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I think the key tradition is that the bride and groom both turn up, and agree to be married.
Everything else is just gravy.
As for the ones you cite - my wedding was odd. For family reasons her Dad didn't come, and my Mum didn't come (not the same reason for both).
I danced with my wife, all night. We didn't have a garter, so she couldn't toss it. The bouquet was being preserved so we didn't toss that. We stayed in the hotel, so we didn't have a leave-taking.
I despair of people who attach so much significance to the wedding itself - are you getting married for a party, or for the lifetime?
If it's "the most important day in your life" will you look back in 10 years time and say "if ONLY I'd had the little satin bags of sugared almonds, you wouldn't be fucking your secretary", or even "I love you, but I can't get over the nagging feeling that we should have pushed cake in each other's faces".
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