Learn from the mistakes of others

church weddings were 'traditional' ... 'religious' marriage celebrants outside christian churches or the large 'mainstream' religions (the 'accepted'/'acceptable' ones) is very hard to do even now. christian churches get a lot of special treatment.

the 'white wedding' mythos is still with us. many 'civil' marriages (all marriages are civil - legally there are only three components to a marriage 'ceremony', none are religious) involve brides in white dresses.

the pull of mythos, of shared cultural/social symbols is very strong.

it has been argued that one of the problems with contemporary western culture is the devaluing of it's own cultural heritage.

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