These days, a lot of people are more adventurous in planning their ideal wedding and are more open to more unique and sometimes unorthodox way of tying a knot – in the hope of making it more special and memorable not just for the couple but also for the guests attending it. If you are bold and daring enough to do away with the classic wedding traditions, then you might want to know some highly interesting and inventive ways people from other parts of the world exchange their vows. So here are some of the unique wedding traditions from various cultures that you might want to incorporate in your own wedding:

English Wedding Traditions

If you want to adapt that ultra formal wedding setting, then you can take your cue from how the art of tying the knot – the English way. According to their ancient lore, the best time to wed is during Christmas and harvest season when food is aplenty. Since English folks are such stickers for formalities, bans are read for three consecutive Sundays in the church, and it is generally considered unlucky for the couples to be present when the wedding bans are announced. English wedding are also usually held at noon and a luncheon is held right after. It is also part of their tradition to have more young attendants than adult ones.

Hawaiian Wedding Traditions

Planning for a beach or tropical wedding setting? Then why not take a leaf from the how the natives of Hawaii exchange their vows? Brides usually wear a long and white dress called the holoku, and instead of using a veil, the women are usually seen wearing a specially woven garland of colorful island flowers around the head. To announce the wedding, Hawaiians use a huge conch shell popularly know as Pu, which serves as a symbolic announcement to let the rest of the world know about the special occasion. Today, the Pu is usually used to announce the arrival of the bride and is blown in all four directions to bring in good luck from every direction.

Korean Traditional Wedding

In most oriental countries like Korea, a wedding is not merely considered a union between two individuals but most importantly it represents the unification of two families. The wedding ceremony itself is quite long and truly elaborate, involving three small rituals that feature many symbolic gestures. However, younger generations have openly adapted the Western wedding tradition since it’s more practical. Still, if you want an authentic Korean wedding, there are a number of villages and even museums that can readily perform the rite if you feel like exchanging your vows with an Asian twist.

Italian Wedding Tradition

Italians have always been known to be the most romantic species to ever walk on the face of the earth. With that longstanding fact, one would easily surmise that their wedding traditions are also fraught with romance and passionate exchanges of vows. Wine is always a staple in every Italian event, and this naturally includes weddings. Couples are usually bombarded with a number of comments and well wishes that are usually met with hearty applause. During reception, people are fed with sumptuous meal that kept coming until the guests couldn’t possibly eat another single bite. In fact gastronomic excess is known to be the best way to get the guests to leave a restaurant, in view of the festive celebration. In is generally a boisterous and happy crowd where people are free to speak up and converse on any topic ranging from politics to fashion and most couples open participate in the discussions with equal passion.

As you might have gathered, although people from all races that their own unique way celebrating the union of two loving individuals, it is essentially regarded a wonderful moment that is a cause for some celebration. So celebrate your love in the most unique way possible and enjoy every moment of the wedded bliss.