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  • Bride arrives for her wedding in a vintage Rolls Royce, making her entrance via the 'Goods entrance' at the Connaught Rooms in central London, UK. For such a well to do wedding this dirty back street, which is normally used as a 'smokers corner' provides a huge contract to the bride in her white satin dress and guests in their expensive dresses. They all seemed very happy to be arriving through the back door though, as the atmosphere was one of laughter and smiles.
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  • Bride arrives for her wedding in a vintage Rolls Royce, making her entrance via the 'Goods entrance' at the Connaught Rooms in central London, UK. For such a well to do wedding this dirty back street, which is normally used as a 'smokers corner' provides a huge contract to the bride in her white satin dress and guests in their expensive dresses. They all seemed very happy to be arriving through the back door though, as the atmosphere was one of laughter and smiles.
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  • Bride arrives for her wedding in a vintage Rolls Royce, making her entrance via the 'Goods entrance' at the Connaught Rooms in central London, UK. For such a well to do wedding this dirty back street, which is normally used as a 'smokers corner' provides a huge contract to the bride in her white satin dress and guests in their expensive dresses. They all seemed very happy to be arriving through the back door though, as the atmosphere was one of laughter and smiles.
    20150208_bride arrival back street_T.jpg
  • Bride arrives for her wedding in a vintage Rolls Royce, making her entrance via the 'Goods entrance' at the Connaught Rooms in central London, UK. For such a well to do wedding this dirty back street, which is normally used as a 'smokers corner' provides a huge contract to the bride in her white satin dress and guests in their expensive dresses. They all seemed very happy to be arriving through the back door though, as the atmosphere was one of laughter and smiles.
    20150208_bride arrival back street_R.jpg
  • Bride arrives for her wedding in a vintage Rolls Royce, making her entrance via the 'Goods entrance' at the Connaught Rooms in central London, UK. For such a well to do wedding this dirty back street, which is normally used as a 'smokers corner' provides a huge contract to the bride in her white satin dress and guests in their expensive dresses. They all seemed very happy to be arriving through the back door though, as the atmosphere was one of laughter and smiles.
    20150208_bride arrival back street_Q.jpg
  • Bride arrives for her wedding in a vintage Rolls Royce, making her entrance via the 'Goods entrance' at the Connaught Rooms in central London, UK. For such a well to do wedding this dirty back street, which is normally used as a 'smokers corner' provides a huge contract to the bride in her white satin dress and guests in their expensive dresses. They all seemed very happy to be arriving through the back door though, as the atmosphere was one of laughter and smiles.
    20150208_bride arrival back street_O.jpg
  • Bride arrives for her wedding in a vintage Rolls Royce, making her entrance via the 'Goods entrance' at the Connaught Rooms in central London, UK. For such a well to do wedding this dirty back street, which is normally used as a 'smokers corner' provides a huge contract to the bride in her white satin dress and guests in their expensive dresses. They all seemed very happy to be arriving through the back door though, as the atmosphere was one of laughter and smiles.
    20150208_bride arrival back street_M.jpg
  • Bride arrives for her wedding in a vintage Rolls Royce, making her entrance via the 'Goods entrance' at the Connaught Rooms in central London, UK. For such a well to do wedding this dirty back street, which is normally used as a 'smokers corner' provides a huge contract to the bride in her white satin dress and guests in their expensive dresses. They all seemed very happy to be arriving through the back door though, as the atmosphere was one of laughter and smiles.
    20150208_bride arrival back street_I.jpg
  • Bride arrives for her wedding in a vintage Rolls Royce, making her entrance via the 'Goods entrance' at the Connaught Rooms in central London, UK. For such a well to do wedding this dirty back street, which is normally used as a 'smokers corner' provides a huge contract to the bride in her white satin dress and guests in their expensive dresses. They all seemed very happy to be arriving through the back door though, as the atmosphere was one of laughter and smiles.
    20150208_bride arrival back street_E.jpg
  • Bride arrives for her wedding in a vintage Rolls Royce, making her entrance via the 'Goods entrance' at the Connaught Rooms in central London, UK. For such a well to do wedding this dirty back street, which is normally used as a 'smokers corner' provides a huge contract to the bride in her white satin dress and guests in their expensive dresses. They all seemed very happy to be arriving through the back door though, as the atmosphere was one of laughter and smiles.
