| As the bridegroom was late in coming, they all became drowsy, and fell asleep. |
| In those days, the father of the bride held a great feast, then gave his daughter to the bridegroom. |
| The bridegroom is able to hire his choice of morning suit or dinner suit, tuxedo, shirt and cravat or bow tie. |
| They are not the ordinances of a stern and distant judge but the loving gift of the bridegroom to his beloved. |
| A contract of marriage may be made through agents acting ad hoc on behalf of the bride and bridegroom themselves, or of their guardians. |
| On the eve of a typical wedding, a vegetarian meal is customarily served in a huge tent erected near the home of the bride or bridegroom. |
