From tossing the bouquet to couples avoiding each other before walking down the aisle, there are a number of traditions and superstitions connected to Western weddings. While there are plenty of strange customs involved in American weddings, every culture has …
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While planning for your nuptials, you may find yourself pondering some of the many traditions connected to the ritual. No matter what background you come from, it stands to reason your culture has a myriad of customs meant to symbolize one aspect or another o…
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While planning your wedding, you might come across a host of customs that don’t seem to make much sense. Traditions have a way of sticking around for generations without anyone stopping to question why. This is as true of local customs as it is international…
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When you know you’ve found the one you want to spend forever with, it’s an incredible feeling. It’s even better when the feeling is mutual and that person has pledged to take your hand in marriage. Now you can focus on all the details necessary to offici…
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Of all the institutions that have existed throughout human history, marriage is one of the most ubiquitous. Because of this, there have been countless marriage customs and rituals that have sprung up in every corner of the world. Though you might be familiar w…
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Garden weddings have been a popular choice for couples for centuries. Getting married while surrounded by the bounty of nature can create a truly picturesque day. Still, plenty of couples struggle with the finer details related to planning this type of affair….
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Modern wedding traditions tend to be steeped in the waters of a nation’s history. For example, a majority of the rituals practiced during nuptials in Iran come from Persian wedding traditions. This is largely because Iran was known as Persia for most of mode…
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The days of commitment ceremonies held in LGBTQ community centers have passed. Same-sex marriage is slowly rooting itself in American cultural norms. For same-sex couples, this is an affirming signal of burgeoning acceptance. Acceptance brings more choices. Wh…
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Wedding traditions and rituals surrounding the average ceremony have changed dramatically with each passing year.
The history of marriage is a long and complicated one. While the general idea of marriage has remained somewhat consistent over the centuries, the wedd…
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It’s been a wild and crazy year for the LGBTQ community. Bathroom laws and transgender equality have been a key focus in many different states. President Obama is standing behind the federal government’s commitment to equality, issuing a statemen…