martedì 28 ottobre 2008

The wedding reception: choice of place and style

The wedding reception was in fact an integral part of the marriage ceremony, and is a convivial moment of considerable importance.
For simple or magnificent that they choose to do the marriage in fact, this will never be concluded without the supply of food: the ritual of sharing a meal has ancient roots, and it is customary in many religious ceremonies, such as Christian, Jewish, where the intake of food is a symbol of communion and fraternity.
Even at the time of the ancient Romans the wedding reception was an indispensable symbol, the ritual was not considered legal until the nouveau spouses not breaking bread and eating with their guests.
Factors to consider in organizing the wedding reception

The place of receipt should first reflect the style, tone and atmosphere you have given to the entire marriage, then in harmony with the ceremony, flowers, the dress of the bride and the bridegroom's dress worn.
Unlike other choices, made guided solely by their taste, style and way of being, the choice of place of receipt is also influenced by other factors.
Established the budget is also necessary to consider:

* Distance from the site of the ceremony. The council is not too away from the place where he performs the ritual of marriage as a route to get to the wedding reception longer than 30-40 minutes may tire and discourage many of the guests.
* Number of guests. This impatterà first budget available per person, and then the size of the place you choose.
* Nature of guests. The wedding reception is a party and as such must be organized in mind that all visitors must be at ease. For example, if there is a predominance of young, our advice is to provide musical entertainment: the place chosen need, therefore, a great without forgetting an oasis of tranquility for grandparents. If will be the elderly to dominate, you should choose a more peaceful and easily accessible place: to exclude, for example, parties dancing on a beach or rooms connected by long staircases. Also the number of children who will be present at the reception: if numerous, for example, in this case will be important to have salt easy to reach (for easy movement of wheelchairs and strollers) and perhaps an area dedicated to them with possibly a baby sitter.
* Place Where are the guests. If there will be many guests who arrive from other cities, will be important to choose a site for the wedding feast near facilities where they will stay after the reception. Especially in the afternoon ceremony is to be taken into consideration that the guests will also entertain for the night.
* Date of marriage. A wedding reception will be held outdoors only during the months in which you are sure to have good weather, taking into account, however, that if it is in summer will be necessary to provide a cover for the hottest hours.
* Hours of marriage. That the wedding reception is a buffet, lunch or dinner of the fixed depends on where the ceremony takes place. If it was summer and afternoon, for example, is largely the informal fashion "dejuner sur l'herbe".

Choosing the location of marriage

Once the wedding reception took place in the family home of the bride.
Today, different areas of housing and modern habits make it hard this solution, although it remains one of the most full of emotional ties for weddings.
The options for choosing the location of the wedding are:

* The house of one of the two spouses or made available by a relative or a friend. As a city, sea, countryside, mountain, in short, we need a home that has space that is suitable to properly accommodate a considerable number of people. Having the opportunity, this remains one of the solutions that allows for a more intimate and personal
* A historic castle. Within a wonderful room of one of these castles, towers and walls with battlements, you can relive a princely marriage, fabulous in a charming and magical. Here the table decorations will be valuable and elegant. And if the wedding reception takes place at night, you can impress your guests with beautiful play of light, like Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes did at Castello Odescalchi in Bracciano. Other well-known castle for a wedding vip is the Crescenza, near Rome, chosen by Francesco Totti and Ilari Blasi.
* An ancient noble Palace. Simple, elegant, an ancient building definitely has an elegant solution which is the greater. Emanuele Filiberto and Clotilde Courau chose for example Palazzo Ruspoli in Rome for their wedding dinner.
* A vintage Villa. The villa is ideal for a wedding reception at the same time formal and romantic. The great advantage of these facilities is the ability to exploit the wide spaces, large lawns, where a good company will provide catering curtains, pavilions, pagodas, "sails" supported by subsidies. A wedding reception outdoors is an effective and evocative are legendary marriage of Zeus and was in the famous garden of the Hesperides, home of paradise and of eternal spring.
* A farmhouse in the countryside, a farm or a farm. These beautiful structures, often equipped with swimming pools, have the width of the spaces outside the villa of similar age, even allowing them an outdoor reception, but by freeing formalisms who wants to do a wedding reception without too much splendor and label.
* Restaurants and Hotels. Have always been the place where most classic play wedding reception. Depending on the tone that you give at the event, you can tour the luxury restaurant that sophisticated, the restaurant features, a clubhouse, a room of a circle which has members. Many of these restaurants are located in places evocative and unforgettable, as in the sea or a lake.