    20150208_bride arrival back street_D.jpg
  • Bride arrives for her wedding in a vintage Rolls Royce, making her entrance via the 'Goods entrance' at the Connaught Rooms in central London, UK. For such a well to do wedding this dirty back street, which is normally used as a 'smokers corner' provides a huge contract to the bride in her white satin dress and guests in their expensive dresses. They all seemed very happy to be arriving through the back door though, as the atmosphere was one of laughter and smiles.
    20150208_bride arrival back street_A.jpg
  • Young man dressed up on a stag do / hen party as a bride to be in London, England, United Kingdom.
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  • Summertime in London, England, UK. On her wedding day a bride leaves the church and head down Fleet Street to her wedding party.
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  • Summertime in London, England, UK. On their wedding day a bride and groom leave the church and head down Fleet Street to their wedding party.
    20150704_summer city bride_B.jpg
  • Summertime in London, England, UK. On their wedding day a bride and groom leave the church and head down Fleet Street to their wedding party.
    20150704_summer city bride_A.jpg
  • Russian bride and groom having their wedding photos taken at Tower Bridge, London, UK. It is a common site to see Russian and other nationalities having pre-wedding photographs taken at famous sites around the capital.
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  • Russian bride and groom having their wedding photos taken at Tower Bridge, London, UK. It is a common site to see Russian and other nationalities having pre-wedding photographs taken at famous sites around the capital.
    20150214_russian bride_B.jpg
  • Russian bride and groom having their wedding photos taken at Tower Bridge, London, UK. It is a common site to see Russian and other nationalities having pre-wedding photographs taken at famous sites around the capital.
    20150214_russian bride_A.jpg
  • Chinese bride has her wedding photos taken outside St Pauls Cathedral in London, England, United Kingdom. This tradition of having your wedding photographs taken around the city in front of famous landmarks is very common in particular amongst Asian couples prior to their wedding day.
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  • Chinese bride has her wedding photos taken as a bus with the words House Proud passes outside St Pauls Cathedral in London, England, United Kingdom. This tradition of having your wedding photographs taken around the city in front of famous landmarks is very common in particular amongst Asian couples prior to their wedding day.
    20160913_chinese bride_001.jpg
  • Bride to be on her hen party texting her friends as she waiting outside a suit shop with a sale on, to meet them for her big day out in London, England, United Kingdom.
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  • London, UK. Sunday 20th January 2013. Chinese bride to be Sa Sa (27) having some wedding pictures taken as snow fall covers St James's Park in London. She is due to get married in the Summer in the UK to her fiance Tao Wei (26).
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  • London, UK. Sunday 20th January 2013. Chinese bride to be Sa Sa (27) having some wedding pictures taken as snow fall covers St James's Park in London. She is due to get married in the Summer in the UK to her fiance Tao Wei (26).
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  • London, UK. Sunday 20th January 2013. Chinese bride to be Sa Sa (27) having some wedding pictures taken as snow fall covers St James's Park in London. She is due to get married in the Summer in the UK to her fiance Tao Wei (26).
    20130120chinese snow bride_M.jpg
  • London, UK. Sunday 20th January 2013. Chinese bride to be Sa Sa (27) having some wedding pictures taken as snow fall covers St James's Park in London. She is due to get married in the Summer in the UK to her fiance Tao Wei (26).
    20130120chinese snow bride_F.jpg
  • London, UK. Sunday 20th January 2013. Chinese bride to be Sa Sa (27) having some wedding pictures taken as snow fall covers St James's Park in London. She is due to get married in the Summer in the UK to her fiance Tao Wei (26).
    20130120chinese snow bride_D.jpg
  • London, UK. Sunday 20th January 2013. Chinese bride to be Sa Sa (27) having some wedding pictures taken as snow fall covers St James's Park in London. She is due to get married in the Summer in the UK to her fiance Tao Wei (26).
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  • London, UK. Sunday 20th January 2013. Chinese bride to be Sa Sa (27) having some wedding pictures taken as snow fall covers St James's Park in London. She is due to get married in the Summer in the UK to her fiance Tao Wei (26).
    20130120chinese snow bride_L.jpg
  • London, UK. Sunday 20th January 2013. Chinese bride to be Sa Sa (27) having some wedding pictures taken as snow fall covers St James's Park in London. She is due to get married in the Summer in the UK to her fiance Tao Wei (26).
