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Wedding Glossary

A quick glance at the types of weddings that a couple could have
Just to help you out we have set you up with a little wedding glossary to help you understand a bit more about different types of weddings.
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Types of Weddings

A Double wedding - a single ceremony with two separate vow exchanges for each couple weddings engaged couples. Generally two close friends, siblings or relatives would plan a double wedding.
A Destination wedding - any wedding in which the engaged couple and/or a majority of their guests travel to attend the ceremony. Whether this happens for an intimate beach ceremony in the Caribbean, extravagant nuptials in Las Vegas or for a simple ceremony in someone's back yard, chances are it qualifies as a destination wedding¹.
A Weekend wedding - a wedding in which couples and their guests celebrate over the course of a weekend. Special activities, such as spa treatments and golf tournaments, are scheduled into the wedding itinerary for guests' enjoyment throughout the weekend. Lodging usually is at the same facility as the wedding and couples often host a Sunday brunch for the weekend's finale.
A White wedding - a formal or semi-formal wedding in the United Kingdom, Ireland and United States, as well as Commonwealth, traditions¹.
A Military wedding - a ceremony conducted in a military chapel usually on a military base.
An Online wedding - a wedding that is either conducted on the internet, or is an event that resembles a standard wedding when two people who wish their avatars, or characters, to be married. Many couples are using the internet to meet and share their vows. Planning is made easy, with online wedding guides (see references) where reliable and friendly vendors are listed. Weddings that are broadcast live online are also referred to as online weddings.
A Same-Sex wedding - a ceremony in which two people of the same sex are married or, more commonly, civilly united. This may be an official and legally recognized event, or (in places that do not allow same-sex marriage) it may simply be an opportunity to make the same pledges and have the same celebration with friends and family as at a heterosexual wedding.
A Civil wedding - a ceremony presided over by a local civil authority, such as an elected or appointed judge, justice of the peace or the mayor of a locality. Civil wedding ceremonies may use references to God, but generally no references to a particular religion or denomination. They can be either elaborate or simple. Many civil wedding ceremonies take place in local town or city halls or courthouses in judge's chambers.
A Church wedding - a ceremony presided over by a Christian priest. Ceremonies are based on reference to God, are frequently embodied into other church ceremonies like Holy Mass.
A Jewish wedding - a ceremony presided over by a rabbi. The rabbi recites the wedding blessing, reads out the ketubah, the rabbi, or those close to the couple, bless the couple by saying the seven blessings and the ceremony finishes when the groom breaks a glass underfoot.
A mixed wedding - when a bride and groom from two different religions get married. They would also have two leaders from different religions precide the wedding. An example would be a rabbi and a priest presiding over a mix wedding together.
A Wedding Breakfast - The time when the newly wed couple have their first meal as Mr and Mrs. This tradition usually takes place as an English tradition.