Church Wedding Alternatives
Where two people pledge their love for one another in a service that is recognized by law, it is called a wedding; these days it is no longer required for the partners to be of the opposite sex. Whilst the ceremony may occur in a church or other religious place the marriage is not recognized until the legal duties are performed; the law requires that the couple sign the marriage certificate in front of witnesses before the marriage can be legally accepted. The man getting married is called the groom or bridegroom to give him his full title and the woman the bride; the terms husband and wife are then the traditional terms to use after the ceremony.
Multiple Weddings
Double marriages are quite rare as they usually entail getting two couples to marry at the same time and same place; ceremonies such as this are usually instigated by siblings who like the idea of a simultaneous marriage.
Foreign Resort Weddings
When some couples decide to get married in another country, they are known as destination weddings; the definition of a destination wedding is flexible as you don’t actually have to leave your country for it to qualify, just so it isn’t in your home town.
Weekend Weddings
A weekend wedding is where couples and their guests celebrate over the course of a weekend. Themed occasions can involve golf, hang-gliding, shooting or any type of venue you can imagine. This is quite a good idea especially if the bride and groom have similar interests as both they and their guests can stay at the same location.
Weddings Online
Still in the early stages of evolution is the internet wedding where the couple is married online; internet based specialists are already available to help organize your ceremony. Strangely, if you decide to have your marriage shown online in real time it is called an online wedding.
Town Hall Weddings Civil Weddings
Town Hall Weddings Civil weddings have to be carried out by a local justice of the peace, judge, even a mayor can carry out the ceremony and most places out side of a church will use one of these people. For people that elect this type of ceremony it is not important to them if God or religion is referred to in such a brief service. Often, this type of service will take place in a judge’s chambers, town or city hall or any other specially designated place.
The information here is to help give people who live primarily in the Western world, a better comprehension of just what a wedding really is.
