Flashcards on Weddings, Marriage, and Social Change
Weddings, Marriage, and Social Change: An SEO Guide for Students
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Weddings
25 cards
Card 1
Question: Who typically stands next to the groom during the ceremony and acts as his closest male friend?
Answer: The best man.
Card 2
Question: What role do ushers perform at a wedding?
Answer: They show guests where to sit.
Card 3
Question: What are the titles for the bride's closest female friend if she is unmarried or married?
Answer: Chief bridesmaid (AmE: maid of honour) if unmarried; matron of honour if she is married.
Card 4
Question: Who are bridesmaids?
Answer: Other friends and children who support the bride and often wear matching dresses and carry bouquets.
Card 5
Question: What is a 'white wedding' and why is it called that?
Answer: A wedding where the bride wears a long white wedding dress with a veil; called a white wedding because of the bride's white dress.
Card 6
Question: What is the traditional rhyme describing items a bride should wear for luck?
Answer: Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue.
Card 7
Question: What do bridesmaids typically wear and carry?
Answer: Matching dresses specially made for the occasion and bouquets of flowers.
Card 8
Question: What are the typical outfits for the bridegroom, best man and other men?
Answer: They may wear morning dress (long-tailed jacket, dark trousers and a top hat) or, in the US, a tuxedo (black suit with a white shirt).
Card 9
Question: How do women guests usually dress for a wedding?
Answer: They dress smartly and often wear hats.
Card 10
Question: What is the traditional way the bride arrives at the church and who accompanies her?
Answer: She traditionally arrives a few minutes late and enters with her father, who gives her away to her husband.