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A wedding is a ceremony that celebrates the beginning of a marriage or civil union between two people. Whilst the wedding may occur in a church or other religious place the marriage is not complete until a legal document is signed by the bride, groom and witnesses.

A woman taking part in the ceremony is called a bride, a man called a bridegroom, after the ceremony they become a wife and a husband, respectively. Other wedding traditions vary according to the religion, race, ethnic group and even class the couple may belong too.

Performed by a Christian priest or vicar, the Church wedding ceremony continues to be top of the list as a wedding venue. The traditional white wedding as we know it is really only a service that is popular in the United States, the United Kingdom, Ireland and some other Commonwealth countries.

A double wedding is a single ceremony where two couples rendezvous for two separate weddings. Typically, a person with a brother or sister might plan a double wedding with that sibling.

Nowadays as the world shrinks it is much easier for couples to arrange a wedding in another country and have the guests travel to them with the honeymoon continuing without any further travel. The definition of a destination wedding is quite flexible as you don't actually have to leave your country for it to qualify, just so it isn't in your home town.

Two day weddings or weekend weddings are a great way to extend the ceremony and festivities as an increasing number of people are finding out. Other weddings come under the term of either themed or special activity weddings which usually take place over a weekend period. Usually the accommodation for the guests is part of the package and usually includes a Sunday lunch or something similar.

Although it has not really caught on yet, a few bold and different people have decided to tie the knot online but it may be sometime before this really catches on. Not to miss out on something new, a number of companies based online can help you find out more information about his unusual type of wedding. Weddings that are broadcast live online are also referred to as online weddings.

Local civil authority weddings are called civil weddings as they do not take place in a church and must be performed by a locally elected or appointed official. Although it may sound clinical, civil ceremonies usually make no reference to God. Many civil wedding ceremonies take place in local town or city halls or courthouses in judge's chambers.

I hope this has helped with your understanding of what a wedding is.