As Long as We Both Shall Love : The White Wedding in Postwar America /

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When Kate Middleton married Prince William in 2011, hundreds of millions of viewers watched the Alexander McQueen-clad bride and uniformed groom exchange vows before the Archbishop of Canterbury in Westminster Abbey. The wedding followed a familiar formula: ritual, vows, reception, and a white gown...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Dunak, Karen M.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : New York University Press, [2013]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Weddings.
Marriage customs and rites.
Manners and customs.
HISTORY > United States > General.
REFERENCE > Weddings.
Mariage > Rites et ceremonies > États-Unis > Histoire.
Noces > États-Unis > Histoire.
Marriage customs and rites > United States > History.
Weddings > United States > History.
United States.
États-Unis > Moeurs et coutumes > 1971-
États-Unis > Moeurs et coutumes > 1945-1970.
United States > Social life and customs > 1971-
United States > Social life and customs > 1945-1970.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • "Linking the past with the future" : origins of the postwar white wedding
  • "The same thing happens to all brides" : Luci Johnson, the American public, and the white wedding
  • "Getting married should be fun" : hippie weddings and alternative celebrations
  • "Lots of young people today are doing this" : the white wedding revived
  • "It matters not who we love, only that we love" : same-sex weddings
  • Conclusion.

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