wedding/betrothal customs
the place a wedding typically took place
what is a church
the typical colors for a brides dress
what are red, blue, greens, white, grey, black, orange and tan.
The promise to marry someone
what is betrothal
the time two people would take to get to know each and give love time to grow
What is courtship
the color that is not allowed for a wedding
what is yellow
The intention to marry must be made known in church three times on three Sundays, holy days, in a row in the same parish
what is Crying the Banns
the typical fabrics for the brides garments
what are flax, wool, and cotton
the man being married
what is the bridesgroom
the hand a woman's ring would be placed after she was officially married
what is the left hand
the age girls could be married with their fathers consent
what is 12
consent is needed from this person for two people to marry each other
who is the father
the color that was not traditional for weddings
what is white
the amount that the bride's parents pay the grooms or his family
what is dowry
places two people in courtship where allowed to meet
their homes, alone in parks, fields and gardens
hair style allowed a woman's whole life before marriage
what is down and loose hair
The custom celebration after the wedding
What is a banquet with exotic foods
expensive fabrics only worn by the nobility
what are satin, corduroy, and velvet
the dating period before marriage
what is courtship
did not exist in the Elizabethan era and is a form of separation after marriage
what is a divorce
hair style forced upon married women
what is fully cover with a hat hair
what is an previously unannounced wedding
parts of the body the dress would cover
what is the whole body except for the lower neck line
the group of people walking down the aisle in a specific order to mark the beginning of a wedding ceremony
what is the bridal procession
the hand that a woman's wedding ring would be placed before marriage
what is the right hand
The age boys could be married
what is 14