wedding rite
Nuptial ceremonial observance
A wedding rite is a ceremonial act or formal procedure performed during a marriage ceremony.
The term emphasizes the ritualistic or religious aspects of the wedding: The exchange of rings is a wedding rite found across many cultures.
Rites may include vows, blessings, symbolic gestures, or traditional customs specific to a faith or culture.
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
- vowsSolemn binding promises
- I doMarriage consent phrase
- altarSacred ritual table
- holy matrimonySacred rite of spousal union
matrimony · nuptials · bride · white dress · groom · bridal party · man and wife · officiant · rings · sacred · blessing · chapel · procession · union · tying the knot · sacrament · handfasting · pronounce
- liturgyDivine Office, missal, lectionary, Tridentine Mass, communion service
- ritualsceremony, sacrament, blessing, prayer, baptism
- church booksBible, missal, hymnal, missals, prayer book
- Ukrainian ChurchGreek Catholic, Kyiv, Lviv, metropolitan
- tribal ritualssun dance, rain dance, vision quest, corroboree, pow wow
- church documentspapal bull, encyclical, canons, papal bulls, confessions
wedding ritefuneral rite
Death ceremony customs
death rite · memorial service · burial rite · last rites · funeral mass
wedding ritedivorce proceedings
Legal process ending marriage
annulment · divorce decree · legal separation · get · wedding reception
wedding ritedivorce proceeding
Legal termination of marriage
annulment · divorce decree · separation agreement · divorce hearing
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