Japanes Weddings

Hi, everyone.
Which style of wedding do you want in the future? You might get married a person who is from your country. You could get married a foreigner. There are many kinds of wedding styles in the world. These depend on histories, religions, and traditions. Of course, in my country, Japan, we have some sort of styles.
Today, I am going to tell you about Japanese wedding styles.

We can divide Japanese weddings into three types; Shinto Wedding, Buddhist Wedding and Christian Wedding.

First, Shinto Wedding is one of traditional wedding styles. Shinto is a kind of religions which is called Shintoism in English, however, most people who have this kind of wedding are not followers of Shintoism because most Japanese have no religion. This is a kind of choice that we can choose, and very different from Christian Wedding.
The bride and groom wear traditional Japanese dresses which are kinds of kimono. This kind of wedding is usually held in a shrine, and attendants are only their families and go-betweens. The program are set details. The ceremony is for a short time, only for 20 minutes or so.

Next, Buddhist Wedding is also a traditional style, however, mostly, Buddhist have this kind of wedding, so this is not popular style. The bride and gloom also wear Japanese traditional dresses, and they have wedding in a temple. All attendants hold Buddhist rosaries.

Lastly, Christian Wedding is the most popular style of wedding nowadays. Although only 1 % of Japanese are Christian, about 60 % of couples have Christian Wedding.
The bride usually wears a white dress, and the gloom wears a black or white tuxedo. They usually have a wedding in a church and a hotel. Attendants could be hundreds.The program is flexible.

Finally, we can choose wedding styles in Japan. Some of couples choose both Shinto and Christian Wedding. Which one did you like? I hope you enjoy Japanese Weddings!