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Tuck a sugar cube into your glove - according to Greek culture, the sugar will sweeten your union.
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Rain on your wedding day is actually considered good luck, according to Hindu tradition!
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For good luck, Egyptian women pinch the bride on her wedding day. Ouch!
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Peas are thrown at Czech newlyweds instead of rice.
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A Swedish bride puts a silver coin from her father and a gold coin from her mother in each shoe to ensure that she'll never do without.
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A Finnish bride traditionally went door-to-door collecting gifts in a pillowcase, accompanied by an older married man who represented long marriage.
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Moroccan women take a milk bath to purify themselves before their wedding ceremony.
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In Holland, a pine tree can be planted outside the newlyweds' home as a symbol of fertility and luck.
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The largest wedding attendance was a Jewish wedding in Jerusalem in 1993 where 30,000 people attended.
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The most expensive wedding was the one held in a purpose-built stadium in Dubai for a Shiek's son. The wedding cost over £22 million.
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The longest wedding dress train was found in Germany, it measured over 515 feet.
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Engagement and wedding rings are worn on the fourth finger of the left hand because it was once thought that a vein in that finger led directly to the heart.
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Diamonds set in gold or silver became popular as betrothal rings among wealthy Venetians toward the end of the fifteenth century.
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Snake rings dotted with ruby eyes were popular wedding bands in Victorian England - the coils winding into a circle symbolized eternity.
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Queen Victoria started the Western world's white wedding dress trend in 1840 - before then, brides simply wore their best dress.
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In Japan, white was always the color of choice for bridal ensembles - long before Queen Victoria popularized it in the Western world.
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In Asia, wearing robes with embroidered cranes symbolizes fidelity for the length of a marriage.
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In Korea, brides don bright hues of red and yellow to take their vows.
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Ancient Greeks and Romans thought the veil protected the bride from evil spirits. Brides have worn veils ever since.
