The act or process of making a marriage official (also called the ceremony): The Act of Parliament says how marriages in England should be done. The state did not require that a marriage be solemnized by a church in order to be legal. See. solemnize.
At the solemnization ceremony, you, your groom, and two witnesses will need to bring your original NRIC or passport. The ceremony will last about 10 minutes, and once you are called husband and wife, you are married!
The wedding process starts when the groom's family sends elders (Shimagle), who then ask the bride and groom to get married. The elders talk about a dowry () and make sure that the bride and groom are not related by going back at least seven generations in their families. After agreeing on a dowry and making sure that the bride and groom do not know each other, the wedding is announced and the families start making plans for a solemnisation venue singapore or mosque ceremony and a mels(i) ceremony. On the day of the wedding, the groom and his groomsmen get ready at the groom's house early in the morning. They then go to the bride's parents' house to start the wedding. At the house of the bride's parents, the bride gets ready and waits for the groom. As the groom and his wedding party come to the house, the bride's family and friends block the door in a special way. So that the groom can take the bride with him, the groomsmen have to either sing or pay to get into the house. Also, the best man has a bottle of perfume and sprays it all over the house where the bride's family lives. After this ceremony, the groom takes his bride to a church or mosque, where they say their wedding vows with a procession.
After the religious ceremony, the wedding party walks to a park or garden where guests are served lunch. After the ceremony, the wedding party usually takes photos while the guests head to the reception. Depending on the family's background, different traditional dances are done at the reception. Ethiopian weddings usually have live music and Ethiopian food, and the party usually lasts until the early morning. At the end of the wedding ceremony, the elders sit at the exit, and the bride, groom, and wedding party bow and kiss the knees of the elders as they leave the venue. This is how the first day of a typical Ethiopian wedding usually ends.
The mels(i) ceremony depends on the family's ethnic background, but it is usually smaller than the first ceremony and a time for close friends and family to spend time together and keep celebrating the newlyweds. Keep reading....