Marriage

Marriage is an important act of stability in the Davite community as it ensures a vow of union preceding the creation of a family. The exchange of vows is conducted by a clergyperson, and they often play an instrumental role in the organizing of the happy event itself. In Lithmore, it is common practice to post public "wedding banns" in prelude to the event itself, which are announcements of the impending ceremony. These serve as public information for open-attendance weddings, as subtler indicators that the couple to be wed has made their decision with propriety and due consideration (rushed marriages are not unheard of, but may be seen as indicating an attempt to cover loose moral behavior), and as a simple sharing of the joy of a positive change in the community. Weddings and their receptions may be public or private. The ceremony itself is often conducted at a Davite church, but may be held at any venue the priest deems appropriate, including at the site of the reception.