Most wedding traditions were assimilated from other, generally European, countries.

But some wedding traditions are more unusual than most.

We got married last year, on a budget and with general questioning of the rationale behind many weird wedding traditions.

The wedding tradition where the bride and groom are blessed by a priest in a church.

The dancers were likely to be tormenting her about the night to come; it was part of the wedding tradition.

Despite all of these changes, some wedding traditions remain unshaken.

It now continues to be a part of American wedding tradition.

"Ah, the difference between the sexes clearly demonstrated by this simple wedding tradition."

It is believed to have originated from a wedding tradition of the indigenous people.

How did some of our most common wedding traditions come about?