Technology has also made it easier for other people to decide what to give the couple for a wedding gift.

VOA: special.2010.08.09

And some have both. During a wedding, the couple might read special vows or promises that they have written for each other.

VOA: special.2010.08.09

The planner helps the bride find a wedding dress as well as dresses for her bridesmaids.

VOA: special.2010.08.09

The wedding is over quickly, but the feelings for each other have to last a lifetime.

VOA: special.2010.08.09

Rande Janus says people come into his wine store looking for macarons after they taste them at a friend's house or a party or a wedding.

VOA: special.2010.04.12

So working couples might pay for some or all of the wedding themselves.

VOA: special.2010.08.09

But some hire a wedding planner to organize everything for them.

VOA: special.2010.08.09

Traditionally the bride's parents pay for the wedding.

VOA: special.2010.08.09

His family was in Pakistan for a wedding two weeks ago. They were supposed to leave Sunday, but were unable due to flight delays.

VOA: standard.2010.04.23

As gold prices top $1,000 an ounce the highest price for the metal in the last 18 months traders say they expect demand to dip drastically this festival and wedding season.

VOA: standard.2009.09.19