Amish Wedding

Simple, joyous event Involve the entire Amish community Tuesdays and Thursdays after the final autumn harvest

Amish Wedding

Engagement is usually kept secret The good news will be "published" in church

Amish Wedding

The wedding usually takes place at the home of the bride's parents

A lengthy ceremony followed by a huge feast for the invited guests

Amish Wedding

Blue is the typical wedding dress color.

The bride typically makes a new dress for the wedding, which will then serve as her "good" dress for formal occasions after the wedding.

Amish Wedding

Amish weddings involve no makeup, rings, flowers, caterers or photography.

The wedding night will be in the bride's mother's home so they can get up early the next day to help clean up the home.

Amish Funeral

The funeral service is simple, with no eulogy or flowers.

Funerals are generally held in the home of the deceased.

Caskets are plain wooden boxes.

Amish Funeral Embalming of the body

by a local undertaker, but no makeup is applied.

Funeral and burial is typically held three days after death.

Amish Funeral

The deceased is usually buried in the local Amish cemetery. Gravestones are simple, following the Amish belief that no individual is better than another.

Amish Burial