掙脫傳統風氣的束縛,表達多元文化的價值觀,婚禮的型態也充滿各式令人驚訝的安排,其中較為特殊的便是運動結婚。本研究採歷史研究法,以生命禮儀為理論基礎,首先追溯結婚的起源、目的及儀式,再分析運動結婚對於新人的意義,最後歸納運動結婚儀式類別及過程。本研究獲得結論如下:溯及古代婚姻中,兩性的結合,是為了擴大自身家族以及繁衍後代,因此賦予其隆重的儀典及繁複的程序來突顯其重要性。古典婚禮儀式包含婚前禮、正婚禮和婚後禮,皆是希望新人能長長久久、幸福美滿之意涵。從歷史的角度而言,古代比武招親展現保家衛國的體魄。工業時代促使傳統婚禮儀式的解構,運動結婚是新興婚禮的表徵之一。以宏觀而言,運動結婚儀式給人的印象就是一種活力的象徵,同時也表現出新人敢於面對未來挑戰的勇氣。以微觀而言,冒險刺激的運動代表著愛情需要相互扶持;漫漫長途的馬拉松賽跑,代表著堅貞不移的愛情旅程,最後本文歸納出三種運動結婚類型及進行方式:陸上運動婚禮、水上運動婚禮、空中運動婚禮,並列舉實例敘說。隨著全球運動風氣之興盛,世人對於運動結婚漸採開放的態度,並發展出各種別具意義之運動婚禮及程序,甚至蔚為風氣。
Among varying kinds of surprising arrangements in the wedding ceremony, one of the most special is the sports wedding, which looses the restraint of the traditional ceremony and expresses the arise of cultural diversity. The study is based on the theory of life etiquette, and historical research. It included the tracing back to the origins, purposes and ceremonies of weddings, the analysis of the meaning of sports wedding to newly married couples and the drawing a conclusion of the different types and the processes of weddings. The results are as follows. People got married in order to give birth to new babies and increase the number of family members in the ancient marriages. Thus, grand-mannered ceremony and elaborate procedures took place to emphasize the importance of getting married. The classic wedding ceremony includes the before-wedding ceremony, the wedding ceremony, and the after-wedding ceremony. To newly married couples, these ceremonies mean to have a long-term and happy marriage. From the angle of history, winning marriage through martial competition shows the capacity to protect the nation. Industry Time made people deconstruct the wedding ceremonies; thus, sports wedding showed up and became one of the new weddings. From a macro aspect, sports wedding ceremonies impress people by energetic activities and also display the newly married couple’s courage to face the challenges in the future. As for the micro aspect, exciting sports represent that a married couple needs to help each other; marathons represent that they can stick to love on the journey of life. In the end, three different types of wedding are concluded-sports weddings on land, in the water, and in the air and examplify them below. With the thriving habits of sports all over the world, people are becoming more and more open-minded to the sports wedding and even develop unique and meaningful sports wedding ceremonies. Sports weddings become a popular choice for newly married couples.