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  2. Wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer - Wikipedia

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    The wedding of Prince Charles (later King Charles III) and Lady Diana Spencer took place on Wednesday, 29 July 1981, [1] at St Paul's Cathedral in London, United Kingdom. The groom was the heir apparent to the British throne, and the bride was a member of the Spencer family . The ceremony was a traditional Church of England wedding service.

  3. Poruwa ceremony - Wikipedia

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    The Poruwa ceremony appears to have existed in Sri Lanka before the introduction of Buddhism in the 3rd century BC. The Poruwa ceremony was a valid custom as a registered marriage until the British introduced the registration of marriages by Law in 1870. Today's Poruwa ceremony has been influenced by both upcountry and low country customs of ...

  4. List of royal weddings - Wikipedia

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    Mughal-era fireworks were utilized to brighten the night throughout the wedding ceremony. A royal wedding is a marriage ceremony involving members of a royal family. Weddings involving senior members of the royal family are often seen as important occasions of state and attract significant national and international attention. The following is ...

  5. Punjabi wedding traditions - Wikipedia

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    Mayian: This is the preparation ceremony one day before a Punjabi wedding. This ceremony is an evening festival, at the couple's parental homes. It consists of many rites, the Batna, Choora, Jaggo fireworks and sometimes the Ladies Sangeet and Mehndi. The mayian happens the night before the wedding and is celebrated according to which part of ...

  6. Traditional Chinese marriage - Wikipedia

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    Traditional Chinese marriage. A Qing dynasty wedding. The groom's parents are seated. The bride is the one in the centre wearing a red dress and blue headpiece, presenting tea to her mother-in-law. The groom usually wears a sash forming an "X" in front of him. Sometimes the "X" includes a giant bow or flower, though not in this picture.

  7. Types of marriages - Wikipedia

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    The type, functions, and characteristics of marriage vary from culture to culture, and can change over time. In general there are two types: civil marriage and religious marriage, and typically marriages employ a combination of both (religious marriages must often be licensed and recognized by the state, and conversely civil marriages, while not sanctioned under religious law, are nevertheless ...

  8. Ketubah - Wikipedia

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    Ketubah. An illuminated ketubah. A ketubah ( / kɛtuːˈbɑː /; [1] Hebrew: כְּתוּבָּה) is a Jewish marriage contract. [2] It is considered an integral part of a traditional Jewish marriage, and outlines the rights and responsibilities of the groom, in relation to the bride. In modern practice, the ketubah has no agreed monetary ...

  9. Sheva Brachot - Wikipedia

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    The old Yemenite Jewish custom regarding the Sheva Brachot is recorded in Rabbi Yihya Saleh's (Maharitz) Responsa. [11] The custom that was prevalent in Sana'a before the Exile of Mawza was to say the Sheva Brachot for the bridegroom and bride on a Friday morning, following the couple's wedding the day before, even though she had not slept in the house of her newly wedded husband.