All these choices are classic alongside other more original: a celebration on a beach on the seashore, a barbecue in a park, a festival on a cruise ship, a reception deep in a mountain hut.
Much fashion today are also marriages on the beaches of tropical islands, with dancing and celebrations typical.

Some couples prefer a ritual for marriage and underwear collected, reserved for friends and relatives very close and then pump magna celebrate in total freedom in a few days later, with a big party open to a large number of people.
Some, however, prefer to have many present and participating in the ceremony, and instead make a wedding reception more intimate, for the few.
Some couples also choose instead a compromise solution between the two: the ceremony will involve several invited, but, while not participating in the wedding banquet, which will be restricted to a few intimate, you riaggregheranno spouses in the evening for a party open to all friends.



Etiquette of marriage: what touches the bride and what touches the bridegroom

Whatever the choice of the rite of marriage tone, style of the ceremony, the reception and catering, costs to be addressed in order to organize the wedding day will be very high.
In the past, since Roman times, marriage was an opportunity to show off its wealth, and this desire for luxury and pomp often led families to fill the debts and then to ruin. Throughout history, in more than one occasion, were then issued decrees to set limits to these wastes.
Even today many marriages are made in this light, with costs and fortune with hundreds of invited only to be spectators of theater without feeling: good taste and manners off the excesses, every choice must be made with style and finesse and appropriate to the place where the marriage takes place, the type of guests present and the economic opportunities of the spouses.
The families of the couple as they can contribute to the costs to be addressed.
The etiquette of marriage however specifies clearly what are the costs faced by parents of the future bride and groom future.
Her family to enjoy:

* Costs of printing and sending the invitations, and stakes acknowledgments;
* Wedding and confetti;
* Purchase dell'Abate wedding;
* Preparation of support;
* Expenses of the ceremony, including dell'addobbo flower is the Church of receipt;
* Quote for the Church;
* Dresses of damigelle and paggetti;
* Transportation for the bride and his entourage;
* Costs of receipt;
* Music;
* Expenses for the photo.
* Purchase of furniture in the bedroom, with the exception of the mattress.

The bridegroom's family to enjoy instead:

* Purchase of the matrimonial home;
* Furnishing of the matrimonial home except the bedroom;
* Mattress for the bedroom;
* ring wedding;
* Bouquet;
* Flowers for lead story for him and for witnesses;
* Car for which he is conducting its own witnesses at the celebration ceremony;
* The honeymoon.

In reality today, given the excessive costs especially for the purchase of the house, often the two families split the costs.
Very often, in addition, the spouses agree to be giving the honeymoon from friends.

Dowry and support

Since the first of the twentieth families of the two promised spouses before they unite in marriage, concluded in written form the "chapters marriage", for "security of dowry, the dotante, the wife and children than to be born ... "
With this ancient instrument, dating back to the right Lombard, the family of the bride agreed and quantify the future husband the dowry, which was the "stuff" (houses, land, property, silver etc.) Or cash.
In fact, until 1975 the dowry was a baggage indispensable and mandatory for the bride and a burden necessary for fathers and brothers: not having a woman was a real tragedy, an obstacle in finding a husband. Obviously, the dowry was proportional to the possibility of the family of the bride and groom's social status which was granted. After the wedding not dowry became the property of the husband but he had only managed: his death the dowry was returned to his wife and from that moment was free to dispose of. If instead the first wife died without having made the world of children, the husband was required to return the dowry to the family of the bride. In fact, her husband was required to give his wife a "controdote" and maintaining that his wife had to serve to meet its needs.
Before the celebration of marriage, detailed descriptions and the total value of dowry and support were the subject of an act before the notary which contained:

* The promise of marriage;
* The establishment of dowry and check maritali;
* The resignation of a woman hereditary claims on assets of his family, even if this part was optional.

Often the chapters marriage was annexed a list compiled by hand by a person or family friend, capable of writing, of textiles, furniture, household items and jewelry assigned to the bride.
In 1975 the new Family Law put an end to the dowry by the future bride. But there are so many things, in what was the first dowry, which continue to be donated by both families the couple: first, according to economic opportunities, housing, then, in more fortunate cases, land, business , Villas, other important and welcome gift is the machine and then get to the family jewels, silver, diamonds. In short, even if the dowry is no longer a necessary thing, remained by the willingness of households to give continuity to their values and traditions, including the passing of material goods.
As for the outfit in the past for each daughter is the beginning of embroidery fabrics since they were girls: what happened in all families, regardless from social, that influence only on the size and wealth of tissues. The pieces were 12 or multiples of 12, stored in wooden chests and detailed written on a list. One outfit consisted of one part per household and personal. In a middle class family, for example, support for the home was generally made up 24 sheets of pure double hand-embroidered linen, 24 simple, 36 pairs of pillow, 12 linen canvas of Holland 6 for most guests, 12 tablecloths most of organza 6 for every day and so forth. The party leaders included staff instead of linen, nightdresses silk, canvas jackets, capes, handkerchiefs and so on.
Today remains in the traditions of the family wanting to make a gift to future spouses with sheets, towels and tablecloths, both new and being part of an old outfit passed from generation to help in expense to be addressed for the new house. Unlike the past, where an abundant support was justified by the fact that it can not do often bucati, so we needed so many parts, and spaces of the house very large, today before choosing linens will be necessary to take into account not only the style furniture, but also the capacity of the house and cabinets.
Therefore, we recommend that you choose four or five pairs of sheets, two more valuable, three or four tablecloths "important" but at least the same number to be used every day, towels preferably sponge, because most practical, coordinated with the colors the bathroom.

