在英美等西方国家,在婚礼仪式上,新娘和新郎有独特的婚礼证词,与中国传统的婚礼习俗和结婚仪式不大一样。 一般是由神父来主持，这些据说是源于北欧的古代婚礼习俗……
面纱起初新娘戴面纱是作为年轻和童贞的象征，信奉天主教的新娘戴面纱代表纯洁。因此，许多新娘在赴教堂举行婚礼的时候都选择戴双层面纱，新娘的父亲将女儿交给新郎以后，由新郎亲手揭开面纱。
钻戒《圣经》上说，在远古时代，男子向女子求婚时的证物就是指环。9世纪时，教皇尼古拉一世颁布法令，规定男方赠送婚戒给女方是正式求婚所不可缺少的步骤。
头饰新娘子在婚礼当天佩戴头饰的习俗由来已久，古时的女子在适婚年龄都会头戴花环，以区别于已婚妇女，象征着童贞。
新娘礼服的颜色代表着传统，也有特定的含义：白色代表纯洁童贞，美国和英国常用的黄色是爱神和富足的象征。
花束鲜花代表激情和奖赏，传达出繁荣富饶和出类拔萃的讯息，有幸接到新娘花束的人将有好运气，也会是下一个喜结良缘的人。
新娘站在新郎的左边这个习俗起源于抢婚盛行的年代，由于担心新娘的家人会在婚礼上将新娘抢回去，新郎必须空出右手来随时应战。
互吻根据习俗，婚礼是以新人的亲吻而宣告结束。这一吻有着深刻的含义：通过接吻，一个人的气息和部分灵魂就留在了另一个人的体内，爱使他们合二为一。
抱着新娘入洞房这一习俗是从一些土著部落的婚俗演变而来的，由于这些部落里的单身女子太少，所以男子们要到邻近的村落去抢亲，将她们扛走，免得她们一沾地就会逃走。今天，人们认为，新娘不能用左脚迈进新房的门，所以最好让新郎将新娘抱进房。
当新婚夫妇乘车出发度蜜月时，汽车的后面会拴上许多易拉罐，它起源于古代扔鞋子的习俗，参加婚礼的宾客们向新人身上扔鞋子，认为如果有鞋子击中了新人乘坐的车子，那么就会带来好运。
汽车鸣笛跟在新人汽车后面的车队一路不停地鸣笛，以驱走恶魔。
都说法国巴黎是“浪漫之都”，法式婚礼也为不少女孩子所向往，那法国的婚礼到底有些什么讲究呢？其实，法式婚礼很简单，同时又不失庄重。
白色是浪漫的法国婚礼的主色调，无论是布置用的鲜花，还是新娘的礼服，乃至所有的布置装饰，都是白色的，可以看出法国人眼中的婚姻应该是纯洁无瑕的。婚礼上，新娘子会准备手工精细、象征健康以及繁荣图案的柜子作嫁妆，所以此柜子又有“希望之匣”的美称。而新人选用的杯子也有特定的名称，名为“婚礼之杯”。
法国人的婚礼既传统又随意。一般婚礼由市长或他的一名副手主持，习惯上是在周二、四、五、六日，从早上9时至下午5时之间。一般的法国人都喜欢选择在周末结婚。这样便于更多的亲友们前来观礼。
美国人来源于世界各地，婚礼形式也就迥然各异。有热闹非凡的教堂婚礼；有根本没有宗教仪式的世俗婚礼；还有宾客在山顶上光着脚举行的婚礼。但不管形式多么怪异，仍然包含着一些传统的习俗。
例如，新郎与新娘要交换戒指。戒指经常戴在左手的无名指上。婚礼仪式举行后，常常由家中的亲友往新郎新娘身上洒落一把把生米，以此祝愿他们多子多孙。
在婚礼仪式后，经常会举行盛大的婚宴，这个婚宴也叫做招待酒会。食物的种类是以新郎新娘的文化传统以及新娘家的喜爱和经济状况来决定。一般都会在角落里放一个有许多层色彩缤纷的大蛋糕，新娘与新郎一起握着刀来切蛋糕。吃过蛋糕以后，新娘站在房间中央的一把椅子上，把花束抛给那些未婚姑娘。
A Chinese wedding is a very special occasion filled with bright red color everywhere--tablecloths, favors, dresses, ribbons and more. That's because red represents happiness and prosperity.
The morning of the wedding day is filled with many activities. The homes are elaborately decorated in--you guessed it--red! The Groom and Ushers drive decorated cars to the Bride's home so they can escort the Bride to her new home. When the Groom and Ushers arrive, the Bridesmaids greet them and ask the Groom a series of sometimes-personal questions before being invited into the Bride's home. Once in the house, the Bride and Groom formally serve tea to the Bride's relatives in return for gifts. The wedding party and the bride and groom then drive to the Groom's home. The Bride and Groom formally serve tea to the Groom's parents in return for gifts.
The traditional Chinese ceremony involves mostly close relatives and friends and is not a high-profile event. It includes worshipping the heavens, the earth and the groom's ancestors. The reception is the highlight of the Chinese wedding where the feast is considered highly symbolic. The Chinese Bride and Groom must be on their toes at all times throughout the reception. The wedding party plays many "tricks" on the couple--again just for fun!
Additional Chinese traditions are practiced today. Some include composing The Three Letters and the Six Etiquette's, arranging for a good fortune person to comb the Bride and Groom's hair, and preparing red silk sheets on the bridal bed
A Wild West theme wedding is guaranteed to be a kick in the pants. Invitations can look like they were delivered by pony express. The ceremony is usually quite short--but not lacking spirtually--and is surrounded by the beauty of the majestic mountains and the open prairie. After the ceremony, when shadows start to fade and coyote' howling is heard at a distance, a mighty fire is lit.
Soon the guests gravitate towards the aroma of BBQ beef and pork ribs, corn-on-the-cob, baked beans and other fine fixin's. Once the champagne is flowing and the country band gets on stage, it's time to grab your partner and start some good ol' fashioned square dancing, followed by bluegrass and folk music.
A Wild West wedding can be as creative as seen on a Roy Rogers or John Wayne movie or the TV series Little House on the Prairie. Let your guests spit in the fire, clap their hands, and kick up some dirt. In no time they will be wondered what happened to the bride and groom. If they look yonder, they might catch the newlywed's silhouette on the hay wagon trotting down the winding road.
By studying the differences between Chinese and Western wedding, and I understand their characteristics: the West is pure romantic wedding, and China's wedding was beaming;Wedding stress is placed on the Western sense, and China is valued ceremony.In the West because of their customs are different, it formed a wedding customs have their own characteristics.Although with different customs, but no matter where the wedding is full of blessings and laughter.
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