UK Wedding News
26/07/2013
The study, which was conducted by WeddingDays.co.uk, more brides-to-be are forgoing an engagement ring, the white dress and being 'given away' on their big day.
200 brides-to-be were surveyed by the site, and almost a quarter said they planned to keep their maiden name after they tied the knot, while one in 10 said they would wear something other than white for their wedding.
Other traditions being 'rejected' by modern women include wearing an engagement ring, as well as wearing a veil. There were certain traditions that seemed to still remain popular among women getting married, with 76% saying they wanted their father to walk them down the aisle.
Elki Parmar of Wedding Days, said: "Some of the brides we have spoken to are doing things that they feel make their wedding more 'feminist'.
"That could be reflected by deciding not be given away, the idea being that one of the connotations of this tradition is that the woman is property to be given away.
"Other brides are choosing not to wear white on their wedding day as a woman's white wedding dress traditionally carries connotations of virginal innocence whereas what the groom wears on his wedding day is not perceived to be symbolic, creating somewhat of an imbalance from some feminist perspectives."
Parmar added: "Many of the women we spoke to thought that changing their last name after marriage to their husband's conformed to a patriarchal ideology and didn't want to feel they were giving up their own identity for their husbands.
"While some were planning to not change their names at all, others were going to incorporate their husband's name into their own.
"However, many women also echoed the sentiment that a couple sharing the same last name is something that binds their family together."
(JP/CD)
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Feminist Weddings On The Increase
A recent survey has suggested that there is a growing trend for 'feminist weddings'.The study, which was conducted by WeddingDays.co.uk, more brides-to-be are forgoing an engagement ring, the white dress and being 'given away' on their big day.
200 brides-to-be were surveyed by the site, and almost a quarter said they planned to keep their maiden name after they tied the knot, while one in 10 said they would wear something other than white for their wedding.
Other traditions being 'rejected' by modern women include wearing an engagement ring, as well as wearing a veil. There were certain traditions that seemed to still remain popular among women getting married, with 76% saying they wanted their father to walk them down the aisle.
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Elki Parmar of Wedding Days, said: "Some of the brides we have spoken to are doing things that they feel make their wedding more 'feminist'.
"That could be reflected by deciding not be given away, the idea being that one of the connotations of this tradition is that the woman is property to be given away.
"Other brides are choosing not to wear white on their wedding day as a woman's white wedding dress traditionally carries connotations of virginal innocence whereas what the groom wears on his wedding day is not perceived to be symbolic, creating somewhat of an imbalance from some feminist perspectives."
Parmar added: "Many of the women we spoke to thought that changing their last name after marriage to their husband's conformed to a patriarchal ideology and didn't want to feel they were giving up their own identity for their husbands.
"While some were planning to not change their names at all, others were going to incorporate their husband's name into their own.
"However, many women also echoed the sentiment that a couple sharing the same last name is something that binds their family together."
(JP/CD)
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