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

2. Amish Wedding Engagement is usually kept secret
The good news will be "published"
in church

3. 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

4. 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.

5. 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.

6. 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.

7. 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.

8. 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