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Tuesday, September 20, 2011

British Wedding Traditions

Weddings in Great Britain are very beautiful and unforgettable because of the prolonged customs of British people that have took form since very old times. The practices of a wedding in a British flag had been transformed during the English Reformation, at the time during church rulings had to go through a total change. Following 1549, wedding ceremonies are permitted to be done in the church.
In a wedding ceremony in the Church of England, the bride is given to the groom by the father of the bride before the priest. The people inside the church will then be asked by the priest if anyone would object the wedding. In case there is, the objections are permitted to be spoken. Both the groom and the bride are allotted as well an opportunity to re-consider. Then they vow to be devoted, love, honour and protect one another till the end of their lifetime.
The rite goes on with the man placing the wedding ring on the woman's wedding finger, the third finger on her left hand. The ring will be accepted by the bride and the priest affirms them to be husband and wife. The wedding in the eyes of god will then be proclaimed by the priest. Following the announcement, the man is given permission to kiss the bride.
The couple is permitted to be married in a registry office in case they wish to do so. The rite is then brief and straightforward. The couple faces a registrar in charge and they sign the register after. No less than two witnesses should be in attendance.

Wedding Reception Song Selections - Atmosphere Vs Special Songs

Of course, the bride and groom's song choices are a very important part of the wedding reception. However, it is important to not make the entire reception a huge playlist of only important songs. After all, who wants to plan a party where their guests are not enjoying themselves?
The purpose of playing music at all is to set an atmosphere. Therefore, the real logic behind planning your reception music should be to create an atmosphere where people will have fun, rather than expose your guests to music you like.
Modern wedding receptions have changed. They are vastly becoming the crazy party dancing part of the wedding, while the ceremony holds the classy and more serious peaceful part of the day. Therefore, the trend now for receptions is to be far more upbeat and fun. If this is the atmosphere you want, the possibilities of song choices are endless. However, picking songs that ONLY you like can be a big mistake.
Most bride and grooms want to select songs that are special to them. Sometimes the songs relate to how they first met or the couple's first date, or perhaps some other memorable event. It is very important, to do this, however, if the whole playlist are "special songs" to the bride and groom, they may not be special to everyone else.
If you want to have a finger on the playlist, as you plan songs for the wedding reception, seek out a second opinion from other people. Contact friends and/or family and ask for their favorite songs. With the internet, you can easily send out a couple of emails and get a feeling for what people will like.
If your overall goal really again is to create a fun, dancing atmosphere, you really have to pick songs that people can dance to and songs that people like to dance to. Even if you do not like "dance music," if your guests do, you will need to pick songs they like to get the atmosphere that you are looking for.

German Wedding Traditions

Most citizens in the United States are aware of the traditions related to marriage in the U.S. June is the favorite month for a wedding. "Something borrowed, something blue", the "groom's party" for the parents and wedding party, a "dowry (perhaps)", it is "unlucky to see the bride in her wedding dress before the ceremony", the father of the bride making that long trip down the aisle with his daughter, and men, let's not forget the "stag party"!
But in Germany the preferred month for marriage is May. The traditions related to marriage in Germany are many and vary by region. Also, some of the younger generations may not practice the following wedding traditions any longer.
Eheringe (Wedding rings)
During the engagement period both the bride and groom wear a ring on their left hand. After the wedding they wear the wedding ring on their right hand. Usually the rings are gold with no diamonds.
Brautkleid (Bride's attire)
In Germany, as in the U.S, the bride wears "white". But in Germany brides wear either very short trains or usually none at all attached to their wedding dress. If veils are worn they are of fingertip length and typically never worn over the face as in the U.S. Often in place of veils a flowery headband with ribbons is worn. Other accessories included may be a Diadem (Tiara), a little draw string purse and gloves. The custom is for the bride to dress at her home or her parent's home and then drive to the ceremony.
Brautigams Kleidung (Groom's attire)
The groom usually wears a black suit or a smoking jacket (dinner jacket)
Die Standesamtliche Trauung (The Wedding)
Before a church wedding the bride and groom will have been married in the Standesamt (Registry Office) by a registrar which is most often in the Rathaus (town hall). A witness is needed for the bride and also for the groom.
Die Kirche-Hochzeit (The Church Wedding)
Together, the bride and groom will enter the church and walk down the aisle. Because it is not legal to have only a church ceremony, the couple will have already been legally married by a Standesbeamte. Unlike in the U.S. it is not customary for there to be bridesmaids, groomsmen or flower girls.
Andere Deutsche Traditionen (Other German traditions)
Brides often carry salt and bread as an omen for good harvests and the groom carries grain for wealth and good fortune.
Before the wedding the bride's possessions are transported to her new home. These may include linens she has collected, a cradle into which a doll has been secretly placed, and for the wedding of a farm girl, her parents second-best cow.
Hochzeitslader
This Bavarian tradition has an official inviter clad in fancy clothes decorated with ribbons and flowers going door to door extending a personal rhyming invitation to the invited guests. Guests accept by pinning one of the ribbons to the Hochzeitslader hat and by offering a drink or two at each stop. Should the invited guests be numerous and the Hochzeitslader be of the nature to accept the offered drinks he may need a day or two to complete his duties!
Junggesellenabschied (Bachelor Party)
Some weeks before the wedding the groom and his male friends go to a Kneipe (pub) to drink and have fun for his last time as a single man.
Polterabend (Wedding Eve)
At a party on the evening before the wedding plates and dishes are smashed to scare off evil spirits. Only china can be used. Anything else would bring bad luck. The bride and groom have to clean up everything. This is to indicate that they can work together.
Hochzeit-Schuhe (Wedding shoes)
Another tradition is for the bride to collect pennies for years to pay for her wedding shoes in which to insure that the marriage "gets off" on the right foot. The bride's mother would place some dill and salt in her daughter's right shoe.