    20130120chinese snow bride_K.jpg
  • London, UK. Sunday 20th January 2013. Chinese bride to be Sa Sa (27) having some wedding pictures taken as snow fall covers St James's Park in London. She is due to get married in the Summer in the UK to her fiance Tao Wei (26).
    20130120chinese snow bride_I.jpg
  • London, UK. Sunday 20th January 2013. Chinese bride to be Sa Sa (27) having some wedding pictures taken as snow fall covers St James's Park in London. She is due to get married in the Summer in the UK to her fiance Tao Wei (26).
    20130120chinese snow bride_H.jpg
  • London, UK. Sunday 20th January 2013. Chinese bride to be Sa Sa (27) having some wedding pictures taken as snow fall covers St James's Park in London. She is due to get married in the Summer in the UK to her fiance Tao Wei (26).
    20130120chinese snow bride_G.jpg
  • London, UK. Sunday 20th January 2013. Chinese bride to be Sa Sa (27) having some wedding pictures taken as snow fall covers St James's Park in London. She is due to get married in the Summer in the UK to her fiance Tao Wei (26).
    20130120chinese snow bride_A.jpg
  • At a Hindu wedding the bride groom arrives at the venue of the ceremong with his family and friends and is greeted by the bride's family and friends, Neemrana Fort Palace, Rajasthan, India.
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  • Dwarf bride groom Guillermo Gomez and Joaguina his dwarf bride, at the wedding ceremony to their union in the town of Cienpozuelo, Spain
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  • The veiling (bedeken) is when the groom veils his bride immediately before the wedding ceremony. It’s a way for him to verify he is marring the right bride and is often preceded by singing and dancing around the bride who sits on a throne like chair. Once she is veiled the ceremony can take place.
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  • Mother of the bride inspects her daughter's new ring after a civil wedding ceremony in Essex, England. The older lady holds her daughter's hand and looks more intently at her newly placed wedding ring on the third finger, according to tradition. The mother also holds a glass of Pims, a well-liked drink of alcohol and fruit that helps refresh on a warm day. And wearing a very English piece of headwear is the 'fascinator' that perches on the side of the head. This European wedding has taken place inside a covered Orangery at a private wedding and event venue. Rather than marrying in a religious context, the happy couple have preferred to tie the knot in this popular setting for a non-church meaning.
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  • Bride Ai Xia is picked up by Groom Liu Xiao Ning leaving her cave home in Chang Qu village,  for a new life, Shaanxi, China
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  • At a Hindu wedding the newly wed bride shortly before her departure to begin a new life, has a floral hairpiece placed on her head which flows down her back. Flowers are an important part of a wedding ceremony as they signify beauty, Neemrana Fort Palace, Rajasthan, India.
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  • At a Hindu wedding the newly wed bride, Shweta Singhal  (centre) supports her sobbing mother on one side and brother on the other as she and her husband, Rohit, leave the wedding ceremony after its climatic conclusion  to begin a new life, Neemrana Fort Palace, Rajasthan, India
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  • People watch a bride and a male figure before her civil wedding ceremony at Chelsea Registry Office. The mid-afternoon ceremony is due to take place soon and the wedding bridal group have stopped in the street to pose for pictures, the light from behind shines on the bride's white dress. Others look on from benches in the shade, amused and entertained by the formality and prosperity of those taking part.
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  • A bride-to-be tries on her white wedding dress during a fitting in a London bridal shop. Watched by a family friend or relative, the lady about to be married gives a thumbs up to unseen people as if to say she likes the garment and will be buying it for her special day. The friend however looks sceptical and stand in a defiant, disapproving stance, with arms folded and a doubtful look on her face. More dresses hang on rails in the background so there is more choice but it seems this bride is having her own way.
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  • Bride groom Guillermo Gomez and his just married wife Joaquina, together with their troupe of fellow dwarfs inside Cienpozuelo's bull ring after their wedding ceremony. Their troupe travel around Spain fighting bulls, Guillermo is the "matador" bullfighter, the rest are the "picadores" the lancers.
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  • At a Hindu wedding the newly wed bride, Shweta Singhal,  looks out of the car window in a mixture of sadness and happiness as she departs with her husband, Rohit, to begin a new life, Neemrana Fort Palace, Rajasthan, India.
