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  2. Wedding invitation - Wikipedia

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    Wedding invitation. A wedding invitation is a letter asking the recipient to attend a wedding. It is typically written in the formal, third-person language and mailed five to eight weeks before the wedding date. Like any other invitation, it is the privilege and duty of the host—historically, for younger brides in Western culture, the mother ...

  3. Wedding reception - Wikipedia

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    Wedding reception. A wedding reception is a party usually held after the completion of a marriage ceremony as hospitality for those who have attended the wedding, hence the name reception: the couple receive society, in the form of family and friends, for the first time as a married couple. Hosts provide their choice of food and drink, although ...

  4. Indian wedding card - Wikipedia

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    Below is an example for some of the most common symbols used: Wedding ceremony symbols: Several types of symbols like Swastika, OM, Lord Ganesha and many more are printed on the cards to make it perfect for the marriage ceremony. Ganesh wedding symbols: Lord Ganesha is considered as God of education and wealth. In Indian culture, Lord Ganesha ...

  5. Matchbook - Wikipedia

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    A matchbook is a small paperboard folder (known as a matchcover) enclosing a quantity of matches and having a coarse striking surface on the exterior. The folder is opened to access the matches, which are attached in a comb-like arrangement and must be torn away before use in contrast to a matchbox where the matches are loosely packed in the interior tray.

  6. Wedding customs by country - Wikipedia

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    The host sends invitations to the wedding guests, usually one to two months before the wedding. Invitations may most formally be addressed by hand to show the importance and personal meaning of the occasion. Large numbers of invitations may be mechanically reproduced. As engraving was the highest quality printing technology available in the ...

  7. Banns of marriage - Wikipedia

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    Banns of marriage. The banns of marriage, commonly known simply as the " banns " or " bans " / ˈbænz / (from a Middle English word meaning "proclamation", rooted in Frankish and thence in Old French ), [ 1] are the public announcement in a Christian parish church, or in the town council, of an impending marriage between two specified persons.

  8. Xenophon - Wikipedia

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    Xenophon was born c. 430 BC, in the deme Erchia of Athens.Xenophon's father, Gryllus, was a member of a wealthy equestrian family. [8] Detailed accounts of events in Hellenica suggest that Xenophon personally witnessed the Return of Alcibiades in 407 BC, the Trial of the Generals in 406 BC, and the overthrow of the Thirty Tyrants in 403 BC.

  9. Compliments slip - Wikipedia

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    For example, the response to a request for a product catalogue or a price list may simply be the price list or catalogue, with a compliments slip attached, rather than with a formal letter of reply. [4] [5] The inclusion of compliments slips in responses to such routine requests is often seen by businesses as a necessary step in maintaining good public relations.