Things You'll Need:
- Dress Patterns
- Amish Wedding Quilts
- Chairs
- Clocks
- Fabrics
- Tables
- China
- Chairs
- Tables
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Step 1
Join the Amish Church if you don't already belong, since this is a prerequisite for an Amish wedding. The church will help you prepare for the seriousness of starting your own home.
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Step 2
Cement your engagement with china or a clock. Amish women don't wear jewelry, but they appreciate practical gifts.
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Step 3
Expect your wedding plans to be "published" or announced at the end of a church service, along with the names of other couples who are to be married.
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Step 4
Plan to be married sometime in November or early December, after the harvest is done.
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Step 5
Hold your wedding ceremony and reception at the bride's family's house.
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Step 6
Select a weekday for your wedding. Tuesday and Thursday are popular choices.
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Step 7
Remember that it takes a day to set up and cook all the food, and a day to clean up afterward.
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Step 8
Invite all the members of the church to attend.
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Step 9
Make a new dress for the bride in a practical style she can wear again to church. Any shade of blue is appropriate.
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Step 10
Ask family or friends to serve as attendants or newehockers (this is Pennsylvania Dutch for side sitters).
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Step 11
Expect everyone to bring a dish for the wedding meals.
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Step 12
Select four married couples to serve as forgeher, or ushers, who will greet the guests.
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Step 13
Arrange to serve two different meals: a midday dinner and an evening one.








Comments
danielzrib said
on 7/30/2008 Very quaint and sweet. An interesting read!