If you’re looking for a party, consider attending a Greek wedding.  “Greek weddings are very joyful occasions,” says Ilena George, a medical student whose family is Greek.  “There’s a lot of dancing and shouting and general merriment.”

Just as the people of the Caribbean share a rich history influenced by multiple cultures, Caribbean wedding rituals are a mosaic of Mayan, Christian, and African traditions.

When it comes time to celebrate a wedding, the Italians go all out with festivities that begin with a morning mass and end with a reception that often goes well into the next day.  But beyond the general merriment surrounding the occasion, it is extremely hard to pin down a certain custom as uniquely Italian.  Here is a sampling of traditions from all over the country.

Scottish wedding traditions may date back to the thirteenth century, but that doesn’t mean that they are out of style.  Celebrities like Madonna, Stella McCartney, and Ashley Judd chose to be wedded in a traditional Scottish ceremony, and every year Scotland’s national tourism agency fields dozens of requests from international couples looking to tie the knot in one of Scotland’s historic castles.

Watching a traditional Mexican boda is a bit like studying the history of the country over the past seven centuries.  Rituals informed by the Spanish, Aztec, Native American, and Anglo-American cultures are found throughout the wedding, many of which carry the connotations of years of subjugation and hardship.  But as seriously as these symbolic gestures are treated, the mood of the reception is far from somber.

Mazel Tov! If you are planning a Jewish wedding, you have several important factors connected to your ceremony to consider. The following list can help you to create a meaningful Jewish wedding.

If you and your fiancée come from different cultural backgrounds, there are many ways to think about how you can honor and integrate both backgrounds into your wedding ceremony and celebration. The most critical factor in your planning is to acknowledge the cultural traditions of both sides, so that neither side of the family feels slighted. Here are some of the major areas in your wedding planning in which you can blend your cultural traditions.

Traditional Chinese weddings are lengthy, complicated affairs. Today’s Western-born Chinese are blending local traditions with Chinese customs for unique, personal festivities that honor their heritage.

China is a country rich in culture and tradition - so it's no surprise that traditional Chinese weddings are chock-full of meaningful symbolic customs.

An introduction to the cultural customs and traditions in Japanese weddings.