The Witnesses wedding

The witness an important role, both legal and emotional, central figure around which rotates the celebration of marriage. Generally is a close relative, a brother or sister, a dear friend: in short, a person who plays a key role in your life for individuals and couples, and you want to be on your way married for life. Yes ... because the witnesses are called to be the moral and legal guardians of your marital union and soundness, to be practical and spiritual guide of the future family.
Whether for marriage for civil and religious marriage the number requested by law is two, one for the groom and one for the bride, but can be increased at will if you want to prioritize more people with this honor. Usually, there is a rites with two or three witnesses, if the priest who celebrated the ceremony has no objection.
Institutional tasks of a witness are:

* Putting his signature at the end of the rite, which demonstrates the correctness and authenticity of the celebration occurred;
* Keep faiths during the ceremony and then pass them to the priest, in the case of Catholic ritual or mixed, or spouse, if civil ceremony, when required;
* Deliver an offer to the priest at the end of the ceremony.

Witnesses will also seek to help and assist in preparing the couple also morally and, not least in the case of friends to take in hand the organization directions to celibacy or single.
The choice of witnesses is an important and delicate question: in addition to the formal, you must provide a meeting place for people to ask officially chosen to fill this role. This should happen well in advance about the date of the wedding, so as to allow time for them to think about it and eventually you fall to the choice on another expensive.
It 'important to bear in mind also that some people, combined with future spouses from a very strong bond, could during the ceremony be too affected to cover the event with ease needed an official role: choosing and then require them to hide their emotion to be adapted to circumstances.
Whoever is chosen should be proud of honor that receives and, if accepted, will assume the commitment that is not only the formal, but above all taking responsibility to help the couple in the growth and life, first giving a good example . If the witnesses are children or spouses of peers, the choice of witnessing is a way to link the couple so indissoluble.
Traditionally, the witnesses will make the couple married an important gift, as distinguished from the other guests. This could possibly put in a difficult choice: if you know in economic difficulties, talk openly clarify that there have in front of the priest or the officer of civil status with you is more important than any gift. E 'usual also that one of the witnesses wedding gifts the couple faiths, whose choice is still to future spouses.
Especially in the past chose the more witnesses on the appropriateness and form the bonds of affection: a witness "important" gave prestige to marriage and, if wealthy, always meant a substantial wedding gift. This was also a way to publicly recognize the authority, and then use him in future, if you need medical help.

Catholic rite of marriage, documents required and premarital course

The choice of celebrating their marriage as the Catholic rite was, until recently, plus a choice, an agreement to meet.
Today, following the increasing number of civil unions and cohabitation, the choice of celebrating the sacrament seems more conscious, more rational within the couple.
For the religious marriage is prudent to begin to practice, and the collection of documents required at least 6 months before the desired date. That timeframe could further stretch where the church is not the choice of parish membership of one of the two future spouses, or in cases where there are special dispensations necessary.
The course premarital

The practice of marriage starts with the choice of the parish at which you will follow the premarital course, the oath will be posted and religious publications. The parish will be to her, to him or related to the residence where the nouveau going to live sposi. Even if you marry elsewhere, is the pastor of one of these churches to do the practice.
The course of premarital preparation for the sacrament lasts about two months and consists of a dozen meetings between couples about to marry and the parish priest of choice, often with assistance of educators and other community couples already married. Today those courses tend to be technical, made of recipes or instructions for use, but focused on trying to understand the meaning of marriage, on a path to do pair and group putting questions that often do not have the time to arise, for example about the meaning of life of a new family. For many the course of preparation for marriage is an opportunity for renewal of a relationship that was interrupted after the catechism youth, perhaps for commitments to study or work: the premarital course is therefore often have to give not only the sense of marriage but the sense of the life of faith, to address an adult catechism, other than that left by children in the preparation of Communion. Many pairs, avvicinatesi initially in preparation for marriage with suspicion, sometimes only ready to pay the toll of these meetings that it was "obliged to do", in addition to many other commitments to do to prepare for marriage, were found to change attitude as a result of these interventions that can address the marriage and one person in more depth.
Oath and promise of marriage - Documents required

