Congratulations

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0 I've read an article saying that people say congratulations to a groom, but not to a bride, because that would be an insult to a bride. Is that true? 0-

Clive · Accepted Answer

0Hi,02br
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00Wedding customs vary from culture to culture, but in N. America that is definitely not true.02br
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00Best wishes, Clive0-

Mithunbarik · Answer

0 Is it true? I never heard about that. In the society I belong both are congratulated. 0-

Philip · Answer

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01cite10Anonymous12cite10I've read an article saying that people say congratulations to a groom, but not to a bride, because that would be an insult to a bride. Is that true?12blockquote

11b01font00"Congratulations" to the groom, "Best wishes" to the bride. This once was the custom in the U.S., but it has long been ignored. At the time I was in college, shortly after the Middle Ages, the same was true when a fraternity brother "pinned" his intended at a serenading party outside the girl's sorority house.02font02b00 0-

Feebs11 · Answer

0 You congratulate the groom (on his good catch) and felicitate the bride (on not being left on the shelf). No longer required. You congratulate everyone in sight nowadays.0-

BarbaraPA · Answer

0I'll never forget the "Miss Manners" column where I first read this. Apparently, there was a time when, if you said congratulations to the bride, the message could be thought to be "congratulations, you finally got yourself a man." Ever since then, I grin when I hear someone congratulates the bride, even though I know that it's really far more common than "best wishes" these days.0-

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