Editing Wedding (section)

=== Peasant wedding ===
A peasant wedding is a Dutch [[carnival in the Netherlands|carnival]] custom.

Not everywhere in [[Limburg (Netherlands)|Limburg]] and [[North Brabant|Brabant]] is a ''boerenbruiloft'' (peasant's wedding) part of the carnival. Especially in the northern and central part of Limburg and eastern part of North Brabant is the ''boerenbruiloft'' very often held during the carnival and is an important part of the carnival culture. Each carnival association has its own tradition concerning choosing the spouse for a wedding. Often the bride and groom are chosen by the council of eleven or by the couple that was married the year before. It is not necessary that the newlyweds are a couple in real life. It is also not necessary that the bride and groom are single. Both the bride and groom, however, should be in love during the carnival and they need to transfer their love to all the people who celebrate their wedding along with them. The highlight of the festival of the peasant wedding is the wedding and feast of the ''onecht'' (not-marriage) of the bride and groom. There are many aspects that can be found in a real-life marriage. First the [[engagement]] will be announced just as if it would be an official marriage. And both the families should learn to know each other very well in organizing the party and the ceremony, like a normal wedding. The two families prepare a piece of entertainment for the wedding.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://houseplantation.com/wedding-day-invitation-styles-and-designs-a-vintage-approach/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160121010938/http://houseplantation.com/wedding-day-invitation-styles-and-designs-a-vintage-approach/ |archive-date = 21 January 2016 |title=Wedding Day Invitation Styles and Designs – A Vintage Approach |date=December 10, 2015 |publisher=Houseplantation | access-date=2016-08-26}}</ref> And just like a real wedding, a [[Wedding reception|reception]] and a feast is organized where guests are asked to wear appropriate clothing. The bride and groom will often dress in wedding clothing from before 1940. The bride, for example, will often wear a [[poffer]], which is a traditional Brabantian headdress.<ref name="Vastelaovendinlimburg.nl">{{cite web |url=http://www.vastelaovendinlimburg.nl/2013/02/01/boerenbruiloft-hoezo-in-het-onecht-verbonden/ |title=Boerenbruiloft: hoezo in het 'onecht' verbonden? &#124; Vastelaovend en Carnaval in Limburg |publisher=Vastelaovendinlimburg.nl |date=April 8, 2013 |access-date=2013-10-29 |archive-date=October 29, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029194137/http://www.vastelaovendinlimburg.nl/2013/02/01/boerenbruiloft-hoezo-in-het-onecht-verbonden/ |url-status=live }}</ref>