[speaker001:] Thanks for inviting me to your friend 's wedding. I was surprised to hear the bride and groom talking to each other that way during the marriage ceremony. Is that common?
[speaker002:] Well, some people use a standard set of words, but many couples today write their own wedding vows.
[speaker001:] Your tradition of throwing rice as they got into their car was interesting, but it didn't look like real rice to me.
[speaker002:] It wasn't. It was birdseed. We don't throw rice anymore because someone discovered that birds come along and eat the rice and have trouble digesting it.
[speaker001:] Oh, I didn't think of that. Well, this reception reminds me of weddingparties back in China. Plenty of food and drink, music and dancing, and interesting traditions.
[speaker002:] Wait until you see what happens next! The bride is getting ready to throw her bouquet. Let's go over and watch.
[speaker001:] She 's got quite a crowd around her. Oh, look! That little girl caught it!
[speaker002:] She 's my friend 's ten-year-old niece. I guess there won 't be another wedding in this family for a long time.