    20071128_india_0353_1.jpg
  • At a Hindu wedding ceremony the just married bride bids her emotional farewells to all her immediate family in which, on marriage she will now adopt her husband's caste as her own,  Neemrana Fort Palace, Rajasthan, India
    20071128_india_0342_1.jpg
  • A groom shares love for his new bride and tells jokes during reception after a civil wedding ceremony in Essex. As the father of the bride sips red wine, the young man stands in front of family members and honoured guests in a converted agricultural barn in Essex, England the stories and funny moments of their lives are recounted for all to laugh at cry at. This European wedding has taken place inside a covered Orangery at a private wedding and event venue. Rather than marrying in a religious context, the happy couple have preferred to tie the knot in this popular setting for a non-church meaning.
    kate_paul_wedding32-06-07-2012_1.jpg
  • Bride, groom with bridesmaids and ushers have formal portraits taken after a civil ceremony in Essex, England. Dressed in matching turquoise blue as decided by the bride this European wedding has taken place inside a covered Orangery at a private wedding and event venue. Rather than marrying in a religious context, the happy couple have preferred to tie the knot in this popular setting for a non-church meaning.
    kate_paul_wedding11-06-07-2012_1.jpg
  • People watch a bride and bridesmaids from a civil wedding ceremony outside Chelsea Registry Office. The mid-afternoon ceremony is due to take place soon and the wedding bridal group have stopped in the street to pose for pictures, the light from behind shines on the bride's white dress and the heels of her bridesmaids. Three others look on from a bench in the shade, amused and entertained by the formality and prosperity of those taking part.
    chelsea_wedding01-07-09-2013_1_1.jpg
  • A wedding in Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, China on 12 March 2009. The coastal city of Wenzhou and surrounding countrysides are known for its hard working private entrepreneurs and the resulting wealth. In this region marriage such as this one is a particular important occasion not only for the newly weds but also for the groom's family to show its wealth and social standing. Here the groom tries to enter the bride's room, having first giving cash gifts to any relatives of the bride who stands in his way.
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  • Newlywed groom Paul and bride Zoe have just been married at a nearby beach venue and continue their wedding ceremony by eating bags of chips on the shingle overlooking the Thames Estuary at Whitstable,  on 18th July 2020, in Whitstable, Kent, England. Due to the Coronavirus pandemic restrictions, large social gatherings such as weddings are currently restricted to a maximum of 30 guests and officlas so Paul and Zoes own ceremony was witnessed by just a few family and friends.
    whitstable_beach23-18-07-2020.jpg
  • A woman dressed as a bloody bride at the Standon Calling Festival in Hertfordshire, UK<br />
Standon Calling is a small independent festival set among the hills in Herfordshire that showcases World Music, Indie Music and dance Music. It is one of the new, small and quirky boutique festivals which have become popular in the UK.
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  • An aerial view looking down on the father of the bride who shares memories and tells jokes during reception after a civil wedding ceremony in Essex, England. Standing in front of family members and honoured guests in a converted agricultural barn in Essex, England the stories and funny moments of their lives are recounted for all to laugh at cry at. This European wedding has taken place inside a covered Orangery at a private wedding and event venue. Rather than marrying in a religious context, the happy couple have preferred to tie the knot in this popular setting for a non-church meaning.
    kate_paul_wedding30-06-07-2012_1.jpg
  • An aerial view looking down on the father of the bride who shares memories and tells jokes during reception after a civil wedding ceremony in Essex, England. Standing in front of family members and honoured guests in a converted agricultural barn in Essex, England the stories and funny moments of their lives are recounted for all to laugh at cry at. This European wedding has taken place inside a covered Orangery at a private wedding and event venue. Rather than marrying in a religious context, the happy couple have preferred to tie the knot in this popular setting for a non-church meaning.
    kate_paul_wedding28-06-07-2012_1.jpg
  • Newlywed groom Paul and bride Zoe have just been married at a nearby beach venue and continue their wedding ceremony by eating bags of chips on the shingle overlooking the Thames Estuary at Whitstable,  on 18th July 2020, in Whitstable, Kent, England. Due to the Coronavirus pandemic restrictions, large social gatherings such as weddings are currently restricted to a maximum of 30 guests and officlas so Paul and Zoes own ceremony was witnessed by just a few family and friends.
