For those of you who do not know, a wedding is a legal ceremony that commences a union between two people; our concept of a marriage has seen many adjustments over the last few years. Marriage is still a legal contract despite the religious background; the legal act of marriage only occurs once the signing a marriage license or other legal document is complete. 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.

Religious Wedding Services

Of course other wedding traditions can be much more complicated as soon as you look into different race, social classes and ethnic groups to name a few. Performed by a Christian priest or vicar, the Church ceremony continues to be top of the list as a venue. White weddings may be quite normal for those of us that live in the United States, UK, Ireland and the Commonwealth but they are not always accepted worldwide amongst Christian faiths.

Double Ceremonies

Double marriages are quite rare as they usually entail getting two couples to marry at the same time and same place; related people are the most likely to try for this type of service.

Getting Married in a Foreign Country

These days it is easy for couples to arrange a wedding in another country and have the guests travel to them with the honeymoon continuing afterwards; although the idea of a isolated island beach may be your idea of a destination wedding, it doesn't actually mean you have to travel outside your own country.

Weddings over a Weekend

A weekend wedding is where couples and their guests celebrate over the course of a weekend. Those with a themed element can also be very successful and the activity can be either built into the day or over the course of a weekend. For many people that have outdoor interests this can be a lot of fun and the guests can stay for the weekend with them to extend the occasion.

Ceremonies Online

Although unusual, you can even get married online and it will resemble a normal wedding or you can even have characters of yourselves get married; there are even guides for information on how to go about an internet ceremony with information on people that can carry it out for you. An internet or online wedding can also refer to a situation where a couple may broadcast their marriage to friends and family in other parts of the world.

Town Hall Services

A civil wedding is 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. Religion doesn't normally play a part in these ceremonies because they are purely a legal requirement. These services are brief and to the point because they are a legal procedure and the couple getting married does not mind the circumstances of the marriage, just the fact that they are married.

The information here is to help give people who live primarily in the Western world, a better comprehension of just what a wedding really is.