Marriage based on the family ties rather than the couple's personal preferences.

a marriage planned and contracted by the parents or other relatives of the couple. In cultures in which arranged marriages are the norm, and contrast to the concept of the love match, marriage is typi [..]

A practice where family members (often parents) choose the partner for marriageable youths, sometimes with little or no input from or option for the partners themselves.

Arranged marriage refers to marriage arranged by other people, usually the parents of the couple getting wedded, curtailing or avoiding the process of courtship. Such marriages were deep rooted in roy [..]

A marriage which is arranged by the parents of the marriage partners, with a view to compatibility of background and status. More a union between two families than two people, and roman­tic love between the marriage partners is not necessarily present.

In an arranged marriage, parents negotiate the marriage of their adult children, ideally for the benefit of both families. They are common in many countries. An arranged marriage is a consensual marriage; that is, both husband and wife have agreed to the marriage. It is not a forced marriage. If the husband or wife has not consented to be married, [..]

Any marriage in which the selection of a spouse is outside the control of the bride and groom. Usually parents or their representatives select brides or grooms by trying to match compatibility rather than relying on romantic attraction.

An “arranged marriage” is one in which the couple has not met before the day of their wedding. As long as the other requirements for a valid marriage are met, the spouses in an arranged marriage still [..]