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3 "Wedding Customs" Category Articles

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The Wedding Bouquet Toss: What it Means (and What to Avoid)

Learn the symbolism and meaning that have made the wedding bouquet toss one of the most popular wedding traditions for centuries, including the custom's English and Pagan roots, how to add tossing a bouquet to your big day, and how to avoid flower-filled mistakes and mishaps!

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How to add a Maypole Dance to Your Wedding Celebration

Learn about the history of the Maypole dance and how to add one to your wedding celebration, for May Day, Beltane, Wiccan, Pagan, and nonreligious celebrations.

Weddings for the Dead -- A look at Mormon posthumous sealings and proxy baptisms

Weddings for the Dead -- A look at Mormon posthumous sealings and proxy baptisms

Mormon priests perform marriages and baptisms for dead ancestors to give their souls a place in the afterlife. Learn more about these rites, including proxy baptisms, and the history and ethics of speaking for the dead.

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