Wedding

A wedding is a ceremony in which two people are united in marriage. Wedding traditions and customs vary greatly between cultures, ethnicities, races, religions, denominations, countries, social classes, and sexual orientations. Most wedding ceremonies involve an exchange of marriage vows by a couple; a presentation of a gift (e.g., an offering, rings, a symbolic item, flowers, money, or a dress); and a public proclamation of marriage by an authority figure or celebrant. Special wedding garments are often worn, and the ceremony is sometimes followed by a wedding reception. Music, poetry, prayer

thumb|Newlyweds leaving for their honeymoon boarding a Trans-Canada Air Lines plane, Montreal, 1946A honeymoon is a vacation taken by newlyweds after their wedding to celebrate their marriage. Today, honeymoons are often celebrated in destinations considered exotic or romantic. In a similar context, it may also refer to the phase in a couple's relationship—whether they are in matrimony or not—that exists before getting used to everyday life together.

dress worn by a bride during the wedding ceremony

anniversary of the date on which a wedding took place

thumb|240px|Illustration from Tacuinum Sanitatis, a medieval handbook by [[Ibn Butlan on health and wellness]] The consummation of a marriage, or simply consummation, is the first officially credited act of sexual intercourse following marriage. In many traditions and statutes of civil or religious law, the definition usually refers to penile–vaginal penetration (i.e., heterosexual), and some religious doctrines hold an additional requirement prohibiting contraception. In this sense, "a marriage is consummated only if the conjugal act performed deposits semen in the vagina."

party after a wedding

mass wedding arranged by Alexander of Macedon

thumb|250px|Modern representation of a Byzantine bride-show, with Theophilos (emperor)|Theophilos choosing Theodora to be his empress thumb|250px|1882 painting of Tsar Alexis of Russia choosing his bride in 1648. Painting by [[Grigory Sedov.]]

Nude marriage where all (or some) people are naked.

promises each partner in a couple makes to the other during a wedding ceremony

Latin phrase meaning "vein of love"

traditional rhyme

marriage ceremony in which several couples are married at or around the same time

traditional formal or semi-formal wedding originating in Great Britain

the act of going to a party without an invitation

thumb|Newlyweds in Kraków, Poland Newlyweds are people who have recently entered into a marriage. The time frame during which a married couple is considered newlywed varies, but for social science research purposes it may be considered as up to six months into the marriage.

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