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American Wedding Traditions!
Some fun wedding traditions from the past are still
very much a part of today's wedding ceremony. Some
traditions are well known and done often, such as, the
bride tossing her bouquet. The woman who catches the
bouquet is supposedly the next one to be married.
Another fun wedding tradition is the "kneeling pillow"
at the altar. The couple's names and their wedding date
are sewn on the pillow for a nice memento, which can be
passed on and added to for future generations.
An interesting custom at the wedding reception is that
of the "marriage cup." This silver cup, in either the
shape of a bowl on a stand or in the shape of a girl
with a large skirt, is set at the |
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bride's table. The bride begins
drinking from the special cup; the groom follows
with the second sip.
A "unity candle" can also be included to make the
wedding ceremony even more special. There are three
candles in a row, two small ones, with one
symbolizing the bride's family, and one symbolizing
the groom's family. The third candle, in the middle
of the two shorter candles, represents the bonding
of both families after the vows are said.
At the beginning of the ceremony, the shorter
candles are lit. The bride and groom light the
third, taller candle after they become husband and
wife. In lighting the taller candle, the bride takes
her family's candle and the groom takes his family's
candle and together they jointly light the "unity
candle," while the flames of the two shorter candles
are then extinguished. This leaves the one candle
lit as a symbol of the families coming together as
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