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  2. Weddings in the United States and Canada - Wikipedia

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    Brides were chosen based on their economic worth. This trend lasted until the 19th century, when couples started to marry for love. [3] In the 19th century, weddings were typically small, intimate ceremonies at the home of either the parents of the bride or the parents of the groom.

  3. History of courtship in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Romantic love was considered an immature basis for marriage. [4] In the 17th century, most colonies' laws required consent of parents to marriage, with some, such as New Haven and Plymouth Colony, requiring a young man to obtain a woman's father's consent even to pay court to her. Enforcement of such laws fell into disuse by the 18th century as ...

  4. Courtship - Wikipedia

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    The 1849 book The Whole Art of Polite Courtship; Or the Ladies & Gentlemen's Love Letter Writer exemplifies the importance of love letters in 19th century courtship with a goal of marriage. [7] The book contains 31 love letter samples for men and women in different careers, presumably for readers to draw inspiration when writing their own ...

  5. Bedding ceremony - Wikipedia

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    A satirical cartoon by Isaac Cruikshank of Princess Charlotte and Prince Frederick being led to bed by a party including her parents, King George III and Queen Charlotte. The bedding ceremony refers to the wedding custom of putting the newlywed couple together in the marital bed in front of numerous witnesses, usually family, friends, and neighbors, thereby completing the marriage.

  6. Courtship and marriage in Tudor England - Wikipedia

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    The wedding day proceeded with the arrival of the couple outside the church door, where the priest would initiate the service. During the ceremony, the couple took each other in marriage and promised to hold their vows until death do them part in both sickness and health. The woman additionally undertook an oath to obey her husband. [3]

  7. Arranged marriage - Wikipedia

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    Arranged endogamous marriage: is one where a third party finds and selects the bride and groom from a particular social, economic and cultural group. Consanguineous marriage: is a type of arranged endogamous marriage. [19] It is one where the bride and groom share a grandparent or near ancestor.

  8. Wedding customs by country - Wikipedia

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    A wedding is often followed or accompanied by a wedding reception, which in some areas may be known as the 'Wedding Breakfast', at which an elaborate wedding cake is served. Western traditions include toasting the couple, the newlyweds having the first dance , and cutting the cake.

  9. Marriage in Scotland - Wikipedia

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    19th-century painting of a "penny wedding", one at which the guests contributed money to pay for the cost of the ceremony and to benefit the coupleUnder early modern Scots law, there were three forms of "irregular marriage" which can be summarised as the agreement of the couple to be married and some form of witnessing or evidence of such.