A | B |
14 years | how old a girl was when she got married |
old enough to be established/have money | how old a boy was when he got married |
sponsalia | engagement ceremony |
spondesne | do you promise |
spondeo | I promise |
anulus | ring |
dos | dowry |
Juno | goddess of marriage |
mundus muliebris | feminine gifts a bride gets |
bulla | bride sacrifices this on day before her wedding |
tunica recta | white wedding dress |
palla | yellow cloak worn over dress |
flammeum | orange veil |
pronuba | bride's attendant; married woman |
nuptiae | wedding ceremony |
atrium | where wedding took place |
auspex | inspected the organs of a sacrificed animal |
tablulas nuptias obsignare | to sign the marriage license |
dextras iungere | to join hands |
ubi tu gaius ego gaia | wedding vow |
feliciter | good luck |
taedae | torches |
deductio | procession |
nuces | nuts |
super limen tollere | to carry over the threshold |