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    Naked Weddings, Kidnappings and Running the Bottle - Weird Wedding Practices in 18th Century New Eng

    Naked Weddings, Kidnappings and Running the Bottle - Weird Wedding Practices in 18th Century New Eng

    Admittedly, the Nerds might have had one beer too many during a recent visit to Brewery Silvaticus as we started talking about unusual wedding customs in 18th and early 19th Century New England. Here’s what we found. In Newburyport and other Massachusetts seaport communities, there was the tame tradition of the bridal party walking in procession through the town following the marriage ceremony. (The bride was commonly referred to as the "walking-out bride".) In other New En
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