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Here is Bradley's open letter to his parents, which he shared with Out Magazine: Dear Mom and Dad, It's been 890 days since the day that you both decided not to partake in my wedding.
"She wanted to show me that they're getting married and basically explain that I was just like a placeholder or like a rebound," the groom's ex claimed
Historically, many marriages have been arranged by parents or matchmakers, and these customs are still sometimes practiced in the modern day.
Couple disinvites groom’s father and stepmother from their wedding after they insisted on a mother-son dance
The groom arrives an hour earlier than the bride for the purpose of receiving guests at the church or venue. The groom could be waiting with his parents; the bride will arrive later with her father and mother on board a wedding car. Afterwards, the wedding party assembles to enter the church for the processional. [2]
The groom and a matchmaker will visit the bride's family bearing gifts like wedding cakes, sweetmeats and jewelry, as well as the bride price. On the actual wedding day, the bride's family will return a portion of the bride price (sometimes in the form of dowry) and a set of gifts as a goodwill gesture.
At the bride's parents' house, the bride gets ready and is seated awaiting the groom's arrival. As the groom and his wedding party arrive, the bride's family and friends ceremonially block the entrance to the house. The groomsmen have to either serenade or bribe their way into the house so that the groom can take the bride with him.
The groom was reportedly from a wealthy family in Ciudad Obregón, Sonora, Mexico, and upon hearing that he was engaged to a woman who wasn’t from a similar background, his family began to try ...