 The custom was still in practice in the first part of the 20th century, and involved the groom's party visiting the bride's house with an offer.Sometimes the rèiteach was divided into two parts, "an rèiteach beag" (the small rèiteach) or "a' chiad réiteach" (the first rèiteach), which was more private and simple, and "an rèiteach mòr" (the big réiteach), at which the details and practical issues were worked out.At the "rèiteach mòr", the whole community would be present, and the bride and groom would reenact for them the commitment made at the "rèiteach beag".