habit. Also, wedding rings keep people of the opposite sex from persuing a relationship with them, they aren't ready to move on.
both the couple must pay for the wedding
It symbolizes the new life that the marries couple will have together and wishes them the best of health, luck, and times to come.
In the story "Wedding Dance" by Amador T. Daguio, the Ifugao wedding customs include the bride price, where the groom pays with livestock or land to the family of the bride; the wedding dance, which symbolizes the beginning of a new life together for the couple; and the traditional wedding feast, where the community comes together to celebrate the union of the couple.
A separation between a couple is a breakup, or informally "dump". A married couple gets a divorce.
Its symbolic for the first task the married couple are performing together in public.
it's to signify the bond of the married couple to prove that they'll do everything together. or it's just something to do for the couple at their party, they just want to get to that motel and have fun.
It is a matter of opinion and no ones business, but the couple involved. For convenience sakes many young people (even some older individuals) will live together without getting married or live together until they do get married. It is only wrong is eyes of the couple. The downside of living together before marriage is the couple has been living like a married couple so it takes the excitement and joy out of any upcoming wedding because what is left? The couple has lived together for 1 or more years; done the same things a married couple does and by getting married they have lost the part of the excitement of not living together and waiting for the day of their wedding and then having their wedding night whether they have had a sexual relationship before or not. Then they get to live together and experience the joys and some downsides and make a future for themselves.
A couple's first wedding dance is a fun way to celebrate the marriage vows just taken and to join together in a romantic dance. It is customary for the couple to dance first before others join in.
Wedding receptions can be held after the wedding especially in the case of the couple either choosing to elope at the last minute or if the couple had a destination wedding that not all their guests could attend.
A good wedding present for a couple in their eighties is a bottle of wine. This is a good wedding present for a couple in their eighties because wine is a good tasting beverage.
It is a sign of togetherness where a couple declares that for better or for worse they will endure their lives together.
In Western countries the wedding would be the same whether living together or not, but that is an individuals choice. Some people who live together will have a smaller outdoor wedding with family and friends, but, a traditional wedding is acceptable. The white wedding dress was thought to acknowledge the fact that the bride was a virgin, but it was Queen Victoria that had the first white wedding dress (a fashion statement.) So, wear white or choose another color if it makes you feel more comfortable.