    whitstable_beach27-18-07-2020.jpg
  • Newlywed groom Paul and bride Zoe have just been married at a nearby beach venue and continue their wedding ceremony by eating bags of chips on the shingle overlooking the Thames Estuary at Whitstable,  on 18th July 2020, in Whitstable, Kent, England. Due to the Coronavirus pandemic restrictions, large social gatherings such as weddings are currently restricted to a maximum of 30 guests and officlas so Paul and Zoes own ceremony was witnessed by just a few family and friends.
    whitstable_beach24-18-07-2020.jpg
  • A Rabbi helps the Bride to sign the Wedding record at a wedding in Jerusalem, Israel
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  • At a Hindu wedding ceremony, bride Shweta Singhal has groom Rohit dip his wedding ring into  a red powder known as sindoor and marks  his newly wed wife forehead as a sign of their marriage, they are surrounded vy most of their most immediate families, Neemrana Fort Palace, Rajasthan, India.
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  • At a Hindu wedding ceremony, bride Shweta Singhal and groom Rohit clasp each others hands with a handful of puffed rice which is then thrown into a fire as an offering to the god of fire, Agni. Neemrana Fort Palace, Rajasthan, India
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  • At a Hindu wedding ceremony, bride Shweta Singhal and groom Rohit clasp each others hands with a handful of puffed rice which is then thrown into a fire as an offering to the god of fire, Agni. Neemrana Fort Palace, Rajasthan, India
    20071128_india_0248_1.jpg
  • The climax of a Hindu wedding. Shweta Singhal, sits on her father's lap whilst a priest together with the bride's mother and closest family members look on as the groom Rohit, places around his newly wed wife a necklace with a gold locket, which is sign of a married women. The guests sprinkle  the newly weds in a shower of pink rose petals, Neemrana Fort, Palace, Rajasthan, India.
    20071128_india_0227_1.jpg
  • The climax of a Hindu wedding. Shweta Singhal, sits on her father's lap whilst a priest together with the bride's mother and closest family members look on as the groom Rohit, places around his newly wed wife a necklace with a gold locket, which is sign of a married women. The guests sprinkle  the newly weds in a shower of pink rose petals, Neemrana Fort, Palace, Rajasthan, India.
    20071128_india_0206_1.jpg
  • The climax of a Hindu wedding. Shweta Singhal, sits on her father's lap whilst a priest together with the bride's mother and closest family members look on as the groom Rohit, places around his newly wed wife a necklace with a gold locket, which is sign of a married women. The guests sprinkle  the newly weds in a shower of pink rose petals, Neemrana Fort, Palace, Rajasthan, India.
    20071128_india_0198_1.jpg
  • The climax of a Hindu wedding. Shweta Singhal, sits on her father's lap whilst a priest together with the bride's mother and closest family members look on as the groom Rohit, places around his newly wed wife a necklace with a gold locket, which is sign of a married women. The guests sprinkle  the newly weds in a shower of pink rose petals, Neemrana Fort, Palace, Rajasthan, India.
    20071128_india_0203_1.jpg
  • A Chinese women take a selfie photo from her phone dressed in white bridal dresses standing by the ancient ruins of Angkor Thom, Siem Reap Province, Cambodia, South East Asia. A second woman, also dressed as a bride, stands on the stone wall with a DSLR camera.  photo by Andrew Aitchison / In pictures via Getty Images
    Cambodia-Angkor-Thom-6076.jpg
  • Summertime in London, England, UK. Chinese bride out having her photos taken in the very busy area of Westminster where numbers of tourists is the summer increases greatly. Tourism being one of the key income sectors for the UK. The United Kingdom is the world's 8th biggest tourist destination, with more than 30 million visiting each year.
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  • A Chinese couple pose for their wedding portraits beneath Nelson's Column in central London's Trafalgar Square. Hiding out of their view is a spectator and unbeknown to the newlyweds  the man guards a pushchair containing a young child. It is a chilly November day and the bride shivers in a skimpy wedding dress  her collar bone revealing she is slim and is probably very cold. Her new husband wears a traditional English long coat with tails and a cravat and button hole flower  possibly hired for this special occasion. Together the lady and man stand against stone of four granite corners on which four lions sit guarding the famous English sailor.
