Vampire Wedding

Fast:

After the First War it became a costume to marry in two weeks after the Switching of symbols. This is because they didn't know how much time they got left. There are records from couples that married the next day. Alto planning the ceremony cost time, nowadays the mother of the bride knows in advance when the switch of symbols takes place.

Mother's knows best:

The mother of the bride is in charge of the planning. Nothing happens without her saying so. Some mothers are planning this day from the day their daughter is born. It is not uncommon that if a daughter is going to marry a noble, the plans expend.

Mother of the bride is no longer alive:

The mother of the groom steps in.

Color white:

Everything from the clothing until the bloodberry cake is white. This is standing for the unwritten further of the couple. The bridal bouquet is made out of the whitest roses, the green in it is Myrtle. The only spark of color is the pure gold Pendant around the brides neck, with the symbol of the groom on it. The groom is not wearing his pendant. Unless he is the second son.

Ask permision:

After the bride walked down the aisle, the groom steps forward and ask permission from the bride to take her hand. This is the first step of the ceremony, with this the groom gives the bride a choise.

I Dadrick of the Ventila family, offer you my hand to Claire of the Barnier family.

If the bride accepts.

I Claire of the Barnier family, give my hand to you Dadrick of the Ventila family.

Leader of the ceremony:

The head of the groom's family leads the ceremony. So the bride is directly welcomed into the family. It is often the father of the groom.

Second Son:

It is allowed that the second son of the family takes his wife's last name.

Vows:

The vows need to be said together, and during the planning it is expected of the couple that they practice.

Bone from my bone, flesh from my flesh. I am yours and you are mine. I will honor you in your strength and assist you in your weakness. Until the end of time.

Wedding band with symbols:

A ring bearer brings the wedding bands to the couple. On the top of the band is the symbol of the groom's family engraved. The groom takes one of the wedding bands and held this before the left ring finger. He needed to say this sentence.

With this wedding band I accept you as my family. Claire Ventila- Barnier.

Then he can put the wedding band on his bride's finger. Then it is up to the bride.

With this ring I join your family. Dadrick Ventila.

Marriage between the same sex:

It is not widely excepted in the vampire community, but it's not forbidden for the couple to marry. The families are then come together, there will be determined which one of the couple is the groom and which on the bride.
Then the rest of the wedding goes like it would with a straight couple.

Choosing a last name:

The couple will be asked before the vows which last name the want to take on. It is also an option to take a brand-new name. If this is the chase a new family symbol is created, for the couple. They will then get a wedding band that is blank, when the symbol is chosen it will be engraved on it.