Wedding in Japan

A traditional Japanese wedding ceremony at a shinto shrine in Kyoto in March 2006.

Short explanation of a typical Shinto wedding ceremony:

Generally, only the bride and groom, their immediate families and some very close friends attend the religious part of a Shinto wedding. The ceremony generally starts with shubatsu, or a ritual of purification. Then, the Shinto priest recites norito, or a Shinto ritual prayer in classical language, to celebrate the new beginning of the couple's life, and to ask for the Shinto god's grace. After that, sankon no gi, also known as sansankudo, follows, and the couple exchanges sacred sake poured into three cups in different sizes; one large, one medium, and one small. Then the couple exchanges the wedding rings. Next, the groom reads a vow aloud. The bride only adds her name at the end. After the vow, both present tamagushi, a branch of a sacred sakaki tree, as an offering. Finally, the couples' families exchange cups of sake to take a pledge of loyalty.The Shinto wedding is accompanied by traditional "Gagaku" music and attended by "Miko" maidens who serve "Sake" (rice wine) in red and white dresses.

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[tawaillesims]

how did you two meet?

[rowmuse]

@tawaillesims: it's a long story ;)

[LMFAOASAP]

Still married? I watched this back in 2008-2009 and I'm ever curious. Such a great couple :)

[rowmuse]

@LMFAOASAP: Thanks for asking. Yep, still married. And we have a child, too.

[liamfeb27]

good make me want to marry soon so good i hope you are stil married happy wishes to the pretty couple..

[rowmuse]

Shill married happily here ;) . Thanks!

[jakemonrean]

I love Japan. Such a rich culture. Another reason why I plan on living there.

[occeo]

Nice hair...a caucasian samurai!

[TulsaIzMiiHood]

so beautiful, if things go right, I will have mine in Japan with my koibito... ^_^ wish you best of luck ~

[PersianKhavos]

A very beautiful ceremony indeed!

[fjjazz93]

@jakemonrean Me too. Where do you want to live? For me, it's Tokyo :)

[FayeleeDarkclaw]

that was very beautiful I loved Japanese culture and ritals. The bride was so beautiful. I wish them both lots of happiness.

[SamuraiTogo]

★Very beautiful bride and Very beautiful Kimono.

It's so lovely.

Nice video.

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@rowmuse

Is this an actual PRESENT day Japanese wedding? Or is it suppose to be traditional? Just curious...

[natgje]

Oh. My. GOD! I'm going to get married RIGHT NOW to a Japanese guy, of course in Japan. For sure. I hope the couple is living happily together :)

One more thing; I like long hair on guys, but the man in the video, in that outfit, it's STUNNING. Really pretty hair!