Some couples hire a wedding planner while many organize their wedding themselves

June is considered the traditional start of the wedding season. Many couples organize their weddings themselves. But some hire a wedding planner to organize everything for them. Traditionally the bride’s parents pay for the wedding.
   Couples can have a religious ceremony. Or they can have a civil wedding before a judge or other public official. Or they can have both. The couple might also read special vows they have written for each other.
   Many ceremonies share common customs. For example, the bride may wear a long white dress and have a white veil over her face. The groom traditionally wears a tuxedo.
   America is known as a nation of immigrants. Each group brings its own wedding customs and traditions to the mix. But one tradition at most weddings is music. Many people hire D. J. s, disc jockeys, to play recorded dance music. A wedding might also have live music.
   Some couples want to get married in a famous place like Disneyland. Couples sometimes hold their wedding in a romantic place where they met. Or they choose a place that will not be too far for all the guests to travel. Or they hear about a beautiful place where many other people have gotten married.
   With a destination wedding, the celebration often lasts three days. The bride and groom invite a small group of guests to travel to some place special for the ceremony. Think of it as a wedding and honeymoon all in one.
   Thanks to the Internet, couples can make a lot of their wedding preparations online. The future newlyweds can go to stores and choose the gifts they would like to receive. Then their friends and relatives can choose what to buy according to a list on a wedding registry at each store. Some couples planning a wedding create their own Web sites so they can provide information to the people they invite.
   With all the planning that goes into some weddings, couples should remember one thing: their wedding is over quickly, but their feelings for each other have to last a lifetime.