Why do they do that?
Wedding traditions
Around the World
How much is that?
100

This color used to be a non-traditional color for a wedding dress until Queen Victoria did it first.  

What is a white wedding dress?

100

The country where the bride is 'tattooed' extensively and intricately before the wedding.

What is India?

100

The average cost of a wedding in the US in 2021.

$22,500 down approximately $10,000 from pre-pandemic years!!  Wow!!

200

This member of the wedding party needed to be good with a sword and a possible kidnapper.

Who is the Best Man?

200

The parent's of this country's grooms can get destructive.  They can traditionally break all sorts of things all in the name of 'good luck' and prosperity.

What is Guatemala? 

200

The most expensive country to plan a wedding in?

France

300

When marriage was a sort of business deal, this was used so that the groom would not back out of the deal. Also, thought to distract evil spirits

What is the wedding veil?

300

In this country the guests all break porcelain dishes to ward off evil spirits.  The bride and groom are to clean this all up by themselves in order to learn to work together. 

What is Germany?

300

The state that is the least expensive to plan a wedding in.

What is Utah? Idaho is a close second!

400

Used to be a symbol that the marriage had been consumated.

What is the Garter Toss?

400

In this country, from dawn 'til dusk, the wedding couple is not allowed to smile...at all!  If they do that means they are not serious about the marriage.

What is Congo?

400

The average cost of a wedding dress in the US in 2021.

What is $1,631?

500

Used to serve as a hide-away for the couple. Especially if the bride had to be kidnapped to take part in the wedding!

What is the Honeymoon?

500

In this country the wedding ceremony is conducted with a lasso around the bride and the groom in the shape of a figure 8.  (symbolizes eternity)

What is Mexico?

500

The cost of a wedding in Brazil. 

What is $9,500 to $127,000?  From intimate to all-out!