The couples sit with their attendants in the front pews and wait for the point in the service when the priest tells them to rise. Then, each couple takes turns through each stage of exchanging vows.
Friends run up with still or video cameras to record the moment for posterity.
The public is welcome to enter the church during the services. Afterward, pictures are taken at a pretty locale and a reception may be held at a hotel. Some of the fun occurs shortly before the wedding. Traditionally, the prospective groom's parents go to the home of the bride's parents and begin negotiating for her hand on behalf of their son. It can take several hours and is performed in mock seriousness while friends and family celebrate the inevitable engagement with food and drink.