For the oath in front of the priest, about ninety days from the date of marriage, the future spouses will meet with the priest for marriage and the practice should have the following certificates in paper:
- Certificate of baptism to use marriage to be requested in the parish where he was baptized;
- Certificate of Confirmation to be requested in the parish where he was confirmed;
- Certificate to use contextual marriage request in the district.
Publications of marriage - Documents required

Presented these documents prospective spouses, examined separately, carry out the oath in front of the parish priest, following which the priest prepares the two religious publications (for the boyfriend of the parish and the parish's girlfriend) and gives the torque the Model ten (Model X) to make the oath and publications to the town, which provide all the formalities of the Civil Rite.
Once completed all three publications (those two Sundays after church, that the Municipality after about 30 days) the engaged deliver the three publications to the priest who will deliver them in a sealed envelope across the practice room, which will increase to Vicariate for nothing ecclesiastical prejudice if the marriage will be celebrated in a church other than that which both spouses. Al pastor of the Church chosen to be delivered all documents authenticated by the Curia, and that the couple will release the document of "religious consensus", thereby confirming the date of the wedding.
Preparation for the rite of marriage

The celebration of the marriage rite Catholic must be prepared carefully, since book from reading, playing music in church
Marriage concordatario also produces civil effects. In fact, after the religious ceremony, the officiating priest read the articles 143, 144 and 147 of the Civil Code regarding rights and obligations of married couples, the same people who are pronounced in the rite of marriage by a civil state. The marriage is then transcribed in the State Civil Registries.
From now on the family, as regards rights and duties of spouses and their relationships with their children, is controlled and regulated by the law of the Italian state, just like that of couples united in civil marriage ceremony.
The Catholic marriage is based on the indissolubility But the same: This is a sacrament based on the marriage covenant, namely the irrevocable consent by which the two spouses freely and interchangeably you give and receive. This special union of man and woman requires, and the welfare of children requires the full fidelity of the spouses as well as the indissoluble unity of the bond. Through this sacrament as spouses Catholics are committed to nurture and develop their bond of communion equality of dignity, in mutual dedication, love undivided, so associating the divine reality and human affairs between favorable or otherwise, remain faithful in body and spirit and totally exclude any adultery and divorce.

It 'important to tell the priest who celebrates the marriage, with a few days before the date of the wedding so as to enable him to prepare the necessary documentation if it is to opt for communion or separation of assets. That choice, if made after the wedding, it should be made before a notary, with associated costs.

The choice of the marriage rite, the constraints and requirements

The wedding day is an announcement to the world by the pair for their love and their commitment, and during the celebration of the rite that spouses make this announcement.
The Italian State, in accordance with Art. 34 of the Concordat of 11 February 1929 with the Holy See, allows the coexistence of three types of ritual: the calendar, celebrated by an officer status, religious or concordatario, celebrated by a priest who will also transcribe l ' note in the register of civil status and will thus have a dual value, which is the sacrament of civil act, and finally one for couples who want to celebrate his marriage to a non-Catholic religious rite. In the latter case, a minister of religion will be authorized by a state civil and appointed by the Ministry of Justice to celebrate the rite that will be entirely governed by the Civil Code: The celebration will be in fact a variant of marriage Civil.
There are variations of these types of rites: one of these is the so-called "mixed marriage", namely the marriage contract by a Catholic party with a non-Catholic, baptized is not baptized, Normed in 1970 by Pope Paul VI. The celebration takes place anyway in a Church office with a ritual by a priest.
A marriage can also be an 'aircraft or ship flying the USA flag, because they are considered part of the national territory, and celebrated by their commanders.
If you want to celebrate a marriage abroad, it is necessary that the act is in the register of civil status at the Usa Embassy or Consulate within 5 days. We often hear talk of marriages celebrated in Las Vegas or, increasingly today, on the white beaches of the Seychelles or the Maldives.
If finally where you want to hasten the bureaucracy premarital for special reasons such as health or pregnancy advanced, you may request documents by way of summary procedure and have to go 12 days for publications and remedies provided.
The choice of the rite should be done in total agreement within the couple, in a strictly private, with no intrusions from the outside or from friends or by family members. The rite Catholic requires a deep conviction and adequate preparation, with respect for oneself and the future spouse is completely senseless to take a sacrament only form or wear a white dress with a veil! The Church, on the other hand, has recently changed the formula of the marriage involving more spouses and asking them taking a real commitment in person. Today also, none more storcerà the nose before a civil marriage only, or in case of indecision on the part of one of the two future spouses, the Catholic religion provides the Mixed Marriage, however, to allow that to take the sacrament.
Regardless of the chosen rite, the Usa imposes some restrictions in order to marry. In particular, the requirements are:
- Have at least 18 years or, with authorization from the Court of Minors, having at least 16;
- The physical aptitude for the performance of married life. That means no physical or mental illness or sexual deviations. For these reasons the marriage can be invalidated even if the other party can not prove that it was aware;
- The mental health. An interdict to infirmity of mind can not marry, ol'incapacità understand and want when contract is due to cancellation;
- Freedom of state. Ie they should not be constraints from previous marriages;
- Non belonging to the same sex;
- The lack of relationship, affinity, adoption and affiliation between the contracting marriage. The adopted children are harmonized with legitimate concerns as impediments to marriage;
- It can not marry the couple made up of two people of which one was convicted of murder or attempted of the other spouse;
- In case of mourning widow or divorce, the woman must wait 300 days from the termination of the previous marriage to avoid doubts about the paternity of any children. This term should not be expected if:

