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●Traditions and Customs（第2页）

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arily，thegroomshouldpurchasesmallgiftsfortheattendahecouple。Althoughthegiftsbeveryexpehegroomshouldgivecarefulthoughtwhenpurordertoprovidealastihespecialday。

◆Invitations

Traditionally，thebride’spareeicallythehostsoftheweddinganditwouldbetheirresponsibilitytois。Butthisisnotalwaysthecasetoday。Thewoionsdependsonwhoishostiisimportanttodecidewhothehostsareandwordtheinvitatily。Mostgoodstationersplesofinvitations—andappropriatew。

&hebride’spares:

Ifthebrideandthegroomarehosts:

&hegroom’spares:

Normally，thefollowinginformationshouldalsobeiheinvitatioheihey，reparty;’snamesshouldbeincludedifioreplyto（bottomlefthander）;RSVPaddress;telephonenumber;dresscode（leaveoffifnodresscode）;addresstheehefemaleoion（ifapplicable）。

■Photographs

Weddingphotographsareoimportas。Theywillprovidevaluablememoriesofthedayioe。Takingprofessionalweddingphotographsisamatterdeservescarefulsideratioplaialtoeaiisfactraphs，withoutguestswaitingunnecessarilyfortheperfectshot。

■Speeches

Traditionally，theweddingspeecheswouldbeaddressedinthefollowingorder:

◇Thebride’sfatherproposesatoasttroom。

◇Thebride’sfatherues，withaninsightintohisdaughter。

&henrespondsonbehalfofhiswifeahegroomusuallytakesthisopportunitytosay“MywifeandI”forthefirsttime。Thisisusuallyfollowedbyaroundofapplausefromtheguests。

&hanksallthoseiheofthewedding。

◇Thegroommaywishtopresenthisandthebride’smotherwithbouquets。

&hankshisattendantsahemwithhisgifts。

&hehisnewwife。

◇Thegroomwillthetothebridesmaids。

&hegroomhasfihebridemaywishtospeak。

&manrespohebridesmaids。

&manthenannounymessages，telegramsoremailsfromabsentees。

&manthendelivershisspeechwherehetalksaboutthegroom，ofteninusiionsahepast。

■Blessings

Aweddingblessingisusuallyperformedafteracivily，anditisusuallyregardedasawayforthetheireherinthechurch。Itdiffersfrey，becauseitisnotanofficialmarriageserviorisitbindingovernedbylaw。Thereisnoofficialpaperworkihelegalrequirementshavealreadymetatthecivily。Ablessingisnormallyperformedinchurch，althoughittakeplaoutsideveheaydeablessiheyarefriousbads—orbeeorbothpartiesaredivorced。Ablessingalsobeusedforcoupleswhowishtoreheirvows。Therenewalofvowsisforcoupleswishtore-emphasizetheiruedeher。Thereisnoofficialpaperworkfortherenewalofvows。

Ablessingalsobeperformedwithoutacivily。Althoughthecouplewouldnotbelegallymarried，somecarditasawaytoittoeachotherinaninformal>

■RehearsalDinner

Aninformaldielyaftertheweddingrehearsalisa“norm”intheUS，whileiisoptional。Itprovidesanopportunityforthoseiheweddiorelaxaatedbefday。

Traditionally，thegroom’sparentswillhostandpayfortheevent，buttodaymaforitintheirweddingplanningaitthemselvesinsomecases。

Therehearsaldino3daysbeforethewedding，butnormallytakesplatheevening。Itmaytaketheformofanythingfromaluxuryrestauraoabarbee。Typicallyitwouldfitthestyleahewedding。

&ihebrideandgroom，theirimmediatefamilies，eachmemberofthebridalparty—withaguest，andanyotherclosefriends。Out-of-towsalsobeihebudgetallows。

Timeisusuallyreservedfordrinksbeforehand，anopportunityfafterthemeal。Duringthedihebrideandgroomwouldgivethanksastotheattendeesforallofthehardlanning。Thank-yougiftsalsobepresehebridalpartyatthistime。

Invitationsfortherehearsaldinnerareusuallyissuedverbally。IfitisnecessaryseiohemacoupleofdaysaftertheweddinginvitatiooinRSVPifneeded。