I have read somewhere that the hat the bride wears at a Shinto wedding is for her to hide her “horns”. As if a bride were some kind of an oni before she unites with a man, or something like that.

Can someone give any more information on this?

Thanks a lot,
M.

The nicest thing about the sacrament of marriage according to the Roman Catholic faith is that the marrying couple bless & grace each other as they exchange vows.

But still, I wish we did a ramen reception rather than spending so much $$$.

Mique-san, thanks for the information! Don’t be surprised if it shows up in part 3 of the series.

Ali17-san, that’s great everyone showed up! And regarding the ceremony, I know the feeling! Still planning mine. At this rate, we’re going to have 25th anniversary/1st vow and ring exchange. (Hope wifey doesn’t find this comment. )

Nate-san! 久しぶりです！Long time! How have you been?

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We are planning on doing a ring exchange ceremony someday when we have the money.

I quickly put this together. I’m amazed that the bride changed costume 3 times. White western style dress. tradition dress (back into white dress again) then a pink “bo-peep” style dress.
http://www.shiawase.co.uk/jpod/wedding/

If ever I do this I think I want to opt for the Ramen Reception.

I assume that the western style ceremonies have no religuos significance and are more about having a theme wedding. I wonder if the rings are a western introduction or was it always common in Japan? (I think the wedding ring was originally Roman)

On western culture class. In my parents day it was neccessary to fast from midnight before recieving communion (catholic church). Therefore wedding ceremonies were held quite early and the reception was a wedding breakfast.

Brody-san, I haven’t heard of that in Florida although I suppose that shouldn’t surprise me. Seems like anything unusual that could potentially happen in Florida has already occurred.

Interesting to hear all the different wedding styles as well as the differences amongst religions. The Christian weddings that I have attended typically have some scriptural readings as well as communion which includes the congregation.

On a completely unrelated note, good luck to Japan in the Little League World Championship game later today.

Were you a “true Scotsman?”

No. No, I wasn’t.

Does your family have a tartan?

I have no idea. I imagine my family on my step-Dad’s side does, but I’ve never seen it. And I know from my Mom’s side we have some Scottish in us somewhere, but I don’t know about a tartan.

I married with a Catholic ceremony to a non Catholic. There have been some changes after Vatican II (I am old enough to remember before VatII - ouch!) but basically the couple exchange vows in front of a priest in church. They nominate up to two people from each side attending as official witnesses, although the congregation also acts as witnesses in general.

You do not HAVE to have mass, as the wedding ceremony can stand on its own, althought it is considered more serious if you do (and, of course, most believers will have mass and communion as this is the key part of it). I don’t know about the UK but in Italy the priest also does the civil record after the ceremony- I think in France you have to go to the registry office separately.

As you would expect Italian weddings end up in a very good restaurant for a mny course meal…..

About 地味婚　(じみこん), registry office weddings are now quite common in Italy and UK (especially for marriages between people who have been married before) but in the UK they are not necessarily simple. In fact loads of people delay they wedding because they want to splash out on a big cerimony - as a result fewer people get married!

A note for non-Westernes. ‘Protestant is a term that can be applied to several confessions and these may well have very different usages, beliefs and interpretations- so always ask for details before making assumptions.

Jason-san,

my husband, although only by descent, is part of the Dunbar clan and his tartan can be seen at the following link:

http://www.scotclans.com/clans/Dunbar/tartan.html

(No, he did not wear a kilt on our wedding!)

Does your family have a tartan?

mikuji

That sounds about right (I mean the Protestant part, dunno what to think about the ramen part ).

Our wedding was pretty much as you described above, minus communion (i.e. Eucharist, Lord’s Supper), as we believe that communion is not a “private affair” to be observed, but a communal affair for the entire congregation.

We were fortunate enough at our wedding to have a trumpet player and an organ player. They sounded great!

Actually, I cannot contrast a Protestant wedding from a Roman Catholic one as I’ve never been to a Catholic wedding. What I can comment on is that Protestants don’t have Mass (Since Mass is considered a sacrifice of Christ) in our worship services and we don’t have a class of people called priests (we believe in what is called “the Priesthood of all Believers”). Instead, we usually refer to the celebrant as pastor, minister, reverend, etc…

Perhaps the safest way to refer to the “leader” at a wedding service is to use “celebrant”. Especially in Japan, as many “Christian” wedding celebrants have no qualifications except that they are foreign, and the company figures no one will be the wiser.

I’ve never been to a Shizen wedding either, but at one hotel, we shared a dressing room with the priest. I was surprised to see they had a bunch of fresh veggies for the celebration. Maybe that would suit Our Vickyちゃん, the vegetarian.

Please post more about the differences, as it’s quite interesting.

スティーブン2112-san, they have some nice Denny’s over here.

Mique-san, thank you for sharing! You’re English is very good! Wow, a Shinto style wedding! Very interesting. Did you see the pictures that Alan-san provided? Could you comment on them if possible. Thank you! Again, great to have you join the community!

Brody-san, you are too funny! Are you the same Brody from the video? And, do they have a divorce menu too?
http://www.vowsweddingchapel.com/

Jason-san, great story. Were you a “true Scotsman?” I went to a friend’s wedding in Scotland, and I was able to were a kilt. I got the Braveheart tartan.

Don’t know about the Drive thru wedding, but the train station weddings sound very convenient!

Alan-san, thanks for the great link! Really nice pictures.

Katie-san, watching a wedding online!!! Wow, now that is interesting. Do you have a link?