Research

I have not conducted much in the way of research this week due to a heavy work load and a bout of what seems to be a flu, I hope to get more done this upcoming week.

Periodicals

I have not had the chance to find a periodical I can actually read I have found a couple that I may find helpfull but am not yet sure I can get my hands on them. I will continue to search. Here are a few of the articles:

Author(s): Friedman, Diane K.
Title: Wedding superstitions.
Source: Modern bride. 47, no. 3, (June 1995): 488Additional Info: CBS Magazines, etc.]
Alt Journal:
Key Title: Modern bride
Standard No:
ISSN: 0026-7546
OCLC No: 1758443
Article Type: Article
Database: ArticleFirst


Title: Wedding Customs--Cherished Traditions.
Source: Bride's & your new home. 62, no. 1, (February 1995): 530
Additional Info: Condé Nast Publications,Issue Id: Special Wedding Dress Issue
Alt Journal: Key Title: Bride's & your new home
Preceding Title: Bride's (Condé Nast Pubications, inc.)
Succeeding Title: Bride's (New York, N.Y. : 1995)
Standard No: ISSN: 1059-7476
OCLC No: 24706604
Article Type: Article Database: ArticleFirst



Author(s): Friedman, Diane K.
Title: Wedding superstitions.
Source: Modern bride. 46, no. 6, (December 1994): 286
Additional Info: CBS Magazines, etc.]
Issue Id: December, 1994-January, 1995
Alt Journal: Key Title: Modern bride
Standard No: ISSN: 0026-7546
OCLC No: 1758443 Article
Type: Article Database: ArticleFirst

Field Research

I do not quite have a detailed plan though I did receive a response to an email I sent to a lady named Sue, who I believe conducts wedding ceremonies. The email contains a phone number and a note saying I may contact her for an interview. The interview will hopefully be a great start to my field research.

Books I Plan on Using so Far

Carley Roney and the editors at The Knot
The Knot GUIDE TO WEDDING VOWS AND TRADITIONS,
READINGS, RITUALS, MUSIC, DANCES, AND TOASTS
First Editions
Published in New York by Broadway Books 2000

Narrowing Based On Week Two Disscussion

I was not offered much help on narrowing my topic question in the week 2 discussion. I however have been brainstorming and have thought about concentrating on the most current commonly followed traditions in the average American wedding.

Keyword

How did traditions such as the white wedding dress, standing positions of the bride and groom, rings on the hand and the many other traditions in a typical Christian wedding get their start?

Traditions
Customs
Traditional
Traditionaly

Ring
Wedding Bands

White Wedding Dress
Wedding Gown
Bridal Gown
Wedding
Marriage
Matrimony
Union
Marriage Ceremony
Nuptials

Start
Begin
Beginning
Origin
Originate
Lead
Led
Get Going
Started
Evolve
Evolved

I used a few thesaurus websites such as Word Source and the Merrian Webster dictionary to find synonyms. I thought of any way to add prefixes or suffixes to the words that might make them more helpful.

Page 39 questions

1.
A. When did such traditions as the white wedding dress, standing position for the bride and groom during the ceremony, rings on the left hands, and others start?
B. How were these traditions started?
C. Who was involved in starting these traditions?
D. Could there be new traditions evolving in the 20th century to replace some of the dated and no longer relevant traditions of the past.
E. How do marriage traditions have practical applications.
F. Should everyone be more aware of the origins of there wedding customs,
G. What customs are still practiced today and why are they still in practice and others are not.
H. Where did the common American wedding customs originate.
I. Would people use the customs as often if they knew the origins.
J. How come some traditions seem to be almost universal where as some others are very localized.
2. How were these traditions started?
3. How did traditions such as the white wedding dress, standing positions of the bride and groom, rings on the hand and the many other traditions in a typical American wedding get there start.

Early Research

I have found a couple interesting sites on the Internet with information on how certain traditions got their start. The problem I’m having is finding out who the source is. I have also found some possibly helpful books in the online library catalogue but have not had the time to go pick them up will hopefully get my hands on them tomorrow. Here’s a list of the books I found in the online catalogue.

Title Author
Getting married the way you want Arthur Dobrin & Kenneth Briggs

The Knot guide to wedding vows and traditions Carley Roney

A Short History of marriage Ethel Urlin (Ethel Lucy)

Wedding Days Anita Ganeri

The Wedding Peter Lacey