The air is still fresh; hardy foreigners can head to the beaches on the Lido (where some businesses are still closed). May is really the best month for seeing Italy, with its sunshine, comfortable temperatures and flowers (not so many of these in Venice, of course). Good points: sunshine; comfortable climate.
Weddings are a heightened example of what sociologist Erving Goffman called front stage behavior. Goffman viewed social life as something akin to a performance, where we attempt to manage the impressions we make to others.
Sociology is an academic discipline that is part of the social sciences. This includes such disciplines as: psychology, anthropology, economics and political science. Each discipline has a unique focus on certain aspects of human behavior. What makes sociology unique is its focus on patterns of behavior in society.