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Traditional Weddings In My Mother's Traditional Marriage

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During winter of 2016, my mother was married, having an old fashioned traditional wedding in her church home. During this type of ceremony two people are unified in marriage in front of friends and family in a particular setting. This wedding took place in a church on December 24, 2016 at 1 pm on a Saturday. The ritual of a wedding is very common but some weddings happen outside and during all times of the year. When two people decide to hold a wedding it represents the decision to marry someone and hopefully spending the rest of their life with the other person.
During this ritual there are two people who are being married as the two main people of this ceremony. The bride and the groom are the two main actors of this ritual but they often have many people who accompany them such as bridesmaids as well as groomsmen. The person who is closest to the bride is called the maid of honor, person closet to groom is called the best man. In my mother’s wedding she has seven bridesmaids and unlike any other ritual, she had two matrons of honors, seeing that both women closet to her were already married. This is called the wedding party and is usually filled with family and friends of the engaged couple. The person who performs the actual ceremony would be the preacher of the church home. Most actors included in the ceremony are very compassionate about the marriage and often are very emotional and happy.
Before the ceremony starts the bride always makes sure she has something new,

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