Wedding traditions of British people
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White wedding dress
Queen Victoria
(24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901)
Something borrowed, something blue, something old and
something new.
Sayings, for marring in each month:
-Married when the year is new, he’ll be loving, kind and true;
-When February birds do mate, you wed nor dread your fate;
-If you wed when March winds blow, joy and sorrow both you’ll know;
-Marry in April when you can, joy for Maiden and for Man;
-Marry in the month of May, and you’ll surely rue the day;
-Marry when June roses grow, over land and sea you will go;
-Those who in July do wed, must labour for their daily bread;
- Whoever wed in August be, many a change is sure to see;
-Marry in September’s shrine, your living will be rich and fine;
-If in October you do marry, love will come but riches tarry;
-If you wed in bleak November, only joys will come, remember;
- When December snows fall fast, marry and true love will last.
And some other proverbs:
•The bridegroom shouldn’t see the bride
until he met her at the altar
•The wedding ring shouldn’t be tried on
before the ceremony
•Opals and pearls shouldn’t be worn
by bride as they suppose to be unlucky
•A small spider on the bride’s wedding dress means money
•If there is a cat in the house, the bride must feed it personally on her
wedding day
Becoming engaged
Marriage
By banns
By ordinary license
By a registrar
By special license
Marriage by banns
Marriage by banns is the
form most usually
adopted. A requirement
for banns of marriage was
introduced to England and
Wales by the Church in
1215.
Marriage by ordinary license
Marriage by ordinary licence is a
convenient alternative to the publication of
banns. Marriage
licenses were
introduced in
The 14th century.
Marriage by special license
Marriage by special license costs 5 pounds and can be
obtained only for special reasons. Application must be made
by one party to the Faculty Office. The marriage then can
take place at any time, in any place.
Marriage by a register
Marriage by a register can be celebrated,
without any religious ceremony, at a registry
office.
Division of responsibilities
The bride’s parents
-press announcement
-the bride’s dress
- flowers in the church
-the reception
The bridegroom
-pay for the ring
-pay for the bouquet for his
bride and bouquets for the
bridesmaids
-the groom is also expected
to give a small present to
each of the bridesmaids
The bridesmaids
-moral support
-their dresses
The best man
-to hand the wedding rings to
the groom in church
The ceremony
The ceremony
Vows
The reception
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