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 Amish Burial