It Is Wedding Season for the "Royal Wedding" of Prince William and Kate Middleton

Prince William and Kate Middleton have dated for eight years, until Prince William decided that one special day in November 2010 to propose to Kate Middleton in a surprise engagement date! They have been planning there wedding from day 1--since they announced their engagement. This Royal Wedding will be the biggest news for everyone in the whole world! They will have consultants from the TLC show "Say Yes to the Dress" appearing in it! They are getting married April 29, 2011!
They decided to hire a wedding planner named Mark Niemierko, based in London, to make their wedding day dreams come true. The planner made a comment stating that the cost for this wedding could end up around quarter of a million pounds to a half-million pounds ($397,000 to $794,000). Isn't it amazing how much a royal wedding could cost?
The details of planning this wedding range from deciding on the colors of their wedding décor, to what type of tux, the details of their cake, to the biggest and most important thing-- "The Wedding Gown"! Also, Kate Middleton chose a very well-known wedding photographer "Getty Images/Chris Jackson" to be their photographer, so they are sure to capture all their special moments for that day!
The Royal Couple decided to use save-the-date invitations for the Royal Wedding. These were sent out to their guests by fax, because mailing them would have taken too long to receive. They used fully handwritten invitations, which were embossed in a beautiful gold design, and they will be sent to 1,800 of their closest friends and family members. These guests of the Royal Wedding are separated into three tiers: those invited to the ceremony, the reception, and the after party! There ceremony will be at Westminster Abbey located in London. They will have different routes from the ceremony location to the reception location at Buckingham Palace! They will be taking a horse-drawn carriage to the Palace after the wedding ceremony!
Kate Middleton's dress is the most important clothing she will wear on her Wedding Day, and it has been the "talk of the town" since the engagement announcement. The Royal Couple has decided to keep the gown a secret until the big day, but there are many rumors flying around about who will design the dress. It has been rumored that Bruce Oldfield, who did the design of Queen Rania's (of Jordan) dress, and also a rumor that one of Princess Diana's favorite designers may have a hand in the design for Kate Middleton, but there are no official details that have been released as of yet

Wedding Songs

Your wedding is definitely the most important day of your life. All these years, you have been dreaming for that day to come and now that it is almost here, you can't help but prance with joy and excitement. You go and plan your wedding day complete with wedding decor - Toronto or elsewhere - details, ideas for wedding favors and wedding invitations. Of course you won't leave the most important part of the planning, the quest for the perfect gown among the thousands of equally fabulous wedding dresses.
You have dreamt about this day all your life and now that it's finally here, you would never allow even a simple glitch to ruin it. It is for the same reason that you want to be in control even of the songs that are played during the wedding ceremony and at the reception party. Although your wedding planner would generally be in-charge of the song selection, they would of course need your go signal.
So here are a few song suggestions. These will truly make your march down the aisle - and the entire celebration - worth remembering. These songs will complement your fabulous wedding dress. After all, you've searched high and low and rummaged through tons of wedding dresses before finally being able to pick one.