Apina:
Christianity is not devoid of culture and traditions. What you call white wedding is but a European way of getting married which has come to be accepted by many around the world due to culture integration. What matters to CHRISTIANITY is the VOWS, not the wedding dress, food or pomp in which you choose to celebrate not minding anything contrary you might hear from whomever.

Having your marriage in the church is a necessity. It's you asking The people present to stand as witness to whatever promises you make to your spouse before God.

There was a thread about a couple on front page sometime this year who had their marriage on a Thursday afternoon at Mass in a Catholic church and gave those present, who were not more than 30 there and had come for their personal worship rice and coke as guest. So whoever chooses to go overboard is only doing his or herself, it's not by force to invite the whole village

Britstar:
The Catholic church will forbid you from partaking in certain sacraments until you're wedded in Church.

hisgrace090:
The bible.


Puting on white cloth is not part of it.
Instead of the church the wedding Jesus attended was don't in the village square.

And before Jesus turned water to wine people were already drunken with the wine presented by the celebrant.

Soleymania:
Weddings are usually a ceremony of great joy but today the sorrow that follows some wedding ceremonies raises questions in ones heart.

Who decreed that Christians must have white weddings which we have now christened church or Christian marriage.

How many marriages were conducted in the sanctuary or temple in Bible days? Should we really spend so much to get married?

We have heard stories of people arranging some part of their marriage ceremony on credit in the hope that they will make enough from the spraying of money during the bridal dance to offset their loans.

I remember attending a wedding where the DJ refused to turn on the microphone because he had not been fully paid for his service at the reception. We pleaded and pleaded but he would not budge. Someone had to go to an ATM to get the cash for him before the reception could begin.

What type of marriage ceremonies were carried out in Bible days? How were these ceremonies conducted? Does having your marriage ceremony in church add anything to your marriage?
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Let's share notes and thoughts on this.

EVILFOREST:

Thanks for REPLYING him.
Anyway, my man leave wetin people go dey talk.
Just carry your girl, do traditional with court.
Except your lady no gree.
She can also wear her WHITE GOWN to the court if she deems so. Most times na white Gown and Facebook be women problem.

A lady is more interested in what people will say about her, than what pleases her.
They always want to please others at their own detriment.

hisgrace090:
The bible.


Puting on white cloth is not part of it.
Instead of the church the wedding Jesus attended was don't in the village square.

And before Jesus turned water to wine people were already drunken with the wine presented by the celebrant.

castiello:
I do not know why an increasing number of couples in our society are choosing not to legally marry, but we are doing them no good by rejecting them.

Let us instead welcome them, treat them as if they were married, and advocate for the benefits of public religious ritual and legal status.[color=#006600][/color]

ikevictor:


Who mandated it? That was the question

Nauttyprof:


You added yours to the Bible. There was no part where drunkenness was included

PrecisionFx:


"" Instead of the church the wedding Jesus attended was don't in the village square""

what is this?



"" The bible ""

Pls bring scriptures from bible as proof.

PrecisionFx:


"" Instead of the church the wedding Jesus attended was don't in the village square""

what is this?



"" The bible ""

Pls bring scriptures from bible as proof.

Kaycee7:
My people suffer because of lack of knowledge and understanding.

I'mma throw some light on this so that those who really desire to be enlightened can benefit.

Once you profess to be a Christian, you must be wedded by a minister of God. It's not negotiable. Anyone claiming to be a Christian and yet does not recognize this fact is ignorant of his faith. Now, you may come at me with where "white wedding" is written in the Bible. I tell you brethren, if you insist on following the Bible verbatim, without interpretations, then your wedding should be done in the Jewish fashion with a priest descended directly from the line of Aaron and ye must meet all the conditions set by Moses as he received them from God.
Now, if you care for an interpretation, God has always given his followers directions on how to follow him. And if you read the Gospel, you'll remember Jesus telling his apostles "Whatever you have bound here on earth is bound in heaven and whatever you dissolve here on earth is dissolved in heaven". So if a minister of God does not bind your marital union, my dears, heaven does not consider your union bound.

Now to face the history teachers who suddenly know what gown Queen Victoria wore on her wedding day, the Christian wedding is not an indigenous western tradition. They adopted it just like us. Before most of Europe became Christians, they practiced rituals such as hand fasting, blood oaths, wine sharing (this one should sound familiar), and many other unique practices. They abandoned all these for the Christian wedding ceremony while retaining the reception ceremony. And even that has undergone different changes over the years and is different in different countries all over the world.
So, if you are going to be annoyed at any ceremony, it should be the reception. But good news, it's absolutely unnecessary. So you are absolutely under no requirements to do it.

On a final note, traditional marriage still remains important because WE still hold on to its significance. After much headache involving legitimacy of both marriage and offspring begotten, The Church often requires you to perform the traditional ceremony so as to avoid stories that touch for you or your kids. But still remember that you're not husband and wife in the eyes of God until His minister has blessed your union.

Lastly, the guys saying 75% of church marriages crash, where did you come up with these statistics? We need to see your research files.

SheIsElle:

Really? What chapter of the Bible? Maybe the wedding was not at the village square but the bible never said that the wedding took place in the synagogue.

gypsey:
Mmmm....

Mandynews:
In Rev. 19:7-9 the Bible says, "Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honor to Him; for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife has made herself ready. And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white; for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints. And he said unto me, Write, Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he said unto me, These are the true sayings of God."

EVILFOREST:
WHITE MEN

hisgrace090:
The bible.


Puting on white cloth is not part of it.
Instead of the church, the wedding Jesus attended was done in the village square, caana in Galilee to be precise.

And before Jesus turned water to wine people were already drunken with the wine presented by the celebrant. John2:10.

U got it

internationalman:
I kukuma don't like wearing suit. So u know what that means

Yambee:
My marriage will be trade by barter.


I give her parents some salt.

They give me their daughter.