Marriage is an important legal institution, which is connected with the development of Christian-Jewish culture and concerns, whether directly or indirectly, every one of us. In this is seen topicality of chosen topic and this fact is underlined by the adopting of the Act. No. 89/2012 Coll, the Civil Code, which is progressing in the continuity of the previous legislation, but it also brings a number of changes. In this work was used a large number of books, commentary literature, technical articles or legal textbooks. Finally, there are theoretical conclusions and statutory provisions, supported by higher Courts jurisprudence, which is despite of the changing in legislation, still apply. The work is divided into three parts which are preceded by Introduction and terminated by Conclusion. Part One is named Marriage, aims to bring readers the institution of marriage and to point out interdisciplinary character and the number of different approaches and attempts to define it. Own merits of the thesis is in the second and then in the third part, bearing the name after the Marriage Formation, the Marriage Conclusion. Part Two is named the Marriage Formation is divided into 8 chapters which are focused mainly on the engagement, proceedings before marriage, forms of marriage, the ceremony of marriage and...

Eye contact is a research and installation projects about the westernization process of bridal costume from 1900 to 2012 in both China and the Chinese immigrant community in America. The project focuses on the bride’s wedding costume to present the development of social status of women in both China and Chinese immigrant community in America. / text

In the Philosophy of Right, Hegel insists that a marriage is only established after a wedding ceremony has taken place but he provides no satisfactory justification for thinking this. In this paper, I attempt to provide some justifications for him. I advocate an interpretation of Hegel that (1) understands the declaration of consent uttered in the wedding ceremony to be a performative act whose force is what transforms a relationship into a marriage and that (2) understands Hegel’s general concept of personality to inform his requirement that the agreement to marry be declared publicly.

Thesis (M.S.)--Oregon State University, 2009. / Printout. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 69-76). Also available on the World Wide Web.

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Thesis (BTech (Fashion Design))--Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2010 / In the 19th and 20th Century, products were manufactured with little concerns for the environment. The result of this was an over flowing of low quality products and a high elimination rate, especially in the fashion industry where constant change is the nature of the business. Particularly in bridal wears, the sustainability is deficient and practicality is limited. bridal garments would only be worn once and are usually highly priced. The purpose of this research is to explore whether consumers are willing to contribute and make a difference to our environment by opting for versatile bridal wear. In order to obtain information regarding the bridal industry of Cape Town. a qualitative approach was applied to ensure that the end products will meet customer needs. Store visits and informal interviews were used as the primary methods. and Internet and magazines were used as secondary methods to gain relative information about the market. The information collected. regarding modem women's opinions on the concept of an interchangeable bridal range, current fashion trends and the concept of Slow Design, forms the foundation to the development of my range - versatile bridal wear. The entire range consists of 14 garment pieces that are interchangeable to form 6 or more looks. This allows the wearer to dress up according to their desires. As a result, these dresses are reusable and thus overcoming the problem of costly garments. which are only worn once.

Thesis (BTech (Fashion Design))--Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2010 / This research was conducted to find a natural and functional alternative to commercialised bridal wear in South Africa, for a South African market base, which is holistically sustainable in light of the global paradigm shift towards sustainability. In order to find what the alternative would be I have questioned the symbolic meaning behind the product being presented to the South African bridal apparel market, and the bridal apparel consumer's views and attitudes towards commercialised bridal wear. For the research I have reflected upon theories of sustainability (Slow Design, Cradle to Cradle, and Design for Environmental Sustainability) which provided the main theoretical underpinning for product development, guiding material choice and usage, as well as production process in order to achieve a holistically sustainable product. My supporting theory, Representation, gives meaning to the idea of an alternative to the 'big white dress' being equally as 'bridal`, as Representation states that any object could substitute as a symbol for something else. Inspiration from a self-reflecting road trip through the Karoo as well as tracing my family heritage in Bloemfontein provided the back drop for my bridal range. The Karoo landscape inspired my garment aesthetic and natural fabric usage. I wanted a theme of old-fashioned romance to come through as the essence of my range - inspiring the garments to compliment the rite of passage to which they belong, and not to dominate the meaning of the ceremony. Therefore the garments could easily be adapted to a second function through styling and/or dyeing. The range consists of ten outfits, and comprises of men's and ladies wear.

This diploma thesis deals with the currently effective legal regulation of the formation and termination of marriage in the Czech Republic, contained in Act No. 89/2012 Coll., The Civil Code and in other related regulations. For writing this thesis was used many books, professional literature, case law and other sources which are mentioned in the list of literature and sources. The aim was to provide a comprehensive knowledge of the issue of the creation and termination of marriage in three thematically structured parts. The aim of the thesis is further defined in its introduction. The fulfilment of the aim and other results are presented in works conclusion. The first part deals generally with the Institute of Marriage. Its aim is to introduce marriage issues and familiarize with the basic legal knowledge of marriage. It consists of six chapters in which I deal with the concept of marriage, its purpose and the basic principles of marriage law. I also enumerate and summarize the basic sources of marriage law. For a more comprehensive overview, I provide information on the development of marriage and divorce in the Czech Republic and about the rights and obligations between spouses. The second part deals with the issue of formation of marriage. It consists of seven chapters. Some of them are further...

Couple rituals range from everyday activities to once-in-a lifetime events. Weddings are arguably the most elaborate, complex, and rare couple ritual. Few studies have examined the association between wedding rituals and marital outcomes, yet millions of Americans marry and celebrate weddings each year. The purpose of the current study was to examine the associations between wedding ritual enactment, wedding ritual satisfaction, and marital satisfaction and commitment. The wedding rituals examined in the current study were the bridal shower, bachelor/bachelorette party, wedding reception, and honeymoon. It was hypothesized that enactment of a bridal shower, wedding reception, and honeymoon would be positively associated with marital outcomes whereas bachelor/bachelorette party enactment would be negatively associated with marital outcomes. We additionally hypothesized that satisfaction with all wedding rituals would be positively associated with satisfaction and commitment and that wedding ritual conformity would be associated with overall wedding ritual satisfaction. Our exploratory analyses examined unique predictability of wedding ritual enactment and wedding ritual satisfaction on marital outcomes. Results indicated expected and unexpected associations. Three of the predicted wedding rituals, bachelor/bachelorette party, wedding reception, and honeymoon enactment were associated with marital outcomes. Satisfaction with each wedding ritual significantly predicted marital outcomes. Lastly, wedding ritual conformity was found to be negatively associated with wedding ritual satisfaction. In our exploratory analyses, we found that wedding reception enactment was the most significant contributor to satisfaction whereas bachelor/bachelorette party enactment was the most significant contributor to marital commitment. Study limitations and directions for future research are discussed.

This diploma thesis brings suggestions into the field of couple and family psychology. The main topic of this thesis is wedding rings regarded from the perspective of psychology. The theoretical part develops topics such as the history and the symbolism of rings in general to subsequently focus particularly on wedding rings. Significant attention is also paid to the marriage and couple problematics, the wedding - thanks to which we have the ring - and also to narrower psychological issues such as the wedding ring effect, the attractiveness of the wedding ring itself or the issue of wearing the ring. The final part is dedicated to the variations of treating the wedding ring. In the empirical part, a data collection in the form of semi-structured interviews with subsequent qualitative analysis, was conducted. The total number of participants is thirteen. Participation of respondents in a variable life situation: newly-wed people, people in a long- term marriage, divorced and widowed people. The objective of the thesis was to capture the depth probe into the perception of the meaning and the value of the wedding ring by the wearers themselves and to find most important questions that can be associated with this symbolic phenomenon. The thesis covers issues such as the attractiveness of the wedding...