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  • Juan Juan, a bride to be, rest on a rose patterned bed sheet in her wedding gown before going to the church to be married to Coca Dai at her home in Shanghai, China on 23 May 2009. A hip street artist and a recent Catholic convert, Mr. Dai is one of many young Chinese embracing religion, perhaps to fill the lack of belief and ideology in an authoritarian communist China that embraces the most extreme form of capitalism in practice. The Chinese government and the Vatican have a long history of simmering mutual distrust and suspicion, as two parties compete for the control of the Chinese Catholic church, with some 15 million and growing number of faithfuls.  Overall Christians now number over 110 million in China, which makes it the third largest Christian nation in the world.
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  • Under the watchful eyes of rowdy relatives and friends, Coca Dai expresses his love for his bride, Juan Juan, and kisses her at her home in Shanghai, China on 23 May 2009. A hip street artist and a recent Catholic convert, Mr. Dai is one of many young Chinese embracing religion, perhaps to fill the lack of belief and ideology in an authoritarian communist China that embraces the most extreme form of capitalism in practice. The Chinese government and the Vatican have a long history of simmering mutual distrust and suspicion, as two parties compete for the control of the Chinese Catholic church, with some 15 million and growing number of faithfuls.  Overall Christians now number over 110 million in China, which makes it the third largest Christian nation in the world.
    QS090523Shanghai034.jpg
  • Coca Dai (right)  sits in his limousine with his best man on his way to pick up his bride in Shanghai, China on 23 May 2009. A hip street artist and a recent Catholic convert, Mr. Dai is one of many young Chinese embracing religion, perhaps to fill the lack of belief and ideology in an authoritarian communist China that embraces the most extreme form of capitalism in practice. The Chinese government and the Vatican have a long history of simmering mutual distrust and suspicion, as two parties compete for the control of the Chinese Catholic church, with some 15 million and growing number of faithfuls.  Overall Christians now number over 110 million in China, which makes it the third largest Christian nation in the world.
    QS090523Shanghai013.jpg
  • A wedding in Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, China on 12 March 2009. The coastal city of Wenzhou and surrounding countrysides are known for its hard working private entrepreneurs and the resulting wealth. In this region marriage such as this one is a particular important occasion not only for the newly weds but also for the groom's family to show its wealth and social standing. Here the the bride and groom poses for the video camera man who they have hired to document their wedding.
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  • A wedding in Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, China on 12 March 2009. The coastal city of Wenzhou and surrounding countrysides are known for its hard working private entrepreneurs and the resulting wealth. In this region marriage such as this one is a particular important occasion not only for the newly weds but also for the groom's family to show its wealth and social standing. Here the the bride and groom poses for the video camera man who they have hired to document their wedding.
    QS090312Shanghai042.jpg
  • A wedding in Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, China on 12 March 2009. The coastal city of Wenzhou and surrounding countrysides are known for its hard working private entrepreneurs and the resulting wealth. In this region marriage such as this one is a particular important occasion not only for the newly weds but also for the groom's family to show its wealth and social standing. Here the large Mercedes sedan that the groom uses can hardly fit in the narrow lane that leads up to the bride's village home.
    QS090312Shanghai036.jpg
  • A wedding in Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, China on 12 March 2009. The coastal city of Wenzhou and surrounding countrysides are known for its hard working private entrepreneurs and the resulting wealth. In this region marriage such as this one is a particular important occasion not only for the newly weds but also for the groom's family to show its wealth and social standing. Here the groom escorts the bride in to their car.
    QS090312Shanghai031.jpg
  • A wedding in Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, China on 12 March 2009. The coastal city of Wenzhou and surrounding countrysides are known for its hard working private entrepreneurs and the resulting wealth. In this region marriage such as this one is a particular important occasion not only for the newly weds but also for the groom's family to show its wealth and social standing. Here the large Mercedes sedan that the groom uses can hardly fit in the narrow lane that leads up to the bride's village home.
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  • The bride (Kallah) assisted by 2 escorts holding candles circles her groom 7 times under the chuppah. There are many reasons for this, Kabbalah (the Jewish tradition of mysticism) says that women, representing the earth, re-enact seven revolutions that the earth made during the seven days of creation.
