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Marriage
(redirected from Secular wedding)

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Marriage
A legal union between one man and one woman as husband and wife.


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In Christian or secular wedding ceremonies, it is most often the father of the bride who escorts her down the aisle and "gives" her away.
The modern secular wedding is what biologists call a costly signal: it is believable precisely because it is so wasteful.
Officiants can also be appointed by local authorities to oversee secular weddings at the registry office.
 
 
 
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