American Wedding 美国婚礼.ppt

American weddings are not arranged matches for the benefit of either family. A couple gets engaged and married out of love for each other and because they want to spend the rest of their lives together. Their marriage is a commitment to one another. When a couple gets engaged, the guy will give his fiancée a diamond ring Usually gets down on one knee The period between the proposal（求婚） and wedding is called engagement（订婚） Bridal Shower（新娘送礼会）: Back in the days when weddings were arranged by family members, a poor Dutchman fell in love with a girl whose father refused her a dowry（嫁妆）. The