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Wedding Customs: Traditions From Around the Globe
Here are some wedding traditions that couples in China, Morocco, and many other places have been using for hundreds of years.
Tons of Ceremony and Vow Ideas
Everything you need to plan your wedding ceremony.
Theme Ideas from the Frugal Bride
Things to consider when having a themed wedding.

Specific Cultures/Traditions

African American Wedding Traditions
Q&A: Cultural Customs: African-American Traditions

Jumping the Broom
One bride leaps from dating to engagement and wedding planning into marriage.
African American Brides Blog
The Bridal B.F.F
For all of my brides-to-be, I hope you'll find The Bridal BFF to be your BEST FRIEND FOREVER (or at least until you walk down the aisle!)...ENJOY!

Atheistic/Nontheistic
Non-Religious Wedding Options For Atheists.
American Indian Wedding Ceremonies
Material utilized for these pages was gleaned from myths, legends, books and tribal elders. This presentation is not a definitive work on the subject of traditional Indian wedding ceremonies, but a broad overview of selected highlights of the simple yet beautiful wedding ceremonies of the People of the Land.
Buddhist Wedding Vows
There is no specific Buddhist ritual or procedure to conduct a marriage. Buddhism recognizes the traditions and cultures practiced by people in different countries. Hence, Buddhist religious ceremonies differ from one country to another.
Chinese Wedding Traditions
The following summary of traditional Chinese wedding customs was prepared in response to questions from visitors to this site. It is by no means a scholarly work, nor does the author claim any special expertise. Moreover, there were variations across China’s vast expanse – from region to region and even village to village. Presumably, there were also significant differences reflecting the bride’s and groom’s wealth and social status. So what follows below must be seen as only a composite of many variations of wedding rituals that were in practice in the past.
Christian Wedding Readings
Over 400 poems, vows and samples to chose from.
Catholic Weddings
Wedding Ceremony: Catholic Wedding Checklist
Pre-Cana
For couples marrying in the Roman Catholic church in the Diocese of Trenton, NJ.
Cultural Vows
Choose a favorite verse for your Personalized Document or Certificate, or use our Wedding Vows and Marriage and Love Poetry Collection as a resource when writing your own Promises.
Ethical Humanist Wedding
Members of Ethical Humanist societies are usually nontheistic -- they believe in human ethics without the need of a religious authority. A humanist ceremony in its basic form focuses on the couple's relationship and the fact that they are making a public declaration of their commitment to be married.
Gay Weddings

So You're EnGAYged
So You’re EnGAYged seeks to match same-sex and allied couples with wedding vendors who actively support LGBT rights and freedoms, including, but not limited to, same-sex marriage. By highlighting voices from within the LGBT community, So You’re EnGAYged further works to build a community that can dispense advice, recommendations, and support to couples in the wedding- planning process.
14 Stories
Help for gay and lesbian couples and all couples and clients looking for meticulously produced and designed events that are different from the norm.

Goth Weddings
Ideas, examples, tips, and resources for those planning to wed in a dramatically gothic style.
Green Weddings
Go green with your concept and colorful with your creation!
Hind Wedding Rituals

13 Steps of a Vedic Marriage Ceremony
While various regional steps are followed by different sects of Hindus across India, the following 13 steps form the core of a Vedic wedding ceremony.
Hindu Wedding
Hindu wedding ceremonies are traditionally conducted at least partially in Sanskrit, the language in which most holy Hindu ceremonies are conducted.

Historical Perspective on a Traditional Mexican Wedding
Since "the first Christian marriage among the Indians of New Spain took place in Huejotzingo in 1525, "1, rituals have evolved in several different ways.
Jewish Wedding & Marriage Traditions
The method of finding a spouse, the form of the wedding ceremony, and the nature of the marital relationship are all explained in the Talmud.
Jewish Wedding Vows
There is no actual exchange of vows in a traditional Jewish ceremony; the covenant is said to be implicit in the ritual. Ceremony structure varies within the Orthodox, Conservative, and Reform synagogues, and also among individual rabbis.
Marriage according to Quran and Sunnah
By Muttaqun Foundation whose purpose…”is to Our purpose is not to impress anyone, appease anyone, or to bring attention to ourselves. Our soul purpose, insha'Allah, is for the sake of Allah, subhana wa ta'ala. We pray that Allah, subhana wa ta'ala, will be pleased with our actions and direct us away from error and bid'a (innovation in religion), keeping us upon the sirataal mustaqeem (path [that is] straight). 'Ameen.”
Secular Weddings
There are many options for couples looking for non-religious weddings that celebrate their personal values and aspirations.
Vegan and Vegetarian Weddings
If you're a vegan or a vegetarian, you may be wondering what to serve to your meat-loving friends, or where on earth you're going to get a vegan wedding cake. Here are eight couples who created great vegan weddings, along with menus of what they served.
Wiccan/Pagan Ceremonies/Handfasting

Wiccan/Pagan Ceremonies
All Seasons has a variety of handfasting ceremonies and several Wiccan wedding officiants to help you. In the following ceremony this family and the groom's husband's are both devoutly Christian, so we wanted a ceremony that would in no way offend them, yet work for the couple.
Handfasting
Readings, Poetry and Quotations for Handfastings

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