美国婚礼习俗(American-Wedding)

Class3,DepartmentofFinance,CollegeofEconomics,HunanAgriculturalUniversity,China朱溢鑫兰俊严云诚卓子翔JuneapopularmonthforweddingintheUSSource：theRomangoddessofmarriage,JunoShepresidedoverthemonththatitwasconsideredluckyforwedding.JunewasnamedforJuno.1.Informingparentsandfriendswhenanewcoupledecidedtogetmarried,firstlytheywouldinformbothsetsofparentsandstepparentsbeforehavingapartyandthendothepreparationandtellalltheirfriends.2.EngagementThemanusuallygiveshisfiancéeadiamondringasthesymboloftheirengagement.Anengagementperiodcanbealongtime,maybesomeweeks,somemonths,orevenseveralyears.3.PartyWhentheweddingdayisclose,thenewcouplewillhaveapartywiththeirfriends.4.BeforeWeddingTheweddinginvitationsaresentoutforrelativesandfriendsinfourtosixweeksbeforethewedding.Whenpeoplereceivetheweddinginvitations,theywilltakethegiftstothebride’s.Thegiftsusuallycanbevases,porcelain,cutleryorotherdailynecessities.Thedaybeforethewedding,thebridegroomcan’tseethebridebecauseofthatitwillbringbadluckforthem.5.WeddingDecoration:Whiteweddingdress,whitecake,whiteweddingcarandthewhiteflowers.Apparel:Thebridewearsthemostbeautifulweddingdressandthebridegroomwearsaformalsuitortuxedo.Otherpersonnel:Groomsmenandbridesmaidsofequalnumbers,andflowergirls.Program:Bothofthemfacetothechurchmanandrepeattheirvows.Aftertakinganoath,thebrideandbridegroomexchangerings,whichsymbolizeeternityandanever-endingmarriage.Assoonasthemarriageserviceiscompleted,thebrideturnsbackandtakesthebridegroom’sarm,andtheyleadoffintherecessionaltogetherwithpeople’sblessing.Usually,theprocessesofthewholeweddingceremonyarenomorethan45minutes.6.AfterWeddingWeddingreception:Ittraditionallyispaidbythebride’sfamily.Guestscangetself-servicefromthebuffettable,andthemajordecorationmaybetheweddingcake.Attheend,it’scustomaryforthebridetotossherbouquettotheassembledsinglewomen.Thepersonwhogetsthebouquet,asexpected,willbethenexttomarry.Peoplewillthrowricetowishthenewcoupletohavemanylovelybabies,too.