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Many young couples, accompanied by their parents, visit their family and friends to hand them the wedding invitations personally. According to old tradition, a groom arrives with his parents at the house of his bride just before the wedding ceremony. At that time, both parents and parents-in-law give the young couple their blessing.
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Wedding reception in 17th-century Russia by Konstantin Makovsky Wedding dance of an Azerbaijani married couple. A wedding reception is a party usually held after the completion of a marriage ceremony as hospitality for those who have attended the wedding, hence the name reception: the couple receive society, in the form of family and friends, for the first time as a married couple.
Having a Receiving Line. While you may find that a tradition-loving couple will still opt-in to the classic receiving line at the entrance to the reception, many newlyweds are choosing to skip it ...
As the bride's parents are traditionally the hosts of the wedding, the text commonly begins with the names of the bride's parents as they use them in formal social contexts, e.g., "Mr. and Mrs. John A Smith" or "Dr. Mary Jones and Mr. John Smith". The exact wording varies, but a typical phrasing runs as follows: A modern wedding invitation
You're freshly engaged and beyond excited to start planning your wedding. While you're grateful your parents or future in-laws want to help pay for your big day -- or pick up the entire check --...
One such infusion is the bride wearing both a Western wedding dress and an Áo dài during the wedding and reception. If the marriage is interracial, the Vietnamese bride or groom will also incorporate their spouse's culture by wearing their family's traditional clothing in addition or even merging some of the traditions from the other culture ...
Parents paying for a wedding aren’t always the norm anymore. Many families may contribute, or the couple may take on the financial responsibility themselves, Kuehl said.