Photographs of bride-and-groom or wedding party are obligatory, so you might think that all wedding photos are pretty much the same. Not so. Consider the apparent state of mind of each of the members of this wedding:

...and compare with these:

Sometimes all but one of the participants seems to be at ease:

There must be thousands in this format, the fons et origo of the Baby Boom Generation:

Wedding showers are another thing altogether. Explore some of the curiosities of the festivities for Dora Felix

and Florence Gilmore

and Lena Breun