Weddings: dresses, traditions, quotations, cakes, movies, and more

Updated February 21, 2017 | Factmonster Staff

 

Weddings 101

 

A guide to walking down the aisle

 

  

 


Thinking about getting hitched, tying the knot, or jumping the broom? The mores guiding marriage have changed significantly, but many traditions remain the same. Read on for the history and contemporary realities of marriage.


A Wedding Cake

Wedding Quotations
"With this ring I thee wed"

Top Ten Best Honeymoon Destinations
Italy topped the list in 2009

Green Weddings
Taking the environment into consideration when planning weddings.

Wedding Lore and Traditions
From bouquets to bridemaids

Marriage as Social Institution
Cultural differences and definitions

Dowries
The joining of money and marriage

 

 

Celebrating Love and Marriage
Marriage Statistics


 

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