Read the following article. Pay special attention to the words in bold. Many young couples consider their wedding to be one of the most important days of their lives. They often spend a year planning for it: finding a place, selecting a menu, buying a wedding dress, ordering invitations and sending them to friends and relatives, selecting musicians, and more. The bride chooses her bridesmaids! and maid of honor, and the groom chooses his groomsmen, and best man. The bride and groom want to make this day special for themselves and for their guests. Sometimes the bride and groom use a professional wedding planner so they don't have to do everything by themselves. When the day arrives, the groom doesn’t usually see the bride before the wedding. It is considered bad luck for him to see her ahead of time. When the wedding 3. Next, the begins, the groom and groomsmen enter fi maid of honor and bridesmaids enter. When the bride finally enters to look at her, Often the bride's father or both of her parents walk her down the aisle to the groom. in her white dress, everyone turns around 94 Lesson 4 During the ceremony, the bride and groom vows. They promise to love and respec the rest of their li best man h rings for them until they are ready to place the each other's fingers. At the end of the cerem groom lifts the bride’s veil and kisses her. s. The groo! There is a dinner and dance after the The bride and groom usually dance the alone. Then guests join them. Before the bride and groom leave the part bride throws her bouquet over her head, « single women try to catch it. It is believed that woman who catches it will be the next one to married, The newlyweds* usually take a trip, called honeymoon, immediately after the wedding 1 bridesmaid: one of group of women (a good relative of the Bide) who is part ofthe wedi ne special woman (a good ie helps the bride during the ot the bride) 5 ou: a promise newlywed a ecently maried person