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==Traditional wedding attire== <!-- Keep this list in alphabetical order --> * [[Dress code (Western)|Western dress code]] ** [[Wedding dress]] (or bridal gown), a special dress worn by a bride. ** [[File:Wedding veil.jpg|thumb|Traditional Western wedding [[veil]]]]Wedding [[veil]], popularized by Queen Victoria, was a long-held custom in which the 'purity' and 'innocence' of the bride could thwart evil spirits. ** [[Morning dress]], western daytime formal dress ** [[White tie]] ("evening dress" in the U.K; very formal evening attire) ** [[Black tie]] or Evening Suit ("dinner jacket" in the U.K; often referred to as a [[tuxedo]] in the U.S. and Canada; traditionally appropriate only for use after 6:00 p.m.) ** [[Stroller (style)|Stroller]] ** [[Suit (clothing)|Lounge suit]] ** Non-traditional "tuxedo" variants (colored jackets/ties, "wedding suits") * [[Ao dai]], traditional garments of Vietnam * [[Barong tagalog]], an embroidered, formal men's garment of the Philippines * [[Batik]] and [[Kebaya]], a garment worn by the [[Javanese people]] of Indonesia and also by the [[Ethnic Malays|Malay people]] of Malaysia * [[Dashiki]], the traditional West African wedding attire * [[Dhoti]], male garment in South India * [[Hanbok]], the traditional garment of Korea * [[Kilt]], male garment particular to [[Culture of Scotland|Scottish culture]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Kilts: tightly woven into Scots culture|url=http://heritage.scotsman.com/clans.cfm?id=41882005|newspaper=Scotsman|date=February 10, 2005|access-date=2007-04-16 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070202162115/http://heritage.scotsman.com/clans.cfm?id=41882005 <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = February 2, 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=The Scottish Kilt|url=http://www.visitscotland.com/guide/scotland-factfile/scottish-icons/|publisher=Visit Scotland|access-date=2007-04-16|archive-date=March 19, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110319030531/http://www.visitscotland.com/guide/scotland-factfile/scottish-icons/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Scottish Culture and Heritage: The Kilt|url=http://www.scotsmart.com/info/culture/kilt.html|publisher=Scotsmart|access-date=2007-04-16|author=Jim Murdoch|archive-date=September 30, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930014445/http://www.scotsmart.com/info/culture/kilt.html|url-status=live}}</ref> * [[Kittel]], a white robe worn by the groom at an [[Orthodox Judaism|Orthodox Jewish]] wedding. A kittel is worn only under a [[chuppah]] and is removed before the reception. * Qun Gua or Kua (裙褂 pinyin ''qún guà'', Cantonese ''kwàhn kwáa''), Chinese traditional [[formal wear]]. This can be in the form of a [[qipao]] or [[hanfu]]. * [[Ribbon work|Ribbon shirt]], often worn by [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] men on auspicious occasions, such as weddings. Another common custom is to wrap the bride and groom in a blanket. * [[Sampot]], traditional dress in Cambodia * [[Sari]]/[[Lehenga]], Indian popular and traditional dress in India * [[Sherwani]], a long coat-like garment worn in South Asia * [[Kimono#Shiromuku|Shiromuku Kimono]], a traditional wedding garment in Japan * [[Shweshwe]], a female dress worn by [[Basotho]] women during special ceremonies. It has recently been adopted in men's attire as well. * [[Tiara]], or wedding [[Crown (headgear)|crown]], worn by Syrian and Greek couples (which are called "τα στέφανα", which literally means "wreaths") and Scandinavian brides * [[Topor (headgear)|Topor]], a type of conical headgear traditionally worn by grooms as part of a [[Bengali Hindu wedding]] ceremony {{Clear}}<!-- DO NOT REMOVE THIS SEVERAL TIMES, PLEASE; IT IS FOR THOSE SCREENS WHERE THE GALLERY CRASHES WITHOUT THIS: --> <gallery mode="packed" caption="Different wedding clothing around the world"> File:Art and culture.JPG|[[Khmer people|Khmer]] (Cambodian) wedding in traditional outfits File:Narayangarh-52.JPG|A bride and a bridegroom in Nepal File:Handfasting by Gordon.jpg|Neopagan [[Handfasting (Neopaganism)|handfasting]] ceremony File:Coupla at Nikah.jpg|A [[Muslim]] couple in India at their wedding ceremony, also called a [[nikah]] File:Fire rituals at a Hindu Wedding, Orissa India.jpg|Fire rituals at a [[Hindu wedding]] in India File:Crowning in Syro-Malabar Nasrani Wedding by Mar Gregory Karotemprel.jpg|Crowning during a [[Nasrani wedding]] in the [[Syro-Malabar Catholic Church]] File:Shinto married couple.jpg|Japanese bride and bridegroom File:Ստորին Հայքի հարսնազգեստ.jpg|Traditional [[Armenians|Armenian]] wedding dress File:Parsi-marriage-1.jpg|A [[Parsi]] wedding File:Assyrian wedding, Mechelen.jpg|[[Assyrian people|Assyrian]] bride and groom File:Hanfu Mariage01.jpg|Chinese traditional wedding attire, [[Zhou dynasty]] style File:Burning Man 2013 Photo chapel, The wedding party! (9660390094).jpg|Wedding at [[Burning Man]] File:Boda principios S XX.jpg|1935 wedding in Barcelona, Spain File:Minangkabau wedding 2.jpg|[[Minangkabau marriage]] in Indonesia File:Meiji-jingu wedding procession - P1000847.jpg|[[Marriage in Japan#Weddings in Japan|Japanese wedding]] at the [[Meiji Shrine]] File:Groom, Bangladesh.jpg|Groom in the traditional dress of Bangladesh in a wedding ceremony File:Sri lankan Bride and Groom1.jpg|Sri Lankan Kandyan bride and groom [[Sri Lanka]] File:Armenian Wedding at Khor Virap (1).jpg|Armenian wedding at Khor Virap File:Bauernhochzeit Jomala 1.jpg|Traditional wedding ceremony in [[Jomala]], [[Åland]] File:Aadiwasi tribal marriage groom bride.jpg|Hindu marriage conducted in the [[Adivasi]] tribes, India File:Marriage Ceremony in Rural Bangladesh.jpg|Attendees at a rural marriage ceremony in [[Mymensingh]], Bangladesh File:A wedding in the forest.jpg|Wedding in Turkey </gallery>
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