A wedding is a ceremony where two people are united in marriage. Wedding traditions and customs vary greatly between cultures, ethnic groups, races, religions, denominations, countries, social classes, and sexual orientations. Most wedding ceremonies involve an exchange of marriage vows by a couple, presentation of a gift (offering, rings, symbolic item, flowers, money, dress), and a public proclamation of marriage by an authority figure or celebrant. Special wedding garments are often worn, and the ceremony is sometimes followed by a wedding reception. Music, poetry, prayers, or readings from religious texts or literature are also commonly incorporated into the ceremony, as well as superstitious customs.
Wedding veil, popularized by Queen Victoria, was a long-held custom in which the ‘purity’ and ‘innocence’ of the bride could thwart evil spirits.
Morning dress, western daytime formal dress
White tie (“evening dress” in the U.K; very formal evening attire)
Black tie or Evening Suit (“dinner jacket” in the U.K; often referred to as a “tuxedo” in the U.S. and Canada; traditionally appropriate only for use after 6:00 p.m.
Stroller
Lounge suit
Non-traditional “tuxedo” variants (colored jackets/ties, “wedding suits”)
Ao dai, traditional garments of Vietnam
Barong Tagalog, an embroidered, formal men’s garment of the Philippines
Batik and Kebaya, a garment worn by the Javanese people of Indonesia and also by the Malay people of Malaysia
Dashiki, the traditional West African wedding attire
Dhoti, male garment in South India
Hanbok, the traditional garment of Korea
Kilt, male garment particular to Scottish culture[13][14][15]
Kittel, a white robe worn by the groom at an Orthodox Jewish wedding. The kittel is worn only under the chuppah, and is removed before the reception.
Qun Gua or Kua (裙褂 pinyin qún guà, Cantonese kwàhn kwáa), Chinese traditional formal wear. This can be in the form of a qipao or hanfu.
Ribbon shirt, often worn by Native American men on auspicious occasions, such as weddings, another common custom is to wrap bride and groom in a blanket
Sampot, traditional dress in Cambodia
Sari/Lehenga, Indian popular and traditional dress in India
Seshweshe, a female dress worn by the Basotho women during special ceremonies. Although it has recently been adopted to men attire as well.
Sherwani, a long coat-like garment worn in South Asia
Shiromuku Kimono, a traditional wedding garment in Japan
Tiara, or wedding crown, worn by Syrian and Greek couples (which are called “τα στέφανα”, which literally means “wreaths”) and Scandinavian brides
Topor, a type of conical headgear traditionally worn by grooms as part of the Bengali Hindu wedding ceremony
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