Comparing Religious Weddings

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Your Typical Christian Wedding includes

Venue

• Usually inside a church

• Hall may be used

Dress

• A traditional white gown/ ball dress is worn by the bride. She usually has a vial and carries a bouquet of flowers in her hand.

• The groom would wear a black and white tuxedo with either a bow or a tie.

Rituals

The Procession

• Seating of the Parents

Having the support and involvement of parents and grandparents in the ceremony brings a special blessing to the couple and also expresses honor to the previous generations of marriage unions.

The processional music begins with the seating of the honored guests:

o Seating of the Groom's grandmother

o Seating of the Bride's grandmother

o Seating of the Groom's parents

o Seating of the Bride's mother

• Bridal Processional Begins

o Minister and Groom enter usually from stage right. If the Groomsmen are not escorting the Bridesmaids down the aisle to the altar, they also enter together with the Minister and Groom.

o Bridesmaids enter, usually down the center aisle, one at a time. If the Groomsmen are escorting the Bridesmaids, they enter together.

o Maid or Matron of Honor enters. If she is being escorted by the Best Man, they enter together.

o Flower Girl and Ring Bearer enter.

• Wedding March Begins

The Bride and her father enters. Typically the Bride's mother will stand as a signal for all of the guests to stand. Sometimes the Minister will announce, "All rise for the Bride."

• Opening Remarks - "The Call to Worship"

• The Opening Prayer

• Congregation is Seated

• Giving Away of the Bride

• Worship Song, Hymn or Solo

• The Charge to Bride and Groom

• The Pledge

• Wedding Vows

• Exchanging of the Rings

• Lighting of the Unity Candle

• The Pronouncement

• Communion

Many times couples will incorporate Communion into the wedding ceremony, making Communion their very first act as a married couple.

• The Closing Prayer

• And finally: "You may now kiss the bride!"

• Reception

After this ceremony is the Reception

Food

• Any type of Christian (Western) food is acceptable. However the Wedding Cake is by far the most important and anticipated food.

• Great care is taken in its preparation- it is white.

Some interesting extras

• Often the bride's bouquet is thrown (by the bride turning away from that direction) into a crowd of female (unmarried) ladies and the one that gets it will be wedded next, according to the tale).

Your typical Islam/ Muslim wedding includes

Venue

• Usually in a hall.

Dress

The Bride's Dress

• The covering of the head is done as a sign of respect.

• The ghunghat, which is equivalent to the veil of the Christian bride, is worn by the bride.

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