western wedding 西方婚礼介绍(英文)

TheEtiquetteatweddingceremonyLead-inexercises婚誓weddingceremony蜜月bride伴郎bridegroom牧师officiator新娘pastor结婚典礼groomsman婚宴bridesmaid伴娘honeymoon主婚人weddingreception新郎vowsOpeningwordsoftheofficiantDearlyBeloved,wearegatheredheretodayinthepresenceofthesewitnesses,tojoin___________and___________inmatrimony,whichiscommendedtobehonorableamongallmen;andtherefore–isnotbyany–tobeenteredintounadvisedlyorlightly–butreverently,discreetly,advisedlyandsolemnly.Intothisholyestatethesetwopersonspresentnowcometobejoined.Ifanypersoncanshowjustcausewhytheymaynotbejoinedtogether–letthemspeaknoworforeverholdtheirpeace.Officiator:groom,doyoutakebridetobeyourlawfullyweddedwife?Groom:Ido.Officiator:Doyoupledgetolove,cherishandhonorher,throughallyourtimeinDereth?Groom:Ido.Officiator:Doyoupromisetoremainfaithfuluntoher,tosupporther,tobeherfinestfriend,throughalltrialsandtribulations,joysandvictories?Groom:Ido.Officiator:Whatsealdoyouplaceuponyourvows?Groom:Thesealof[myownhonor/thenameofahigherauthority].THEBRIDE'SVOWSOfficiator:bride,doyoutakegroomtobeyourlawfullyweddedhusband?Bride:Ido.Officiator:Doyoupledgetolove,cherish,andhonorhim,throughallyourtimeinDereth?Bride:Ido.Officiator:Doyoupromisetoremainfaithfuluntohim,tosupporthim,tobehisfinestfriend,throughalltrialsandtribulations,joysandvictories?Bride:Ido.Officiator:Whatsealdoyouplaceuponyourvows?Bride:Thesealof[myownhonor/thenameofahigherauthority].一周年：纸婚Paperwedding二周年：布婚Calicowedding棉布婚Cottonwedding三周年：羊布婚Muslinwedding皮婚Leatherwedding四周年：丝婚Silkwedding五周年：木婚Woodwedding六周年：铁婚Ironwedding七周年：铜婚Copperwedding毛婚Woolenwedding八周年：电器婚Electricappliancewedding九周年：陶器婚Potterywedding十周年：锡婚Tinwedding十一周年：钢婚Steelwedding十二周年：麻婚Linenwedding十三周年：花边婚Lacewedding十四周年：象牙婚Ivorywedding十五周年：水晶婚Crystalwedding二十周年：瓷婚Chinawedding二十五周年：银婚Silverwedding三十周年：珍珠婚Pearlwedding三十五周年：珊瑚婚Coralwedding碧玉婚Jadewedding四十周年：红宝石婚Rubywedding四十五周年：蓝宝石婚Sapphirewedding五十周年：金婚Golderwedding五十五周年：翠玉婚Emeraldwedding六十或七十五周年：钻婚DiamondweddingAccordingtoEnglishlaw,nochildcangetmarriedbelowtheageof16.Iftheyarebetween16and18theparents’consenttothemarriageisnecessary,butovertheageof18theparents’consentisunnecessary.Mostgirlsandnearlyallmenareover18whentheygetmarried.Marriagemarksthebeginningofanewandindependentfamily.NowBritishsocietyisconsideredtobepermissive,whichallowsaconsiderableamountoffreedom.Intermsofmarriagetheyoungpeopledonotliketohavecontrolplacedonthembyotherfamilymembers.Itisquitenormalforagirlsof16togooutwithaboyfriend.Iftheyaretogetherforalongtimeandknoweachotherwell,thegirlwouldinviteherboyfriendtoherhousetomeetherparents.Iftheyhadmadeprivatepromisetomarry,theboywillbuyanengagementringforthegirl.Theengagementringisplacedonthethirdfingerofthegirl’slefthand.Ifthegirlchangeshermind,sheusuallyreturnsthering.Iftheycontinuegettingalongwell,theengagementringwillbereplacedbytheweddingringofplaingold.Forthewedding,mostBritishcouples,whetherreligiousornot,willgotochurchtohavetheceremony.Othercouplesmaygotoaregistryofficetohavetheceremony,wheretheceremonyisusuallylessformalandmorepurelylegal.Forthechurchceremonythebridedressedinalongwhitedressandattendedbyherclosefriendsandrelatives.Achurchmanwillaskwhethertheyarewillingtomarryeachotherandtheyhavetomakepromisesofloyaltytoeachother.Ironically,Britainisoneofthecountrieswithhighestdivorcerateinthedevelopedcountry.BeforetheWeddingMarriageisusuallyinitiatedbyaproposalofmarriage,simplycalledaproposal.Inaheterosexualrelationship,themantraditionallyproposestothewomanandtheactualproposaloftenhasaritualquality,involvingthepresentationofaring(anengagementring)andtheformalizedaskingofaquestionsuchasWillyoumarryme?Themanmayevengodownononekneebeforeproposing.Iftheproposalisaccepted,thecouplebecomeengaged.IntheUnitedKingdom,theengagementringisworn,bythewoman,onthefourthfingerofthelefthand.IntheUKthe29thofFebruary(inaleapyear)issaidtobetheoneday(comingroundonlyonceeveryfouryears)whenawomancanproposetoherpartner.Itisusualforacoupletobeengagedforawhilebeforetheygetmarried.Anengagementisactuallyanagreementorpromisetomarry,andalsoreferstothetimebetweenproposalandmarriage.Duringthisperiod,acoupleissaidtobeaffianced,engagedtobemarried,orsimplyengaged.Amanwhoisengagedtobemarriediscalledhispartner'sfiancé;awomansimilarlyengagediscalledherpartner'sfiancée.Onceaweddingdatehasbeensetthebannsofmarriage,commonlyknownsimplyasthebanns,(fromanOldEnglishwordmeaningtosummon)areannounced.Thisisanotice,usuallyplacedinthelocalparishchurchorregisteryoffice,thatamarriageisgoingtotakeplacebetweentwospecifiedpersons.Thepurposeofbannsistoenableanyonetoraiseanylegalimpedimenttoit,soastopreventmarriagesthatarelegallyinvalid.Impedimentsvarybetweenlegaljurisdictions,butwouldnormallyincludeapre-existingmarriage(havingbeenneitherdissolvednorannulled),avowofcelibacy,lackofconsent,orthecouple'sbeingrelatedwithintheprohibiteddegreesofkinship.InEngland,amarriageisonlylegallyvalidifthereadingofthebannshastakenplaceoramarriagelicencehasbeenobtained.ThePeopleInadditiontothebrideandgroom,traditionalweddingsinvolvealotmorepeople.