The world is a wild and wonderful place, with more cultures than we can count. With different cultures come different traditions, fashions and ideas. We take a look at the fascinating traditional outfits countries across the globe choose to get married in.
1. Ghana
Ghana, like many African countries love vivid colours for celebrations and each family has its own cloth pattern that features on the bride and groom’s wedding outfits.
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2. Mongolia
Traditional Mongolian clothes known as “deel” make part of the wedding outfit. The bride’s deel is of lighter colours and the groom’s is darker colours. The bride typically wears a beaded head piece too.
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3. Kazakhstan
In a traditional Kazakh wedding, brides typically wear a headdress known as a “Saukele” with a long pointed feather arrangement as well as a facial veil.
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4. Ukraine
The Hutsuls are a sub-culture in the Ukraine that wear colourful outfits with flower-laden head pieces on their big day. Ribbons and beautiful fabrics join together to create a joyful look in both the bride and groom’s outfits.
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5. Thailand
Made of luxurious Thai silk, traditional brides wear a two piece, usually off-shoulder with a flowing design and an iconic bow around the waist.
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Maria Cecilia Osorio and Alfonso Ardila from Colombia met at a homeless shelter in Manizales, the country’s coffee region amid their lockdown period. Osorio, 39, is a missionary, and was left without means to afford her rent as the pandemic escalated and prevented her from working. Ardila, 72, is a construction worker and lost many job opportunities as the country shut down to follow lockdown rules. He too sought refuge at the shelter after being unable to afford his rent.
The connection between the two quickly grew. “I came to this place where no one looked at me or greeted me. But here I found someone who loved me and is worried about me,” Alfonso told Reuters.
They married at the homeless shelter where they met, with two other residents acting as bridesmaids. Their fellow shelter residents helped organise the wedding.
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The pair hope to have a real honeymoon after May 11, when their country’s state of emergency is set to end. However, they are cautious, as they have no jobs to return to once they leave the shelter.
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Michael Watson’s plan to propose to his girlfriend were foiled by the nationwide lockdown. According to Good Things Guy, with a ring that wasn’t yet finished, Watson had to improvise.
Watson’s engagement plans went ahead without the original ring. Instead, he decided to craft an engagement ring at home using natural clay. He then set off to mould the ring without his soon-to-be fiancé Lara de Stadler finding out. Speaking to Good Things Guy, Watson said: “Once I had the final ring, I took the dried clay and used sandpaper and sanded down the sides to get everything to a final thickness. I whittled it down from the rough shape into something more refined. Cleaned up all the edges and made it nice and neat.”
Once he had the correct shape and size, the drying process began. He would stealthily move the ring from place to place, so that it could dry without being discovered. Once the ring was dry, Watson needed to paint it.
He explained to Good Things Guy that their favourite colour is teal so he put a paint set that de Stadler had given him for Christmas to good use. After a few colour trial runs, he managed to mix the desired teal colour. He then left the ring to dry and sealed it with clear nail polish, swiped from de Stadler’s stash.
Watson decided to propose after the couple had streamed Sunday Mass, after four days of preparing the perfect ring. Watson ensured the pair dressed in their Sunday best for both occasions.
Watson proposed while the final Hymn was being sung. de Stadler was in awe of her fiancé’s efforts to make the moment as special as possible. She said: ““It was the perfect time, we had music, we were in our happy space, it was a special space, it was the nicest place in the house with the light streaming in from the garden, so yeah, it was as special as we could make it under the circumstances.”
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Prince William and Kate Middleton celebrated their 9th wedding anniversary yesterday, April 29. The pair commemorated this special day in quarantine at their Anmer Hall Home with their family, due to restrictions in place on account of COVID-19.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge thanked people for their kindness and well-wishes on their anniversary via Instagram. The post was a throwback to their wedding ceremony on April 29, 2011. In the photo we see the newlyweds in the doorway of Westminster Abbey, after they had just exchanged their vows.
“Nine years ago today – thank you for all your lovely messages on The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s wedding anniversary!” read the caption.
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Of course, more congratulatory messages came pouring in underneath the post, with a comment from Princess Eugenie making an appearance too.
People reported that the royal couple spent the day video-calling their family and having quality time with their children.
In celebration of their anniversary, The Royal Family Channel on YouTube also posted a video.
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