four Weddings and a Funeral"

And a good one that deals with Asian AND Western weddings is "The Wedding Banquet."

Brides traditionally wear a beautifull white dress. This dress is often ornate and can cost several thousand dollars. The cost of a dress is not culturally significant.
Traditional wedding ceremonies can be performed by a priest of any religion.
Traditionaly styled wedding ceremonies are used less and less these days.
some people choose to have their wedding in a garden setting using a marriage celebrant instead of a priest.

After the actual ceremony a reception is usually held. Guests are invited to have a meal complete with dancing and general socialising.

Some people choose to have "registry" wedding. The partners fill in the legal documents which are witnessed by a registrar of births deaths and marriages, this satisfies the legal requirements. After filling in the legal documents they go about their lives as usual, no ceremony or reception is held.

After a couple have their wedding ceremony they go on a honeymoon. This is a romantic holiday for just the two of them.

weddings ceremonies and receptions can be cheap or expensive and take on many many different forms, it just depends on the couple.

Our wedding was a traditional Jewish wedding. We were married by a Rabbi but not in a synagogue, it was a catering hall. The food was kosher, which means it conformed to certain dietary restrictions imposed by our religion.

I wore a white dress and a veil and carried a large bouquet of flowers and RP (my husband) wore a tuxedo and a yarmulke. One prewedding ceremony was to veil the bride, which is essentially how a Jewish groom makes sure he's marrying the right woman. We also signed two formal marriage contracts. One was mostly in Hebrew and is called a Ketubah. The other was our regular marriage license as mandated by the State of New York (the state where we were wed). The witnesses for the Ketubah had to be Jewish men unrelated to either of us. The witnesses for the New York state marriage license had to be unrelated to us, but they didn't have to be male.

Other than us, there were five people in our wedding party: my husband's and my best friends, my brother, my husband's sister, and my cousin. They walked down the aisle before us and stood under a large canopy called a Khuppah. This is also where the Rabbi stood. Then my husband walked down the aisle between his parents. They kissed him and then they stood under the Khuppah. He waited at the end of the aisle. Then I walked down with my parents on either side of me. When they lifted my veil to kiss me, my veil fell off! We all laughed. We managed to put my veil back on and then my parents also stood under the Khuppah and my husband escorted me under there as well.

Then the Rabbi led us in prayer, in both English and Hebrew. We both drank out of two wine cups and exchanged rings and vows. Then my husband stamped on a glass and broke it. We were married! We kissed and then walked out to our wedding reception.

There was a lot of dancing and a lot of picture-taking. One tradition is for the bride and groom to be lifted up on chairs by friends and family. I remember it was really high! It was a little bit scary. We also went around to where all of our friends and family were and we thanked them for coming and sharing our day with us. Then my husband's best friend, and then my brother, both toasted us with champagne. The whole thing took about five or six hours.

After that, we went on our honeymoon, a short trip to upstate New York. It was quiet and peaceful after all of the hectic wedding planning. This was all almost 15 years ago.