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  • A Chinese women take a selfie photo from her phone dressed in white bridal dresses standing by the ancient ruins of Angkor Thom, Siem Reap Province, Cambodia, South East Asia. A second woman, also dressed as a bride, stands on the stone wall with a DSLR camera.
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  • Five friends walk briskly along a street in the southern Polish city of Krakow. One of the ladies is a bride and has either just married the your man whose arm she's holding, or she is hurrying to her wedding ceremony and the friends around her are all on their way to the church. Another girl is probably her bridesmaid, dressed in frilly blue. There are bouquets of fresh flowers and this is a very special day for these young people who are delighted to attend this wedding somewhere in this city where so many atrocities occurred during the second world war. The picture looks dated from the 1980s but it's the summer of 1990, when Poland was about to undergo massive changes economically and culturally. Their clothing looks very east European for that era and are about to stride past a unisex hairdresser's shop window where a model's face stares to the viewer.
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  • Juan Juan, the bride to be, leaves her home accompanied by the maid of honor on her way to the church to be married to Coca Dai in Shanghai, China on 23 May 2009. A hip street artist and a recent Catholic convert, Mr. Dai is one of many young Chinese embracing religion, perhaps to fill the lack of belief and ideology in an authoritarian communist China that embraces the most extreme form of capitalism in practice. The Chinese government and the Vatican have a long history of simmering mutual distrust and suspicion, as two parties compete for the control of the Chinese Catholic church, with some 15 million and growing number of faithfuls.  Overall Christians now number over 110 million in China, which makes it the third largest Christian nation in the world.
    QS090523Shanghai043.jpg
  • Under the watchful eyes of rowdy relatives and friends, Coca Dai expresses his love for his bride, Juan Juan, and kisses her at her home in Shanghai, China on 23 May 2009. A hip street artist and a recent Catholic convert, Mr. Dai is one of many young Chinese embracing religion, perhaps to fill the lack of belief and ideology in an authoritarian communist China that embraces the most extreme form of capitalism in practice. The Chinese government and the Vatican have a long history of simmering mutual distrust and suspicion, as two parties compete for the control of the Chinese Catholic church, with some 15 million and growing number of faithfuls.  Overall Christians now number over 110 million in China, which makes it the third largest Christian nation in the world.
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  • Coca Dai meets the florist and chauffeur before picking up his bride in a rented Mercedes Benz in Shanghai, China on 23 May 2009.   A hip street artist and a recent Catholic convert, Mr. Dai is one of many young Chinese embracing religion, perhaps to fill the lack of belief and ideology in an authoritarian communist China that embraces the most extreme form of capitalism in practice. The Chinese government and the Vatican have a long history of simmering mutual distrust and suspicion, as two parties compete for the control of the Chinese Catholic church, with some 15 million and growing number of faithfuls.  Overall Christians now number over 110 million in China, which makes it the third largest Christian nation in the world.
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  • A wedding in Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, China on 12 March 2009. The coastal city of Wenzhou and surrounding countrysides are known for its hard working private entrepreneurs and the resulting wealth. In this region marriage such as this one is a particular important occasion not only for the newly weds but also for the groom's family to show its wealth and social standing. Here the the bride and groom poses for the video camera man who they have hired to document their wedding.
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  • A wedding in Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, China on 12 March 2009. The coastal city of Wenzhou and surrounding countrysides are known for its hard working private entrepreneurs and the resulting wealth. In this region marriage such as this one is a particular important occasion not only for the newly weds but also for the groom's family to show its wealth and social standing. Here the the bride and groom poses for the video camera man who they have hired to document their wedding.
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  • Newly weds participate in a group wedding held at one of the World Expo venues in Shanghai, China, on 23 September, 2010. With the country's sex ratio skewed towards more men as a result of the one child policy and the Chinese traditional preference for boys, Chinese men are increasingly having difficulty to find suitable brides.
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  • Newly weds participate in a group wedding held at one of the World Expo venues in Shanghai, China, on 23 September, 2010. With the country's sex ratio skewed towards more men as a result of the one child policy and the Chinese traditional preference for boys, Chinese men are increasingly having difficulty to find suitable brides.
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  • Newly weds participate in a group wedding held at one of the World Expo venues in Shanghai, China, on 23 September, 2010. With the country's sex ratio skewed towards more men as a result of the one child policy and the Chinese traditional preference for boys, Chinese men are increasingly having difficulty to find suitable brides.
