Amish Country: Experiencing An Amish Wedding
Perhaps the most interesting religious sect in the U. S. is that of the Amish people. Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, and Holmes County, Ohio, have the largest Amish population of any other counties in the U. S. The Amish are easily recognized by their quaint clothes, their horses and buggies, and by the fact that they do not use electricity or other modern conveniences. Visiting Amish country makes for an interesting vacation.
Preparation for an Amish Wedding
An Amish wedding is quite different from most weddings in American society today. To begin with, the wedding is not likely to be a June wedding. That’s because such a large portion of Amish are farmers. From spring through the fall harvest, most Amish are busy working in the fields. So spring, summer, and early fall are not ideal times for their weddings. For that reason, most Amish weddings are held in November and December. Up north, where most Amish live, January and February are too wintry for travel.
One of the first tasks in preparation for weddings is planting celery. About 300 stalks of celery are typically eaten at an Amish wedding, so lots of celery must be planted in advance of the wedding. The bride will sew her own bridal dress, and she will also pick identical material for her bride’s attendants, who will also makes their own dresses. The appropriate dress for the groom and the groomsmen will be black suits that have hooks and eyes in the place of buttons.
Amish Marriage Ceremony
The couple will not be married in a church building, but instead at the home of the bride’s parents. The ceremony itself is rather simple. All singing is acapella and is done in groups, for no performers are allowed. However, there is no absence of singing, as the wedding guests themselves sing quite a number of hymns. The bride and groom typically enter while the second hymn is being sung. When the singing is over, the presiding minister will preach a sermon that stresses the permanency and responsibility of marriage.
Once the sermon has ended, the wedding couple come forward, holding hands. The minister asks the groom several questions: “Can you confess, brother, that you accept this our sister as your wife, and that you will not leave her until death separates you? Do you believe that this is from the Lord and that you have come thus far because of your prayers and faith? Do you promise to be loyal to your wife and care for her if she may have affliction, sickness, adversity, weakness or faintheartedness, as is appropriate for a Christian, God-fearing husband?”
The minister then asks similar questions to the bride. After she answers in the affirmative the minister then declares them to be husband and wife. That brings the wedding ceremony to an end.
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