Thread: Wedding Ceremonies.

I saw one and it was very different. The outfits were more colorful and the bride, groom and those in attendance all sat during the ceremony. It was also open to the public. Performed in front of all the people art the shrine.

Well. That sounds different enough to me.

I think that being married in that fashion would be more interesting that what we do in America. Not to put down the American ceremonies or anything. It's just that I think I'd personally prefer the traditional Japanese method.

Originally Posted by Taryn

Well. That sounds different enough to me.

I think that being married in that fashion would be more interesting that what we do in America. Not to put down the American ceremonies or anything. It's just that I think I'd personally prefer the traditional Japanese method.

Except that half of the weddings in Japan are done in the Western, Christian style. It all just depends merely on what the bride wishes to wear for her wedding: a Western white dress or a kimono. They can wear both a western dress and a kimono, I guess, seeing as how a bride changes her clothes 4 times in a day, and so needs 4 different wedding dresses.

Where does this money come from? The guests usually pay for weddings in Japan. But this sparks off a vicious cycle where the guests giver money and expect an extravagant wedding, the bride and groom feel this pressure and spend money on extravagance, but then they need more money for the costs so they invite more guests, these guests expect more and more...in the end Japanese weddings are blown way out of proportion. This is probably more the case for rich or famous people though.

Dead thread, closing.