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Bachelor Party

A bachelor party is a pre-wedding celebration organized for a groom before his wedding. In French-speaking contexts, it is often called EVG, short...

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Bachelorette Party

A bachelorette party is a pre-wedding celebration organized in honor of a bride before her wedding. In French-speaking Europe, the equivalent...

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Blessing

A blessing in a wedding context is a solemn religious, spiritual or symbolic act through which an officiant, community or family member invokes divine...

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Bridesmaid

A bridesmaid is a woman chosen by the bride to accompany, support, and represent her during the wedding ceremony and, often, throughout the preparation...

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Buddhist Wedding

A Buddhist wedding is a marriage celebration influenced by Buddhist values, local culture and family tradition. Buddhism does not impose one...

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Catholic Wedding

A Catholic wedding is both a religious ceremony and, when celebrated between two baptized Christians with the proper form, a sacrament of the...

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Ceremony Booklet

A ceremony booklet is a printed or digital guide that helps guests follow the sequence, readings, songs, prayers and symbolic moments of a wedding...

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Child Attendant

A child attendant is a young child chosen to accompany the couple during a wedding ceremony, most often as part of the entrance procession or exit...

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Civil Marriage

Civil marriage is a legally recognized union between two people that is celebrated, recorded, and validated by a civil authority rather than by a...

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Community of Property

Community of property is a matrimonial regime under which spouses share a substantial part of their assets and debts. Depending on the legal...

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Deacon

A deacon is an ordained minister in the Catholic Church, the Orthodox Churches and several Protestant traditions. In a wedding context, a deacon is...

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Ecumenical Ceremony

An ecumenical ceremony is a Christian celebration that respects, includes or combines elements from different Christian traditions. The term is...

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Elopement

An elopement is an intimate wedding ceremony in which a couple chooses to marry privately or with only a very small group of guests. Historically,...

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Engagement

An engagement is the period and commitment that precede marriage. It marks the transition from a romantic relationship to a formal intention to marry. In...

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Etiquette

Etiquette is the organized set of social rules, formal behaviors and ceremonial conventions that guide how people act in official, social or festive...

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Exchange of Consent

The exchange of consent is the central legal and symbolic act in a wedding ceremony. It is the moment when the two people freely and publicly...

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Exchange of Vows

The exchange of vows is the moment in a wedding ceremony when the spouses express their promises, commitments and intentions toward each other. The...

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Groomsman

A groomsman is a man chosen by the groom to accompany, support, and represent him during the wedding ceremony and often during the preparation period. In...

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Henna Ceremony

A henna ceremony is a pre-wedding ritual centered on the application of henna designs to the bride, and sometimes to the groom and guests. Also known...

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Honeymoon

A honeymoon is the trip, private retreat or special period taken by a newly married couple after their wedding ceremony. In wedding culture, the honeymoon...

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Interreligious Marriage

An interreligious marriage is a marriage between two people who belong to different religious traditions. It may involve two different...

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Jewish Wedding

A Jewish wedding is a sacred and joyful ceremony that unites a couple according to Jewish law, tradition and community practice. Known through...

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Marriage Catechumenate

The marriage catechumenate is a structured period of preparation, discernment and formation offered to engaged couples before a religious...

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Matrimonial Regime

A matrimonial regime is the legal framework that determines how spouses own, manage, use, and divide property during marriage and when the...

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Muslim Wedding (Nikah)

A Muslim wedding , commonly called Nikah , is a religious and contractual union established according to Islamic principles. Depending on...

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Nuptial Blessing

A nuptial blessing is a solemn blessing pronounced over a married couple during or after a wedding ceremony. It invokes divine grace, protection,...

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Orthodox Wedding

An Orthodox wedding is the nuptial ceremony celebrated in the Eastern Orthodox Churches and related Orthodox traditions. It is known for its...

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Protestant Wedding

A Protestant wedding is a Christian wedding celebration shaped by the theology, liturgy and pastoral customs of a Protestant denomination. It may...

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Publication of Banns

The publication of banns is a formal public announcement that a marriage is intended to take place. Historically and legally, the publication...

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Secular Ceremony

A secular ceremony is a non-religious wedding ceremony created to celebrate the commitment of two people without following the rites, doctrine, or...

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Separation of Property

Separation of property is a matrimonial regime under which each spouse keeps personal ownership, administration, enjoyment, and disposal of...

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Tea Ceremony

A tea ceremony in a wedding context is a ritual in which the couple serves tea to parents, elders or family members as a sign of respect, gratitude and...

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The 4 Elements

The 4 Elements in this wedding tradition refer to the English bridal rhyme something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue . Popular...

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Wedding Consultant

A Wedding Consultant is a wedding advisory professional who helps clients make informed decisions about the organization, design, budget,...

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Wedding Mass

A wedding Mass is a Catholic wedding celebration that includes the Eucharistic liturgy. In Catholic tradition, marriage is a sacrament when it is...

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Wedding Night

The wedding night refers to the first night a newly married couple spends together after the wedding ceremony and celebration. Historically, the...

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Wedding Officiant

A Wedding Officiant is the professional or appointed person who leads a wedding ceremony and gives structure, meaning, and continuity to the...

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