B). Weddings, Marriages and Break Ups

Marriage is a noun. It means being husband and wife.

She was married three times and her last marriage made her the happiest.

Wedding is a noun. It is the ceremony which starts the marriage. The wedding was at 2.00. The bride wore a beautiful white dress.

At the wedding there is the bride (the woman who is getting married), the groom (the man who is getting married), the bridesmaids (special friends of the bride) and the best man (the special friend of the groom).

After the wedding there may be a reception, which is a party for all the guests.

Before the wedding the groom may have a stag night, which is a party with all his male friends. The bride may have a hen night with her female friends.

A honeymoon is a holiday for the bride and groom after their wedding.

People usually celebrate their wedding anniversary. This is the day on which they got married.

We're having a small party on Friday. It's our anniversary. We'll have been married for five years.

To get engaged means to promise to marry someone. Sometimes people give each other rings. Philip and Rachel got engaged last week.

After getting engaged people get married. If the marriage is unsuccessful they may break up or separate. If they legally end the marriage they get divorced.

Getting married can be exciting and nerve-racking at the same time. There is so much planning to do for the wedding. When people get engaged, the couple often goes to a jewelry shop to pick out rings. The woman sometimes will wear an engagement ring, and wedding rings are exchanged at the wedding ceremony. The couple will also choose where the ceremony and wedding reception take place. The ceremony is often held in a church, but some people choose to get married in other settings such as a park, near a waterfall, or in a family's backyard. Traditionally, the couple will wear formal attire like a white wedding dress and a white tuxedo, but these fashions are changing. The wedding is sometimes performed by a religious leader like a minister, and the couple exchanges wedding vows, which are like promises they make to each other. After the wedding, some couples have a reception where families and friends talk, dance, and eat. Of course, marriage customs might be different from country to country.

Ex. 2. Complete the text below with the correct form of these words:

PRENUPTIAL AGREEMENT: an agreement made between a man and a woman before marrying in which they give up future rights to each other's property in the event of divorce or death - called also prenup, prenuptial

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