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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.
Most wedding ceremonies involve an exchange of marriage vows by a couple; a presentation of a gift (e.g., an offering, rings, a symbolic item, flowers, money, or a dress); and a public proclamation of marriage by an authority figure or celebrant. Special wedding garments are often worn, and the ceremony is sometimes followed by a wedding reception.
Most wedding traditions in the United States and Canada were assimilated from other, generally European, countries. [1] Marriages in the U.S. and Canada are typically arranged by the participants and ceremonies may either be religious or civil. In a traditional wedding, the couple to be wed invite all of their family and friends.
The wedding party may form a receiving line at this point, or later at a wedding reception, so that each guest may briefly greet the entire wedding party. At the wedding reception. Drinks, snacks, or perhaps a full meal, especially at long receptions, are served while the guests and wedding party mingle.
At the time of the wedding procession (bride leaving for her husband’s house). [Ibn Hajar, Fath al-Bari, 9/287] However, the majority of the scholars (jumhur) are of the opinion that walima is a meal that is prepared after the marriage has been consummated. This was the practice of the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him & give him peace), as ...
Wedding banquet may refer to: The Wedding Banquet, a 1993 Taiwanese-American film; the actual banquet (meal) at a wedding. This may include: rehearsal dinner, a pre-wedding ceremony in North American tradition; wedding breakfast, in English tradition; wedding reception, a party held after the completion of a marriage ceremony
[116] [117] After the wedding, the Queen hosted a lunchtime reception at Buckingham Palace, [86] [118] starting after the arrival of the married couple's carriage. It was a private gathering for guests drawn from the congregation who represent the couple's official and private lives.
Articles relating to the wedding, a ceremony where two or more people are united in marriage. Subcategories This category has the following 16 subcategories, out of 16 total.