There is not a common "Amish Rule Book" of regulations that applies to all groups. Each community creates its own set of typically unwritten rules or Ordnung about dress, buggies, household ...

Forget designer wedding gowns—the Amish bride makes her dress, often in shades of purple or blue instead of traditional white. The dress is simple, modest, and free from lace or embellishments.

Members of some of these churches wear contemporary dress, pursue higher education, and permit technologies that are prohibited by Old Order Amish communities. Three other non-Amish groups are ...