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  • Newly weds participate in a group wedding held at one of the World Expo venues in Shanghai, China, on 23 September, 2010. With the country's sex ratio skewed towards more men as a result of the one child policy and the Chinese traditional preference for boys, Chinese men are increasingly having difficulty to find suitable brides.
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  • Newly weds participate in a group wedding held at one of the World Expo venues in Shanghai, China, on 23 September, 2010. With the country's sex ratio skewed towards more men as a result of the one child policy and the Chinese traditional preference for boys, Chinese men are increasingly having difficulty to find suitable brides.
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  • Newly weds participate in a group wedding held at one of the World Expo venues in Shanghai, China, on 23 September, 2010. With the country's sex ratio skewed towards more men as a result of the one child policy and the Chinese traditional preference for boys, Chinese men are increasingly having difficulty to find suitable brides.
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  • Newly weds participate in a group wedding held at one of the World Expo venues in Shanghai, China, on 23 September, 2010. With the country's sex ratio skewed towards more men as a result of the one child policy and the Chinese traditional preference for boys, Chinese men are increasingly having difficulty to find suitable brides.
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  • Newly weds participate in a group wedding held at one of the World Expo venues in Shanghai, China, on 23 September, 2010. With the country's sex ratio skewed towards more men as a result of the one child policy and the Chinese traditional preference for boys, Chinese men are increasingly having difficulty to find suitable brides.
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  • Newly weds participate in a group wedding held at one of the World Expo venues in Shanghai, China, on 23 September, 2010. With the country's sex ratio skewed towards more men as a result of the one child policy and the Chinese traditional preference for boys, Chinese men are increasingly having difficulty to find suitable brides.
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  • Newly weds participate in a group wedding held at one of the World Expo venues in Shanghai, China, on 23 September, 2010. With the country's sex ratio skewed towards more men as a result of the one child policy and the Chinese traditional preference for boys, Chinese men are increasingly having difficulty to find suitable brides.
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  • Newly weds participate in a group wedding held at one of the World Expo venues in Shanghai, China, on 23 September, 2010. With the country's sex ratio skewed towards more men as a result of the one child policy and the Chinese traditional preference for boys, Chinese men are increasingly having difficulty to find suitable brides.
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  • Newly weds participate in a group wedding held at one of the World Expo venues in Shanghai, China, on 23 September, 2010. With the country's sex ratio skewed towards more men as a result of the one child policy and the Chinese traditional preference for boys, Chinese men are increasingly having difficulty to find suitable brides.
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  • Newly weds participate in a group wedding held at one of the World Expo venues in Shanghai, China, on 23 September, 2010. With the country's sex ratio skewed towards more men as a result of the one child policy and the Chinese traditional preference for boys, Chinese men are increasingly having difficulty to find suitable brides.
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  • Newly weds participate in a group wedding held at one of the World Expo venues in Shanghai, China, on 23 September, 2010. With the country's sex ratio skewed towards more men as a result of the one child policy and the Chinese traditional preference for boys, Chinese men are increasingly having difficulty to find suitable brides.
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  • Newly weds participate in a group wedding held at one of the World Expo venues in Shanghai, China, on 23 September, 2010. With the country's sex ratio skewed towards more men as a result of the one child policy and the Chinese traditional preference for boys, Chinese men are increasingly having difficulty to find suitable brides.
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  • Newly weds participate in a group wedding held at one of the World Expo venues in Shanghai, China, on 23 September, 2010. With the country's sex ratio skewed towards more men as a result of the one child policy and the Chinese traditional preference for boys, Chinese men are increasingly having difficulty to find suitable brides.
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  • Newly weds participate in a group wedding held at one of the World Expo venues in Shanghai, China, on 23 September, 2010. With the country's sex ratio skewed towards more men as a result of the one child policy and the Chinese traditional preference for boys, Chinese men are increasingly having difficulty to find suitable brides.
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  • Newly weds participate in a group wedding held at one of the World Expo venues in Shanghai, China, on 23 September, 2010. With the country's sex ratio skewed towards more men as a result of the one child policy and the Chinese traditional preference for boys, Chinese men are increasingly having difficulty to find suitable brides.
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