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2. Party favor - Wikipedia

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   Wedding favors are small gifts given as a gesture of appreciation or gratitude to guests from the spouses during a wedding ceremony or a wedding reception. The tradition of distributing wedding favors is hundreds of years old. It is believed that the first wedding favor, common amongst European aristocrats, was known as a bonbonniere.

3. Wedding customs by country - Wikipedia

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   Drinks, snacks, or perhaps a full meal, especially at long receptions, are served while the guests and wedding party mingle. Often, best men and/or maids of honor will toast newlyweds with personal thoughts, stories, and well-wishes; sometimes other guests follow with their own toasts. Champagne is usually provided for this purpose.

4. Weddings in the United States and Canada - Wikipedia

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   The groom must remove the garter from his new wife's leg and toss it to the single men at the wedding. It is commonly believed that this man will be the next one to marry. An older custom in England involved guests raiding the bride's chamber for stockings. These stockings taken from her room would then be thrown at the groom.

5. Bridal shower - Wikipedia

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   A bridal shower traditionally involves giving gifts to the future wife. A bridal shower is a gift-giving party held for a bride-to-be in anticipation of her wedding.. The history of the custom is rooted not necessarily for the provision of goods for the upcoming matrimonial home, but to provide goods and financial assistance to ensure that the wedding may take place.

6. Groomsman - Wikipedia

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   A best man and a maid of honour with newlyweds. The best man is the chief assistant to the groom at a wedding. While the role is older, the earliest surviving written use of the term best man comes from 1782, observing that "best man and best maid" in the Scottish dialect are equivalent to "bride-man and bride-maid" in England.

7. Marriage proposal - Wikipedia

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   Jewelry companies have begun to advertise engagement rings for women proposing to men. [9] Folk traditions in countries including Scotland , Ireland , England , and Finland allow women to propose on leap days , sometimes with any man rejecting such a proposal being expected to pay a forfeit to his suitor, usually through a gift of clothing.