I’ve written about and performed the well-known and beloved African-American wedding ritual of ‘jumping the broom.’ Just to recap, it comes from the time when slaves, who were not allowed to marry, ...

At the end of the day, a wedding is a celebration of the couple and their relationship together — the inside jokes, the treasured moments, their families and friends, and, of course, their heritage.

CROWNS, gold-trimmed capes, incense and chanting.No, it’s not a movie set or a scene from King Charles III’s coronation, but ...

In Niger, a camel dance is done at the wedding reception with a real camel dancing For most couples in Africa, marriage is "till death do us part" due to certain deep-rooted traditions that binds not ...

When Rupal Ramesh Shah and Anup Kumar Kanodia decided to get married, they knew they wanted to infuse their wedding with the cultures – Indian, East African and American – that had nurtured them.

Marriage may be a universal ritual, but the way people celebrate it can be wildly different depending on where you are in the world. What feels like a heartfelt custom in one culture might seem ...