id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt en-wikipedia-org-388 Wedding - Wikipedia .html text/html 7830 990 67 Most wedding ceremonies involve an exchange of marriage vows by a couple, presentation of a gift (offering, rings, symbolic item, flowers, money, dress), and a public proclamation of marriage by an authority figure or celebrant. Ribbon shirt, often worn by American Indian men on auspicious occasions, such as weddings, another common custom is to wrap bride and groom in a blanket Groom in the traditional dress of Bangladesh in a wedding ceremony. This section may need to be rewritten to comply with Wikipedia's quality standards, as the intro to this section is about marriage and needs to be rewritten to discuss wedding ceremonies and traditions instead, as does the section on Christian customs. In some Western countries, a separate and secular civil wedding ceremony is required for recognition by the state, while in other Western countries, couples must merely obtain a marriage license from a local government authority and can be married by Christian or other clergy authorized by law to do so. ./cache/en-wikipedia-org-388.html ./txt/en-wikipedia-org-388.txt