FAMOUS MOVIE WEDDINGS
WEDDING TRADITIONS
SOUNDS OF CELEBRATION
WEDDINGS AROUND THE WORLD
BY THE NUMBERS
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  • In this 2011 fantasy romance, Bella Swan finally marries her vampire beau, Edward Cullen.

What is The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1?

100
  • According to the famous Victorian rhyme, a bride should wear something old, something new, something borrowed, and something of this color.

What is blue?

100

This classic 1970s disco hit by the Village People is guaranteed to get wedding guests dancing in a synchronized, letter-forming routine.


    • What is the Y.M.C.A.?
100
  • In Italian weddings, guests are often given candy-coated almonds called confetti, which strictly come in this odd number to represent an indivisible union.

What is five?

100
  • This gemstone is the traditional and undisputed standard for a Western engagement ring.

What is a diamond?

200

A woman invites three of her mother's past lovers to her Greek island wedding in this musical featuring the songs of ABBA.

What is Mamma Mia!?

200

This traditional tiered dessert was originally made as a stack of small spiced buns that the bride and groom tried to kiss over.


    • What is a wedding cake?
200
  • Written by Felix Mendelssohn, this triumphant classical piece is traditionally played at the end of the ceremony as the newlyweds exit the altar.

What is the Wedding March?

200

At traditional Indian weddings, the bride's hands and feet are adorned with these beautiful, intricate temporary tattoos

What is Henna (or Mehndi)?

200

Couples celebrating their milestone 50th wedding anniversary are said to have reached this precious-metal anniversary.

What is the Golden Anniversary?

300
  • In this hilarious 2011 comedy, Maya Rudolph plays a bride-to-be whose bridal party suffers a disastrous bout of food poisoning at a dress fitting.

What is Bridesmaids?

300

Historically, bridesmaids wore matching dresses to confuse these uninvited entities who might try to curse the couple.

What are evil spirits (or demons)?

300
  • DJ Casper's famous dance track commands wedding guests to "hop two times," "criss cross," and slide to the left or right.

What is the Cha Cha Slide?

300

In Jewish tradition, the ceremony concludes with the groom stomping on and smashing this object wrapped in a cloth.

What is a glass?

300

According to modern wedding gift guides, this delicate, glassy material is the traditional gift for a 15th anniversary.

What is crystal?

400
  • This 2018 romantic comedy features a jaw-dropping Singapore wedding where the bride walks down an aisle filled with water to a cover of "Can't Help Falling in Love."

What is Crazy Rich Asians?

400
  • This iconic 19th-century British royal is widely credited with starting the Western tradition of wearing a white wedding dress.

Who is Queen Victoria?

400
  • This 1961 Ben E. King classic is one of the most popular choices in history for the Father-Daughter dance.

What is Stand by Me?

400
  • At Greek wedding receptions, guests traditionally partake in this explosive custom to bring good luck and ward off evil, though modern couples often use plaster replicas.

What is smashing plates?

400

This season of the year is officially the most popular time to get married in the United States, accounting for the highest volume of weddings.

What is Fall (or Autumn)?

500

In the classic 1987 film The Princess Bride, Peter Cook plays the Impressive Clergyman who famously mispronounces marriage as this word

What is "Mawriage"?

500

The phrase "tying the knot" comes from an ancient Celtic hand-fasting ceremony where these are physically wrapped around the couple's hands.


    • What are cords (or ribbons)?
500
  • Etta James sang this legendary 1960 blues ballad, which remains the single most popular song for a couple's first dance.

What is At Last?

500
  • In a lively German tradition called Baumstamm sägen, the newlyweds must work together immediately after the ceremony to saw through one of these.

What is a tree log?

500
  • According to diamond industry standards, the "Four Cs" of a diamond stand for Cut, Clarity, Color, and this weight measurement.

What is Carat?

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