Tentative congratulations to fugaciouslover

[conuly]

You know, properly speaking the bride is felicitated, not congratulated? Or so I'm told.

Huh. I just realized, I've known

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[marveen.livejournal.com]

Yes, properly speaking, the groom is congratulated. One offers the bride "best wishes", which sounds awfully like "good luck".

One could build a whole sociological theory on the reason for the difference.