When most people think of weddings, they usually think of two people who have decided to take the next step in their relationship by promising each other that they will love each other and be faithful to each other until death do them part. This hasn't always been the case and from time to time you will find the differences and similarities between marriages quite surprising. Back then a wedding had nothing to do with the union of two people in love, but with the outcome of this union and time you will be able to benefit from it. In many cases people now have the ability to choose to marry who they want and manage their marriage however they want, which is a big change. If more people knew how marriages were handled then they would surely appreciate the great privilege they have in making their own decisions. Although here in the US and other countries people can make their own decisions on how to handle their wedding, which in other countries they don't allow and have kept their traditions. During the early years BC the upper class would use marriages to bring the bride and groom's family more wealth and power and a marriage would have nothing to do with love or religion. Lower class women also had no say in their marriages and were also arranged. Most weddings were organized by the family of the bride and groom. Women were usually married to someone from a neighboring tribe, they were married very young to someone usually a little older and if you weren't married you would be considered an outcast. Many people would get married to create families so that their children help the family and to have someone take over their property when they are no longer there and if a woman was not at...... middle of paper .. ....I am happy to learn about the history of weddings and I also learned a lot from this project, after that I think I will continue to find more information on this topic.Works Cited• Junkie, Soca. "Discussion: The Origin of Marriage." IslandMix RSS. Islandmix.com, March 31, 2004. Web. November 8, 2013.• Seabastian. "Arranged Marriages: Past and Present." HubPages. HubPages and Web. November 12, 2013.• "Marriage History." CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA:. Kevin Knight and Web. November 12, 2013.• TheWeekStaff. “How Marriage Has Changed Over the Centuries: The Week.” The week. TheWeek, June 1, 2012. Web. November 12, 2013. • Edmonds, Molly. “Betrothed Through the Ages: A Chronology of Marriage.” HowStuffWorks. HowStuffWorks, Inc. and Web. November 12, 2013.• Heine, Katherine. “A little perspective on marriage.” A little perspective on marriage. Azcentral.com, November 1, 2005. Web. November 12. 2013.