Weddings are held in the fall, after the harvesting is complete. As with the Sunday church services, weddings are held at a private home and the entire Amish community is invited. Every woman attending will bring a dish to serve the many hungry guests. Following the wedding ceremony, the young bride and groom will spend the winter visiting at the homes of friends and relatives until they make their way back to the home of the groom's parents. Here they will set up housekeeping, either in the home of the groom or in their own house located on the parent's land.
Amish homes are large, often showing signs of additions made for the many sons and their families.