In Britain people get married in church or in a registry office.

In the US people often get

married in a house, a garden, a park , a hotel or in a wedding chapel as well as in a
church.
The bridegroom is not supposed to see the bride on the day of the wedding until they
meet in church as this is considered bad luck. Just before the ceremony, the bride
arrives in a car with her father. When the bride and groom are together at the altar, the
wedding ceremony begins. During the service, the bridegroom gives the bride a
wedding ring. Sometimes the bride also gives a ring to the bridegroom..
Outside the church, the friends of the newlyweds throw confetti over them.
Photographs are usually taken of the bride and groom and their families and relatives.
After the photographs, everyone usually goes to a wedding reception. During the meal
the couple cut the wedding cake. At the end there are many speeches, usually made
by the bride’s father and groom. Before the reception ends, the bride and groom drive
to a hotel to spend their wedding night.

Write TRUE or FALSE:

1- The bridegroom can see the bride before the wedding. _____
2- The first to arrive at church is the groom. _____
3- In England, the couple usually exchanges rings at the wedding ceremony. _____
4- After the ceremony, friends and relatives throw confetti to the newlyweds. _____
5- At the reception some people make speeches. _____

Read the text again and find the words that match the definitions:

1- Place where births, marriages and deaths are recorded _________ ________
2- Holy table in a church ____________
3- Religious ceremony that takes place in a church ____________
4- Small pieces of colored paper thrown to a couple ____________
5- First night the couple spends together _________________

Order the following events

First, _____
Before the ceremony begins, _____
Then _____
During the wedding service, _____
After the ceremony, _____
Before the couple leaves, _____
a-The bride and her father walk up the aisle
b-The priest pronounce them man and wife
c-The bride throws the bouquet to her female friends to
catch.
d-The bridegroom arrives at the church
e-All the guests go to a wedding reception.
f-The bride arrives in a car with her father