If such contractual arrangements are really just as good as marriage, then what is a wedding good for, other than cake?

如果这些契约性的协议真的像婚姻一样美好，那么除了蛋糕，婚礼对什么是有用的呢？

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King: No matter. We've more important things to discuss. Arrangements for a wedding, invitations, a national holiday. All that sort of thing.

国王：没关系。我们还有更重要的事情要商量。安排婚礼、分发邀请信、确定全国假期，诸如此类的事。

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The mother orchestrated all the arrangements for her daughter's wedding.

母亲为她女儿的婚礼做了所有的安排。

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The event design firm of Flowers on Mars provides wedding coordination, flower arrangements and disc jockeys -- more items the couple needed for their wedding.

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