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take you as my wife/husband," instead of "I take you as my wife/husband"), but sexual intercourse consummated the vows, making a binding marriage rather than a betrothal. Although these betrothals could be concluded with only the vows spoken by the couple, they had legal implications:
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2948:Participants
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3186:By religion
3066:Polterabend
3056:Money dance
3036:First dance
3021:Ahesta Bero
2990:Flower girl
2961:child bride
2794:Semi-formal
2654:Pre-wedding
2635:Handfasting
2457:Concubinage
2428:Interracial
2418:Interethnic
2413:Inter-caste
2351:Consanguine
2279:Watta satta
2228:Convenience
2082:Handfasting
1871:Scientology
1845:Nikah 'urfi
1687:Nikah 'urfi
1180:See Talmud
832:vena amoris
721:Musée Condé
567:Virgin Mary
412:Celebration
381:bride price
3540:Engagement
3534:Categories
3337:By country
3188:or culture
3177:Place card
3172:Loving cup
3014:Traditions
2980:Bridesmaid
2968:Bridegroom
2671:Engagement
2625:Collective
2449:monogamous
2438:Morganatic
2433:Interfaith
2356:Avunculate
2328:Common-law
2246:Green card
2213:Tongyangxi
2129:Posthumous
2070:Ceremonial
2061:Tongyangxi
1918:Prajapatya
1721:Remarriage
1167:1401814530
748:white gold
498:common law
485:infidelity
275:, meaning
185:the French
163:engagement
125:April 2009
95:newspapers
3464:Elopement
3430:Honeymoon
3385:Sri Lanka
3210:Ayyavazhi
3005:Officiant
2995:Groomsman
2985:Bridesman
2909:Las arras
2863:Debutante
2858:Ball gown
2799:Black tie
2782:White tie
2752:Las Vegas
2735:Locations
2630:Elopement
2494:Polyandry
2408:Hypergamy
2256:Predatory
2198:Hypergamy
2181:Financial
2097:Las Vegas
2077:Betrothal
2032:Abduction
1954:Ayyavazhi
1946:Paishacha
1925:Gandharva
1796:Josephite
1786:Christian
1774:Religious
1736:Hollywood
1731:Temporary
1682:Customary
1524:cite book
1516:885009365
1204:15 August
1182:Kiddushin
972:Citations
876:Argentina
725:Chantilly
661:Now that
629:The 2019
534:betrothal
454:canon law
431:neo-pagan
329:Betrothal
307:shiduchin
281:betrothal
273:kiddushin
167:betrothal
3545:Marriage
3479:Newlywed
3408:Scotland
3370:Pakistan
3345:Ethiopia
3317:Timorese
3272:Mandaean
3242:Catholic
3051:Lychgate
3000:Page boy
2811:Informal
2761:Clothing
2640:Same-sex
2614:Weddings
2571:Category
2499:Polygyny
2489:Polygamy
2380:Homogamy
2343:Endogamy
2320:De facto
2306:Sororate
2296:Sologamy
2274:Exchange
2236:Lavender
2161:Levirate
2009:Arranged
1939:Rakshasa
1852:Levirate
1791:Catholic
1758:Putative
1753:Voidable
1746:Wedlease
1726:Same-sex
1716:Marriage
1704:Monogamy
1677:Covenant
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1327:Archived
1118:proposal
1019:Archived
938:Rèiteach
922:See also
818:Claddagh
613:book of
611:Lutheran
565:and the
547:adultery
469:had his
322:engeysis
303:nissu'in
285:nissu'in
263:marriage
255:Talmudic
243:European
171:marriage
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3413:history
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3076:Pyebaek
2904:Chuppah
2898:Objects
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2552:Walking
2511:Sexless
2395:Exogamy
2333:Plaçage
2139:Germany
2092:Wedding
2056:Shotgun
1891:Vivaaha
1866:Natural
1825:Islamic
1692:Plaçage
962:chuppah
958:nesiuin
869:diamond
863:, gave
825:by the
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788:, with
786:Rebecca
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702:narthex
692:In the
543:divorce
529:nissuin
512:Judaism
350:married
251:Abraham
198:fiancée
180:fiancés
175:wedding
109:scholar
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3091:Walima
2888:Casual
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2479:Plural
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2188:Boston
2167:Yibbum
2134:France
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1813:Quaker
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364:Israel
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290:chupah
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3061:Music
2956:Bride
2848:Dress
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2267:Other
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2193:Flash
2122:Death
2115:basis
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2022:Flash
1994:Child
1972:Manus
1964:Yogic
1959:Vedic
1932:Asura
1911:Arsha
1904:Daiva
1886:Hindu
1699:Fleet
1672:Civil
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452:, in
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368:India
318:gamos
247:Torah
227:marry
223:bless
116:JSTOR
102:books
3282:Odia
3262:Iyer
3205:Ayie
3200:Arab
2816:Suit
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1999:Teen
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