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Weddings, both religious and civil, have gone on for centuries with both good and bad results. People from all religions, countries, and cultures have different marriage ceremonies and traditions. Here are some of the various types of wedding ceremonies.

Double Wedding

A double wedding is when two wedding parties get married in the same ceremony. Usually this happens when two siblings are both getting married and decide to share the ceremony with each other. This is often done to share expenses or because a large family may have trouble getting together for two separate occasions that may be close together.

White Wedding

In most western cultures, a white wedding refers to a very formal ceremony and receptions. It also can be used to refer to a wedding where it is the first marriage for both the bride and the groom. The bride wearing white on her wedding day originated with Queen Victoria. The queen chose a white dress to show off some detailed lace that she wore, then a popular photograph of her swept across the world showing her wearing white on her wedding day and a tradition was born.

Military Wedding

A military wedding is a wedding that is conducted by a military chaplain. A military wedding usually takes place on a military base, in a theater of war, or under wartime circumstances. Although they sometimes are, both the groom and bride do not have to be members of the military to have a military wedding ceremony.

Civil Ceremony

A civil ceremony is a wedding performed by an elected or appointed government official (like a mayor, justice of the peace, judge, or other leader). Most civil ceremonies take place in public places like town halls or possibly even inside judge’s chambers.

Jewish Wedding

A Jewish wedding is presided over by a rabbi who recites the wedding blessing. Often the ceremony is finished by the traditional breaking of a glass underfoot by the groom.

Weekend Wedding

A weekend wedding is a ceremony where the bride, groom, wedding party, and guests are all invited to a special place and celebrate the wedding for the whole weekend. This can include a golf tournament, spa day, and more. The weekend usually ends with the couple holding a Sunday brunch for all their guests.

Online Wedding

Online weddings can refer to two different things. Online weddings are where the bride and groom cannot physically be in the same place so the legal documents are taken care of ahead of time and the ceremony is carried out via video over the internet. Standard weddings that are broadcast online are also sometimes referred to as an online wedding.

Mixed Wedding

A mixed wedding usually refers to two people who have two different religions getting married. A mixed wedding is most often presided over by two different people with a clergy person from each of the couple’s faiths leads different portions of the ceremony. At some times in history or in some cultures the term “mixed wedding” has also meant people of different races becoming legally married.

Church Wedding

A church wedding refers to any marriage ceremony that takes place in a church. Most church weddings are religious by nature and come with certain things you can and cannot do during the ceremony. These ceremonies are presided over by a religious leader, usually from the church the ceremony is in, and adhere to a certain religions beliefs.

Destination Wedding

Most weddings happen in the hometown of either the bride or groom, or both. If the engaged couple and/or a majority of the guests attend a ceremony out of the area, whether it is at an extravagant site or not, it is considered a destination wedding.

Same Sex Wedding

A same sex wedding is a ceremony that involves the marrying of two people who are both of the same sex. This can refer to either a civil ceremony that is legally recognised, or an unofficial ceremony in which the couple has the same opportunity to make pledges and celebrate with family and friends the way heterosexual couples would do.

There are many other types of weddings too based on religious beliefs, cultural traditions, and the mixtures of two family’s traditions.