Your religious beliefs and traditional customs will predetermine how the ceremony will be conducted. When couples share a common faith the planning is usually less complicated than when a couple has seperate religious beliefs. You should try to make every attempt to respect the traditions of both families. It is very common for couples to extend the wedding ceremonies into a full weekend of events in order to recognize the customs of both families.

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Something Old: Continuity
Something New: Optimism and Hope
Something Borrowed: Happiness shared from happily married couple
Something Blue: Fidelity, Love, Purity
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To review wedding traditions and customs around the world click here to read, A World of Weddings by Roy De Nunzio