There is no formal Jewish custom, tradition, or law in this regard. But it makes sense in a way, that since the family unit is such an exceptionally strong infrastructure in a Jewish young person's maturation, if the newly-engaged couple are not totally estranged from their parents, then those are the first people they would want to tell.
Jewish people can get married anywhere they want. Weddings are often done in synagogues, outdoors, or at hotels/resorts.
It is to the Jewish people.
Yes, Jewish people do, in fact, get married.
All weddings are special in their own ways. Jewish weddings may have unfamiliar customs to some people, but the wedding is beautiful and congratulates the bride and groom.
It depends on what language they speak. There is no difference in what Jewish people call their parents and what non-Jewish people call their parents.
Yes. White is the traditional wedding color in Judaism.
Jewish people only have one God. And the Jewish view is that God is always present everywhere, not just at weddings.
consider the question logically. baldness is hereditary. most Jewish people have Jewish parents. so its is quite likely that a Jewish woman might be bald on or around her wedding day, on the other hand some Jewish men get married.
Men wear suits and ties, and women wear dresses or slacks.
Either, or neither, there is no requirement for weddings to be held in synagogues and many Jewish couples choose other locations for the ceremony.
I would suggest asking your parents if they are helping to pay for it. I know that my parents would not be very happy if my sister and I got married less than a year apart...weddings are expensive! Also, if your sister got married first and it was recently--ask her what she thinks. Your family should be able to tell you better than any stranger. Its your wedding--the most important people in the whole process are your family...so ask them!! :) Congrats
My parents married in 1956; he was 24 and she was 19. My parents married in 1953; he was 35 and she was 32.