Skip to content

Dowry and giftsNow Solar Panels given as dowry in Pakistan RitesFrom brides’ hands to a Starbucks cup: Meet Manii Basran, the mehendi artist who turned her art into a vi RitesJefferies Sees A Reason for Indian Hotels To Cheer Louder In The Upcoming Wedding Season LawSamuel Alito blames marriage equality for America’s ‘decisive’ turn ‘against religious liberty’LawSupreme Court Justice Samuel Alito says marriage equality turned US "against religious liberty"LawSupreme Court Justice Samuel Alito Calls Marriage Equality Ruling a Turn 'Against Religious Liberty'DressMiss Manners: Modern weddings are less about tradition, more about celebration Mass weddingsLaoag City’s ‘Alisto I Do’ seals decade-long promise for 42 couples IndustryIndia hotels see winter wedding boom LawPunjab Panel Approves Bill to Reform Christian Marriage Law Dowry and giftsNow Solar Panels given as dowry in Pakistan RitesFrom brides’ hands to a Starbucks cup: Meet Manii Basran, the mehendi artist who turned her art into a vi RitesJefferies Sees A Reason for Indian Hotels To Cheer Louder In The Upcoming Wedding Season LawSamuel Alito blames marriage equality for America’s ‘decisive’ turn ‘against religious liberty’LawSupreme Court Justice Samuel Alito says marriage equality turned US "against religious liberty"LawSupreme Court Justice Samuel Alito Calls Marriage Equality Ruling a Turn 'Against Religious Liberty'DressMiss Manners: Modern weddings are less about tradition, more about celebration Mass weddingsLaoag City’s ‘Alisto I Do’ seals decade-long promise for 42 couples IndustryIndia hotels see winter wedding boom LawPunjab Panel Approves Bill to Reform Christian Marriage Law

EveryShaadi

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.

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

🇦🇺 Sydney, AustraliaSame-sex marriage in Australia The legal recognition of marriages between two people of the same gender in Australia.Modern · The ceremony

🇳🇿 Wellington, New ZealandCivil union in New Zealand A legal partnership for same-sex and opposite-sex couples established by statute in New Zealand.Vow · Engagement and betrothal 🇳🇿 New ZealandPolygamy in New Zealand The legal prohibition of multiple spouses and the limited recognition of foreign polygamous unions.Vow 🇫🇲 MicronesiaRecognition of same-sex unions in Micronesia The legal status of same-sex marriage and civil partnerships in the Federated States of Micronesia.Vow 🇳🇿 Wellington, New ZealandMarriage (Definition of Marriage) Amendment Act 2013 The 2013 New Zealand law that changed the legal definition of marriage to include same-sex couples.Vow · The weeks before

🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea and 5 moreSister exchange A marriage arrangement where two brothers each marry a sister from the other family.Betrothal · Finding a match 🇫🇯 Suva, FijiRecognition of same-sex unions in Fiji The legal status and social context of same-sex marriage and civil unions in Fiji.Modern 🇦🇺 Australia and 5 moreCelebrancy A profession of secular officiants who create personalised life ceremonies for people outside traditional religious or sModern · The weeks before

Photo credits on this page

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

Civil union in New Zealand: Helen Robinson, CC BY-SA 2.5, source
Same-sex marriage in Australia: Mikeybear, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Sister exchange: Wilses, CC BY-SA 4.0, source

The weekly EveryShaadi

Every week: one wedding tradition from somewhere new, the wedding days coming up around the world, and one idea explained.