A wedding is a ceremony in which two people are united in marriage. Wedding traditions and customs vary greatly between cultures, ethnicities, races, religions, denominations, countries, social classe
Kashmiri Hindu wedding (India)
Roman Catholic white wedding (Philippines)
Armenian Orthodox wedding
A white wedding is a traditional formal or semi-formal wedding originating in Great Britain.
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…are also commonly incorporated into the ceremony, as well as superstitious customs. Some cultures have adopted the traditional Western custom of the white wedding, in which a bride wears a white wedding dress and veil. This tradition was popularized through the marriage of Queen Victoria. Some say Queen Victoria's…
A bride from the late 19th century wearing a black or dark coloured wedding dress
Queen Victoria and Prince Albert on their return from the marriage service at St James's Palace, London, 10 February 1840.
A bride in a contemporary white wedding dress with train, tiara and white veil, taken in 2003.
A Lutheran priest in Germany marries a young couple at the church.