American wedding: traditions and wedding decoration in the style of the United States
The American wedding is not only a thoughtful ceremony, the joy of young spouses, but also a serious responsibility, a real paperwork, as well as rather large expenses, often exceeding the amount of 20 thousand dollars. What is necessary for a successful American wedding, what traditions are pursued by distant neighbors and why is it worth so much to spend?
Before the celebration
In America it is customary to hold weddings in two stages: the first is the betrothal, the second is the celebration itself. Betrothed people are called the bride and groom, usually the first part lasts six months or a year, sometimes lasts up to two years. At this time, young people need not only to save money for the wedding, but also to legally certify the future marriage: reliable information about the payment of both taxes, assurance of financial support for future possible children, depending on age, to take a blood test and to vaccinate against rubella before the verywedding.
However, in different states the terms of the marriage contract may vary slightly, but in general they are similar.
Preparation
Wedding in the American style always begins with the betrothal, that is, with the offer of a man's hand and heart to a girl. In jewelry stores even special sets are sold for three rings, two for women( wedding and wedding), and a masculine( wedding) set.
Almost always wedding organization is not done by the newlyweds, but by special wedding organizations. The latter offer possible venues, menus, toastmasters, outfits, wedding cakes, etc. Still, for a really successful wedding, you need to take into account all the smallest subtleties that you yourself can miss.
The design of American weddings is better the richer the bride and groom, and also the splendor determines the social circle to which the future spouses belong. However, the bride must have a new dress tailored to order from the best tailor, and since these dresses are always lush and beautiful, it is sometimes very difficult to find something really suitable. The same tailor is ordered and dresses for bridesmaids, which can be from 2 to 20. With the groom, everything is much simpler, because the suits are all sewn according to the same style.
Traditions of American weddings are as established, that sometimes they are used during festivities in other countries. One American belief( literally in Russian): "On the day of the wedding, there must be something new on the bride, something old, something borrowed and something blue," is currently known in many countries.
Most often, "new" means dress and veil, under the old one - some kind of hereditary ornament, for example, the necklace of the bride's grandmother, something borrowed is, for example, a hairpin or a small brooch, and the blue one is already onchoice of the bride herself.
Next, when the dress order is made, the bride herself or with someone else's help selects the chef for the wedding table, the main menu, orders the ceremony in the church, and does the decoration design for the celebration room. At the same time, the husband chooses the musical decoration of the celebration, makes a gift to the priest-tamada.
The day before the wedding, a farewell party with a bachelor life is arranged. The bride is only with her friends, the groom is with friends. Gifts at this time are customary to give an erotic plan: for a woman - books about sex, silk dressing gowns, tights, etc., and for a man - wine or rum( like a true man's drink), cigars and erotic gifts. Many are often invited to such parties striptease and strippers, the first for women, the second for men.