Marriage

The American has few wedding traditions that are totally unique to the america  Virtually all american wedding traditions and customs have either been taken directly from a wide range of other countries and cultures – primarily European – or they have evolved from traditions in other nations.

This is certainly easily understood since the United States was originally populated by immigrants from many lands, primarily Europe.  These immigrants brought their own wedding traditions with them, and these traditions, stirred in the melting pot of the United States, have slowly evolved into the traditional “American” wedding ceremony.

In truth, many people still retain many of their ethnic wedding traditions, and this, too, has become part and parcel of the “American” wedding ceremony.  In the america. we are very comfortable in allowing a wide diversity of traditions and ceremonies.

There are a few things that all america weddings have in common.  To begin with, america wedding ceremonies may be either religious or civil.  Most brides prefer a large and rather elaborate ceremony if it is their first wedding

Marriages are not “arranged.”  A typical american wedding takes place between two people who have sought out a partner and have found someone whom they believe they can share their life with.  In other words, in america marriages are based on LOVE.  They are not arranged to strengthen family business or influence.

Old wedding traditions may have held that a prospective groom had to ask the bride’s father for his blessing, but that tradition is seldom respected any longer, if it was ever respected to a wide degree in america.  While a young man and a young woman hope that both sets of parents will give their blessing to a union, and often a blessing will be asked more as a courtesy than for an actual blessing, such a blessing is not required or always sought.

Wedding planning can be elaborate and time-consuming and many brides today opt to have a professional wedding planner take care of the thousand-and-one details of the glorious day.  A Traditional american wedding is a fairly large and elaborate affair, especially when it is the first wedding for the bride.  Traditionally the bride wears a while wedding dress and white wedding veil.