Something Old, Something Bold : Bridal Showers and Bachelorette Parties /

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"Contemporary weddings in the United States can be extravagant, highly ritualized, and costly affairs. From the intricate details of the wedding dress, to the painstaking selection of flowers, to the festively-packaged favors offered to guests, they are often the culmination of months of fastid...

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Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Montemurro, Beth, 1972-
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, 2006.
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
Showers (Parties)
Marriage customs and rites.
Bachelorette parties.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology > General.
GAMES > Reference.
GAMES > Travel Games.
Mariage > Rites et ceremonies.
Showers > États-Unis > Histoire.
Bachelorette parties > United States > History.
Showers (Parties) > United States > History.
United States.
History.
Electronic book.
Electronic books.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Introduction: Joining the party
  • Origins of bridal showers and bachelorette parties
  • Something old: etiquette, tradition, and femininity at bridal showers
  • Something borrowed and blue: the bachelorette party
  • Something new: consumption, materialism, and excess in pre-wedding rituals
  • Something different: variations in pre-wedding rituals
  • Conclusion: Bashful brides and bold bachelorettes.

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