These wedding customs had three major parts. First, a marriage contract was signed by the parents of the bride and the bridegroom, and the parents of the bridegroom or the bridegroom himself would pay a dowry to the bride or her parents.
Ang mga kaugaliang ito sa kasalan at may tatlong pangunahing yugto. Una, isang kasunduan ng kasal ang pipirmahan ng mga magulang ng lalaki at babaeng ikakasal at magbabayad ang mga magulang ng babae ng dote (dowry) sa mga magulang ng lalaki.