Rome- Weddings, marriages, and divorce Weddings: In Rome were romantic because they did not have divorce for the first 500 years, which meant when they picked their partner it was really true love. Romans were eligible to get married once the male was 14 and the female 12. In Rome it was not allowed to marry your family. For example, if they were your third cousin or so, it was not allowed. The ceremony was always in the bride's house, usually her father's house. One similarity to the United States tradition is that they gave their vows. They needed witnesses in the wedding to make it "legal" the most number of witnesses needed was 10. http://rome.mrdonn.org/weddings.html Marriage: The father of the girl would choose her significant other. The Romans religion felt that June was the best
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