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All wedding traditions

674 traditions so far, best known first. 108 more are on the list to be written. Filter by region, kind and stage of the wedding.

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🇺🇸 New York, United StatesSlave marriages in the United States The unions formed by enslaved African Americans before and after the abolition of slavery in the US.Rite · The ceremony

🇺🇸 United StatesNavajo wedding ceremony A Navajo marriage ritual centred on harmony, family union, and nature inside a Hogan.Rite · The eve

🇺🇸 United States and 3 moreJumping the broom A wedding ritual where a couple leaps over a broom to mark their unionRite · The ceremony

🇺🇸 United StatesUnity candle A modern wedding ritual where a couple lights a central candle from two tapers to symbolize their union.Rite · The ceremony

🇺🇸 United States and 5 moreSaber Arch An arch of swords or sabers held over a couple as they exit their wedding ceremony.Rite · The ceremony

🇺🇸 United States and 5 moreSealing (Mormonism) A temple ritual that binds couples and families together for eternity.Rite · The ceremony

Photo credits on this page

The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.

Slave marriages in the United States: An 1899 illustration of a broomstick wedding. Schomburg Center for Res, Public domain, source
Sealing (Mormonism): NewNameNoah, CC BY 4.0, source
Navajo wedding ceremony: Neeta Lind, CC BY 2.0, source
Jumping the broom: credited only as "Hipstamatic shots, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
Unity candle: Dvillasmil, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Saber Arch: Rabe100, Public domain, source

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