You can easily track the changes in world fashion trends by the wedding fashion. Wedding dresses are among the main clothing pieces showing the peculiarities of certain period in history. But the traditional wedding suits and gowns are another matter entirely. They remain without big changes for centuries sometimes. We’ve prepared a large collection of colorful photos of various folk wedding dresses from around the world – from Europe to Asia to Africa to Middle East to America. Enjoy!
Indian bride and groom

Kazakh bride

Nigerian bride

Ukrainian bride and groom (Hutsul couple, Carpathian region)

Bride and groom from Ghana

Japanese bride and groom

Scottish bride and groom

Mongolian bride

Romanian bride from Oas region

Chinese bride and groom

Yakan bride (the Philippines)

Bride from Gora region between Kosovo and Macedonia

Indonesian bride and groom

Bride and groom from Norway

Matyo bride (Hungary)

Peruvian bride

Russian bride

Hamar bride (Ethiopia)

Korean bride and groom

Malay bride and groom

Balinese bride and groom (Indonesia)

Bride and groom from Indonesia (Jakarta)

Uzbek bride

Afghani Jewish bride

Turkmen bride

Bride and groom from Indonesia (Palembang)

Sami bride and groom (Finland)

Polish bride and groom (Lowicz region)

Maasai bride (Kenya)

Bedouin bride (Israel)

Javanese bride and groom

Bride from Germany (Schaumburg-lippe area)

Yemenite Jewish bride

Bulgarian bride (Ribnovo region)

Bride from Eritrea

Avar bride (Caucasus)

Tibetan brides

Kinnauri bride (India)

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