Question of Fidelity

[Nufaciel]

-after the blessings were completed, the pair gave back the silver rings (to cherish forever) and exchanged gold rings that they wore on the right hand on the index finger. (211)
-the mother of the bride gives the bridegroom a gift: a jewel on a chain or collar. the father of the bridegroom gives the bride a similar gift. gifts usually given at feast, but sometimes before (example is Galadriel's gift to Aragorn) (211)
-the ceremony was not needed for the couple to marry, this was to join the two houses of the engaged, and allowed the parents to show their love for their children. (211-212); however, it was considered "ungracious and contemptuous to kin" not to have the ceremony during peaceful times, but marriage without ceremony was perfectly lawful. during "times of trouble, in flight and exile and wandering" there were many marriages that came without the ceremony. (212)

"It was the act of bodily union that achieved marriage, and after which the indissoluble bond was complete." (212)

These are about marriage. Let me get my quotes for the dissolving of marriages, and I'll post those either later on today, or tomorrow!