The 2020 wedding season begins in a few days. And one of the wedding trends for the next year is using neon signs to attract everybody’s attention to the wedding. They will be used at the wedding venues and at the bride’s and groom’s houses. It is a cool way to show the wedding guests that they’ve come to the right place.

Algerian traditional bridal dress is called “lebset el-arftan”. Except for the gown, there is also a huge amount of jewels that are essential to any bride in Algeria. Her heard, neck, chest, and even stomach are covered by numerous rows of pearls, gold chains and coins, precious stones, and etc. And don’t forget about finger rings, bracelets, earrings, and other ordinary jewelry. Algerian wedding gown is really something worth seeing.

In China, there is a very important ritual that precedes the wedding. It is the birth date matching. The bride and groom-to-be’s parents go to the fortune-teller and ask if their children’s birth dates match, if they can build a happy and strong family. These astrological forecasts matter – if they are unfavorable, some parents might even forbid such a marriage.

This wedding tradition was made illegal only in 1991. Before that, people believed that a marriage would be happy if the bride cried a lot. So, it was widespread to kidnap the girl before her own wedding. She got frightened and cried, which delighted her parents. This tradition is rather odd, so it’s good that it was banned.

This is a great idea for wedding reception. Make the cooks and servers prepare little to-go boxes with some food or snacks or sweets that are left after the wedding dinner. Each guest gets such a box before leaving. Your wedding guests will definitely appreciate it. And the leftovers, which you’ve already paid for, won’t go to waste.

There is a funny and adorable wedding tradition in Turkey. The bride writes her friends’ names on the soles of her shoes. And the friend whose name is erased is supposed to be the next to get married. It’s like with throwing the wedding bouquet in America but more unique.

An important ritualistic object at Ukrainian folk wedding is the embroidered ceremonial towel called “rushnyk”. Its main purpose is to symbolically link the bride and groom.