No matter where in the world a wedding takes place, it seems a universal truth that the bride will want to look and feel her best on the big day. For many, beauty prep begins long before her trip down the literal or figurative aisle, and can be deeply rooted in history and culture.
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The United States
For many American women, even deciding on the smallest wedding day detail, like a lipstick or a mani, can feel agonizing. Traditionally, brides have assembled a team of their nearest and dearest to help make these tough calls, in the roles of bridesmaids and maid of honor.
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India
Pop culture icons like Madonna and Rihanna have made mehndi or henna trendy stateside in recent years, but it’s deeply rooted in Indian wedding traditions
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Yemen
Traditional Yemen weddings are lavish occasions with a massive social component (there are often thousands of guests). The bride starts her beauty prep early — five days before — and is surrounded by the women in her life the whole time.
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South Korea
In South Korea, it’s become commonplace for brides to throw a Western style wedding (white dress etc.) and then have a traditional South Korean ceremony for their families known as paebaek.
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Djibouti
In this African country, the brides’ faces are often adorned in gold chains. The nose is customarily pierced prior to one’s wedding day and embellished with a festive chain
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Japan
In traditional Japanese wedding ceremonies, the brides also wear a white dress and headgear — a white kimono and a hood, rather than a princess gown and a veil. An old-fashioned bride wears her hair in a sleek"wedding only” topknot.
PHOTO: TOM AND STEVE/GETTY IMAGES.
The United States
For many American women, even deciding on the smallest wedding day detail, like a lipstick or a mani, can feel agonizing. Traditionally, brides have assembled a team of their nearest and dearest to help make these tough calls, in the roles of bridesmaids and maid of honor.
PHOTO: BLEND IMAGES/ALAMY STOCK PHOTO.
India
Pop culture icons like Madonna and Rihanna have made mehndi or henna trendy stateside in recent years, but it’s deeply rooted in Indian wedding traditions
PHOTO: KHALID ALKAINAEY/GETTY IMAGES.
Yemen
Traditional Yemen weddings are lavish occasions with a massive social component (there are often thousands of guests). The bride starts her beauty prep early — five days before — and is surrounded by the women in her life the whole time.
PHOTO: SAMUEL ZUDER/LAIF/REDUX.
South Korea
In South Korea, it’s become commonplace for brides to throw a Western style wedding (white dress etc.) and then have a traditional South Korean ceremony for their families known as paebaek.
PHOTO: HEMIS/ALAMY STOCK PHOTO.
Djibouti
In this African country, the brides’ faces are often adorned in gold chains. The nose is customarily pierced prior to one’s wedding day and embellished with a festive chain
PHOTO: MATTHEW ASHTON/ALAMY STOCK PHOTO.
Japan
In traditional Japanese wedding ceremonies, the brides also wear a white dress and headgear — a white kimono and a hood, rather than a princess gown and a veil. An old-fashioned bride wears her hair in a sleek"wedding only” topknot.
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