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In what town or city did you get married? In a shrine, church? Indoor wedding or outdoor wedding? What did you wear? How many guests attended your wedding? What was the weather like? Did you have a wedding reception? Where wasit?  \nAmerican weddings usually take place ina church or hotel, Outdoor weddings, as shown in the picture on the left, have become more popular and take place in a beautiful garden or on a beach. The person who performs the wedding ceremony is usually a pastor, minister or priest. The other people in the ceremony include the maid of honor, bridesmaids , best man, and groomsmen. The father of the bride walks his daughter down the aisle and gives the bride to the groom. After the ceremony, there is time for taking pictures of the newly married couple with family members of the bride and groom. This is followed by a reception where family and friends celebrate the happy couple. The newlywed couple usually leave for a honeymoon.  \nVocabulary  \nTake place: happen, Performs: conducts  \nCeremony: a formal event, such as a wedding  \nTo get married: to marry, to wed  \nBride: woman getting married  \nGroom: man getting married  \nMaid of honor: the chief bridesmaid at a wedding, usually the bride’s best friend  \nBridesmaids: friends of the bride who help and accompany a bride on her  \nwedding day  \nBest man: the chief groomsman, usually the groom’s best friend  \nGroomsmen: friends of the groom who help and accompany the groom on his wedding day  \nReception: party given to celebrate the newly-wed couple  \nHoneymoon: a vacation taken by a bride and groom just after the wedding  \n9:45-10:05 Q & A  \nQuestions and Answers about American Weddings  \nCompare the answers for American weddings with Japanese weddings. Are the customs the same or different? If different, how are they different?  \nQ: When guests come from out of town, who pays for their hotel and transportation?  \nA: The out-of-town guests pay for their own hotel. However, the groom pays for the hotel for his groomsmen and the bride pays for her bridesmaids. The guests usually pay for their own transportation.  \nQ: When do the bride and groom open their gifts?  \nA: They open their gifts at home, not at the wedding.  \nQ: How do the guests know what the bride and groom want as gifts?  \nA: The bride and groom usually register for gifts at stores. They list the gift items they want and need for their new home, such as dishes, cookware, small appliances, and towels. When the guests go to buy a gift, they check the registry in the store. Of course, money is always a popular gift.  \nQ: Who pays for the wedding?  \nA: In the past, the bride’s parents paid for most of the wedding. Today only about 20 percent of weddings are the responsibility of the bride’s parents. 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