American Weddings

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Bengali Weddings

The Bengali culture calls for a long, intense, and joyful wedding celebration filled with many rituals and relatives. Bengali weddings can be recognized by the blowing of conch shells and ululation by the women relatives of the happy couple. Traditionally, Shehnai music is played by live musicians for the ceremony to draw attention to the beautiful union of two individuals and to symbolize social declaration of two families joining in a special bond.

Bohra/Bohri Weddings

Dawoodi Bohra, often shorted to the Bohri community, is a sect of Ismaili Muslims and is comprised of individuals of mostly Indian descent. The Bohri community is one which thrives on traditional customs, regulations, and is a culture in which marriage is revered and emphasized.

Buddhist Weddings

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Catholic Weddings

A Catholic wedding is considered to be one of the seven sacraments. It is a connection with God’s grace that is taken very seriously. A ceremony in the Catholic Church is a holy ritual which is full of deep spirituality and meaning for a new marriage. In each church, there are a variety of different readings to begin a life shared between two people. It is a day where family and friends are given the opportunity to be a part of celebrating the couple’s new marriage and life with one another.

Chinese Weddings

In Chinese tradition, a Chinese marriage involves six rituals also known as the three letters and six etiquettes. The three letters are: the request letter which, sent from the groom’s family to the bride’s family to ask for a marriage; the gift letter, that comes with gifts to the bride’s family from the groom’s family shortly before the wedding; and the wedding letter, given to the bride’s family on the day of the wedding to acknowledge the bride into the groom’s family.  The six etiquettes include proposal, comparing the couple’s birthdates to make sure they are a good match, bride price (Betrothal gifts), wedding gifts, arranging the wedding and the wedding ceremony.

Christian Weddings

A Christian wedding brings an expression of worship, joy, celebration, respect, and love. The bible states no specific order of service to follow by, so it allows for you to express your creativity. The most important aspect of a Christian wedding is to give each guest an impression that you as a couple have made a covenant with each other before God. Christians believe that marriage is a gift from God.

Fijian Weddings

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Filipino Weddings

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French Weddings

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German Weddings

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Greek Orthodox Weddings

Greek Orthodox wedding ceremonies remain unchanged even after years. They still involve a lot of symbolism and people are still following the same rituals and beliefs. However, as time goes by, the young generations incorporate old Greek Orthodox traditions with new American trends. In Greek Orthodox weddings, the bride and groom do not make vows to each other, no wedding rehearsals are needed and guests are welcome to take photos whenever they like.

Guam Weddings

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Gujarati Weddings

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Hawaiian Weddings

Hawaiian weddings are filled with tradition that show respect to the couple’s culture and family. The traditions ensure luck to the couple and a life of eternal happiness together.

Hindu Weddings

Hinduism is a religion that consists of mostly Indians, who have a deep cultural background and strong traditions.  For this reason, Hindu weddings have so many cultural aspects from India and Indian family traditions that flow through every ceremony.  Additionally, Hindus from different parts of India incorporate different cultural aspects according tot heir religious sect, the dialect they speak, their specific family traditions, and the state their family is from in India.  The main thing that is constant for any type of Hindu wedding ceremony is that this is not only the marriage of two individuals into a relationship, but it’s the marriage of two families starting their lives together on a new journey.

Hispanic/Latino Weddings

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Italian Weddings

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Japanese Weddings

The Japanese have one of the most colorful cultures and traditions. When it comes to Japanese weddings, they could get to be very expensive and intricate, but the result always a mesh of beauty, culture, and family. Japanese Americans now-a-days have a blend of the traditional Japanese wedding with a mixture of modern American traditions.

Jewish Weddings

In the Jewish Culture, the wedding day is considered to be one of the happiest and holiest day in one’s life and should be considered the personal Yom Kippur of the bride and groom. Traditionally, the engaged couple will fast on their wedding day until after the wedding ceremony and will ask for forgiveness before starting their new lives together as one combined soul. The guests of the Jewish wedding have duties which they must fulfill for the bride and groom which include bearing witness to the marriage of the and then eating, dancing, and rejoicing during the wedding reception to make the newly wed couple happy on their wedding day as they begin their new journey together.

Korean Weddings

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Muslim Weddings

Muslim/Islamic weddings are simple and dignified occasions that join 2 families together as a couple engages in matrimony. The Prophet Mohammad taught his followers about the importance of living a simple and somber life with a partner that supports and believes in the same values as you. Although many cultures follow Islamic wedding traditions, Pakistani weddings (followed by Indian weddings, Bengali weddings, and other Middle Eastern weddings) are the most abundant in the United States. The modern Muslim wedding encompasses traditional Islamic wedding rituals with extravagantly beautiful colors and wedding decor for their multi-day celebrations.

Sikh Weddings

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South Indian Weddings

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Sri Lankan Weddings

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Tamil Weddings

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Please note that all the information on this page and its subpages pertain to general cultures and traditions.  It may not be a true and accurate representation of some of the customs and traditions of specific families or sects for their particular country, religion, or belief.