* The previous marriage was declared invalid for impotence of one of the two spouses;
* The previous marriage was not consummated;
* I spent three years of effective separation with the former spouse.

For the religious marriage, also, based on values such as the indissolubility, procreation and the obligation to educate their children in Catholic doctrine, there are other impediments that may give rise to the unlawfulness of the same family such as legal or vote religious or may simply lead to his disability, such as:

* Age;
* Impotence;
* Links previous marriage;
* Condition of the priesthood;
* Consanguinity:
* Kidnapping or murder.

In some cases, however, discussing the problem with your pastor, you can obtain a dispensation and still have access to religious marriage.

The choice of day and month in which to get married: traditions and superstitions

Among the many choices to be done to get married, is a fundamental one day and the month in which a convolare wedding.
Obviously, the first factor to influence the choice will be dictated by heart: if you are people who love the warm season, in need of the sun and heat to awaken their senses and give the best of itself, certainly choose between your date the months of April and September. If you love instead of Autumn and romantic atmosphere of Winter, if the cold there is fear and snow fascinates you, choose your day between the months of October and March.
Not always, however, can only listen to the instinct more variables come into play in your choice, the first between the availability of the place where the ceremony and celebration that will take place where the reception. Just think for example that some churches in central Rome, there are waiting lists for over a year! And of course in October will be more likely to find available from the Church loved by children in June.
Another significant factor is the atmosphere of the place where you will spend the honeymoon is surely desirable not to pass the much-desired Honeymoon during the monsoon season!
Curious factor is not understate the choice of day and month when they get married are the beliefs and popular superstitions. There are many proverbs, rhymes and such a connection, some of them even contradictory .. A belief identified Monday as the day that brings good health, as propitious day dedicated to Luna, the goddess of astro and wives. Tuesday is the day of wealth safe (thus contradicting that of Venus and Mars are not married and do not start "), on Wednesday, one day very favorable, while Thursday will bring the bride of sorrows. And if for Christians Friday is the day of fasting and penance torture, and therefore not suitable for convivial moments and "goderecci", for a non-believer this is the day dedicated to Venus, the goddess of love. Saturday, the day the "most popular" by couples to celebrate their marriage for practical reasons, is considered by the popular superstition most unfortunate day for a wedding convolare. In past centuries, especially in countries, marriages are usually celebrated on Sunday, while today the priests prefer not to celebrate weddings on this day, in order to devote entirely to the faithful Sunday Mass, and, for celebrations with civil ceremony, mayors or officials Communal not available.
Even the choice of the month in which marry the popular beliefs have a lot to say.
January is a month that brings affection, kindness and faithfulness, February, the month of love, is the best way to take the crucial decision or we will regret not having done so. March "pazzerello reserve is joy that punishment, while April only joy. May not be chosen in any case, while June is the month dedicated to Juno, the goddess of love and protector of the wedding. June will also married to the good fortune to travel a lot, both for land by sea. July hard work and will work to earn a living, while August will ensure a life full of changes. September will fill the spouses of happiness and riches, while October will bring a great deal of love but at the expense of money that will toil to get there. November and December will give happiness, finally, with its snow spouses to ensure eternal love.
There should also marry on the day of the birthday of either spouses. If, instead, the two spouses were born the same day, this is absolutely the best day of the year in which convolare a wedding.
To promote the fate, marriage must be celebrated before sunset.