wedding-etiquette

1、Wedding EtiquetteAccording to the different wedding location, western wedding can be classfied into four kinds: church wedding lawn l:n草坪 wedding candle wedding beach weddingBridal attire Bridal attire brad()l ta The full wording of this popular bridal attire rhymeram , which dates back to the Victo

2、rian times is something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue and a silver sixpence in your shoe.Something old W Wearingearing s something old refers to wearing omething old refers to wearing something that represents a link with the something that represents a link with the brides

3、family and her old life. Usually, the brides family and her old life. Usually, the bride wears a piece of family jewellerybride wears a piece of family jewellery dulr or maybe her mothers or or maybe her mothers or grandmothers wedding dress.grandmothers wedding dress.something new Wearing something

4、 new represents good fortune and success in the brides new life. something borrowed Wearing something borrowed, which has already been worn by another happy bride at her wedding, it meants to bring good luck to the marriage. Something borrowed could be an item of bridal clothing, a handkerchief hktf

5、 or an item of jewellery.something blue Wearing something blue dates back to Biblicalbblk()l 圣經(jīng) times when the colour blue was considered to represent purity and fidelityfdelt 忠誠. sixpence Placing a silver sixpence in the brides left shoe is a symbol of wealth. This is not just to bring the bride fi

6、nancial wealth but also a wealth of happiness and joy throughout her married life.Wedding DressWedding DressIt is thought unlucky for the bride to make her own wedding dress. It is also unlucky for the groom to see the bride in her wedding dress before until she arrives at the ceremony. The bride sh

7、ould not wear her entire outfit before the wedding day. Some brides leave a final stitch on 縫上縫上the dress undone until it is time to leave for the ceremony when the outfit is completed.Wedding invitationWedding invitation Before a couple is married, they become very busy. And then invitations are se

8、nt to those who live nearby, their close friends and their relatives who live f a r a w a y . W h e n everything is ready, then comes the most exciting moment.Wedding process Engagement 訂婚訂婚 Register redst 登記 Bachelor party Wedding ceremonyGiving the bride awayThe wedding itself usually lasts betwee

9、n 20 and 4 0 m i n u t e s . T h e wedding party enters the church while the w e d d i n g m a r c h i s played. The bride carrying a bouquet enters last with her father who will give her away. The groom enters the church from a side door.Marriage StatementMarriage Statement on the ceremony, the pri

10、est will often say： Do you take this woman （man）to be y o u r l a w f u l w e d d e d w i f e （husband）to live together in the holy estate stet; matrimony? 你愿否以此女人（男人）為你合法之你愿否以此女人（男人）為你合法之妻子（丈夫），與你共同生活在圣潔妻子（丈夫），與你共同生活在圣潔之婚姻中之婚姻中Marriage StatementMarriage Statement Will you love her(him), cherish her

11、(him), keep her(him), honor her(him), in sickness, in health and forsaking fsek all other cleavekliv , you only under her（him） so long as both shall live? 你愿否在病中、在平時心愛她（他）、護佑她你愿否在病中、在平時心愛她（他）、護佑她（他）、照料她（他）、尊敬她（他），并摒棄（他）、照料她（他）、尊敬她（他），并摒棄一切，唯她（他）是賴，共度生活？一切，唯她（他）是賴，共度生活？Marriage StatementMarriage Stat

12、ementThen the priest will say： I now pronounce you husband and wife, and hope youll be both very happy. 我現(xiàn)在宣布你們兩人為夫婦并希望你我現(xiàn)在宣布你們兩人為夫婦并希望你們兩人幸福。們兩人幸福。double-ring ceremoniesFollowing the vows, the couple exchange rings. Wearing the wedding ring on the fourth finger of the left hand is an old custom.wed

13、ding cakewedding cake After the ceremony there is often a party, called a reception which gives the wedding guests an opportunity to congratulate the newlyweds. On the reception, there used to be a nice big wedding cake. The new couple will cut the cake together, and feed each other with a small pie

14、ce , then share the cake with the guests.Wedding BouquetWedding Bouquet After the reception the bride throws her bouquet back over her shoulder where the unmarried female guest group together.lTradition holds that the one who catches the bouquet will be the next one to marry. Wedding AnniversaryWedd

15、ing AnniversaryAmericans attach great importance to anniversariesnvs()r . Family and friends always get together for a grand celebration. Husband and wife exchang gifts according to the meaning of the anniversary. Guests also bring symbolic gifts. Each anniversary has a different name, portrays diff

16、erent meaning.Wedding AnniversaryWedding Anniversary 1 紙婚紙婚 Paper wedding 2 棉婚棉婚 Cotton wedding 3 皮革婚皮革婚 Leather wedding 4 絲婚絲婚 Silk wedding 5 木婚木婚 Wood wedding 6 鐵婚或糖婚鐵婚或糖婚 Ironan or Sugar candy wedding 7 銅婚銅婚 Copper wedding 8 陶器婚陶器婚 Pottery pt()r wedding 9 柳婚柳婚 Willow weddingWedding AnniversaryWed

17、ding Anniversary 10 錫婚錫婚 Tin wedding 11 鋼婚鋼婚 Steel wedding 12 亞麻婚亞麻婚 Linen lnn wedding 13 花邊婚花邊婚 Lace wedding 14 象牙婚象牙婚 Ivory av()r wedding 15 水晶婚水晶婚 Crystal krst()l wedding After this, five years a name Wedding AnniversaryWedding Anniversary 20 瓷婚瓷婚 China wedding 25 銀婚（銀婚大典）銀婚（銀婚大典）Silver wedding 30 珍珠婚（珍珠般可貴）珍