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A wedding is the ceremony in which two people are united in marriage. Wedding traditions and customs vary greatly between cultures, ethnic groups, religions, countries, and social classes. Most wedding ceremonies involve an exchange of wedding vows by the couple, presentation of a gift (offering, ring(s), symbolic item, flowers, money), and a public proclamation of marriage by an authority figure or leader. Special wedding garments are often worn, and the ceremony is sometimes followed by a wedding reception. Music, poetry, prayers or readings from religious texts or literature are also commonly incorporated into the ceremony.
Common elements across cultures
See also: Wedding customs by country
Wedding dresses from the early 20th century (1935). Barcelona, Spain.

A number of cultures have adopted the traditional Western custom of the white wedding, in which a bride wears a white wedding dress and veil. This tradition was popularized through the wedding of Queen Victoria. Some say Victoria's choice of a white gown may have simply been a sign of extravagance, but may have also been influenced by the values she held which emphasized sexual purity.[1] Within the modern 'white wedding' tradition, a white dress and veil are unusual choices for a woman's second or subsequent wedding. The notion that a white gown might symbolize sexual purity has been long abandoned, and is criticized by etiquette writers like Judith Martin as distasteful.[2]

The use of a wedding ring has long been part of religious weddings in Europe and America, but the origin of the tradition is unclear. Historians like Vicki Howard point out that belief in the "ancient" quality of the practice are most likely a modern invention.[3] "Double ring" ceremonies are also a modern practice, a groom's wedding band not appearing in the United States until the early 20th century.[4]

The wedding is often followed by a reception or wedding breakfast, in which the rituals may include speeches from the groom, best man, father of the bride and possibly the bride,[5] the newlyweds first dance as spouses, and the cutting of a wedding cake.
Traditional wedding clothing attire
Japanese wedding at the Meiji Shrine

    Cheongsam or Hanfu, Chinese traditional formal wear
    Batik and Kebaya, a garment worn by the Javanese people of Indonesia and also by the Malay people of Malaysia
    Barong Tagalog, an embroidered, formal men's garment of the Philippines
    Kimono, the traditional garments of Japan
    Sari / Lehanga, Indian popular and traditional dress in India
    Dhoti, male garment in South India
    Dashiki, the traditional West African wedding attire
    Ao dai, traditional garments of Vietnam
    Morning dress, western daytime formal dress
    Ribbon shirt, often worn by American Indian men on auspicious occasions, such as weddings, another common custom is to wrap bride and groom in a blanket
    Kilt, male garment particular to Scottish culture[6][7][8]
    Kittel, a white robe worn by the groom at an Orthodox Jewish wedding. The kittel is worn only under the Chupah, and is removed before the reception.
    Hindu wedding in India
    Topor, a type of conical headgear traditionally worn by grooms as part of the Bengali Hindu wedding ceremony
    Evening Suits
        Black tie ("dinner jacket" in the UK; often referred to as a "tuxedo" in the US; traditionally appropriate only for use after 6:00 p.m., but also seen in daytime, especially in the United States)
        Non-traditional "tuxedo" variants (colored jackets/ties, "wedding suits")
    White tie ("evening dress" in the UK; very formal evening attire)
    Sherwani, a long coat-like garment worn in South Asia
    Wedding crown, worn by Greek couples (which are called "τα στέφανα," which literally means "wreaths") and Scandinavian brides
    Wedding veil
    Wedding dress
    Langa oni, traditional two piece garment worn by unmarried Telugu Hindu women.

A traditional English rhyme details what a bride should wear or carry at her wedding for good luck:[9]

Something old,
something new,
something borrowed,
something blue,
and a silver sixpence in her shoe.[10]
Wedding music
Main article: Wedding music
Western weddings
The Peasant Wedding, by Flemish painter Pieter Brueghel the Elder, 1567

Music played at Western weddings includes a processional song for walking down the aisle (ex: wedding march) and reception dance music includes:

Bridal march
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The Bridal Chorus from Richard Wagner's opera Lohengrin
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    Various works for trumpet and organ, arguably the most famous of which include the Prince of Denmark's March by Jeremiah Clarke as a processional, the "Trumpet Tune" by Henry Purcell and the "Trumpet Voluntary" by John Stanley as recessionals.
    Selections by George Frideric Handel, perhaps most notably the "Air" from his Water Music as processional and the "Alla Hornpipe" as recessional.
    The "Bridal Chorus" from Lohengrin by Richard Wagner, often used as the processional and commonly known as "Here Comes the Bride". Richard Wagner is said to have been anti-Semitic,[11] and as a result, the Bridal Chorus is often not used at Jewish weddings.
    Johann Pachelbel's Canon in D is an alternative processional.
    The "Wedding March" from Felix Mendelssohn's incidental music for the Shakespeare play, A Midsummer Night's Dream, used as a recessional.
    The "Toccata" from Charles-Marie Widor's Symphony for Organ No. 5, used as a recessional.
    Segments of the Ode to Joy, the fourth movement of Ludwig van Beethoven's Ninth Symphony.

A wedding limousine in Tallinn, Estonia