Fun Amish Fact — Courtship
Did you know that courtship is done very secretly among the Amish? Engagements are not usually made public until 1-6 weeks before the wedding! A bride and groom’s closest friends and family members may be told about an upcoming wedding, but otherwise only the church leaders are informed and not the congregation at large.
What do you think about Amish courtship? Could you keep your own engagement a secret for so long? Would it be romantic, or too difficult? Tell us what you think!
*This fact excerpted from A Pocket Guide to Amish Life
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It would be very hard unless you were planning a short engagement anyway like I had.
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Elizabeth Reply:
August 30th, 2010 at 11:05 am
Yes, definitely!
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I think it would be romantic to be scretive about the engagement. Sure there is excitement in telling family and freinds. I think it would be exciting too, tell the church at the end of the engagement, too.
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Elizabeth Reply:
September 7th, 2010 at 8:17 am
I tend to agree with you, Barbee. I think it would be nice to have at least some time where the excitement was just yours, and no one else knew. Then the telling would be fun, too.
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the community that i will be joining doesn’t have rumspringa and they cannot court until they are nineteen years old.
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