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Photo Gallery: Religious Wedding Traditions

A stunning illustration of the many religious rituals that make wedding celebrations spiritual occasions.

Beliefnet's readers, friends, and editors all contributed photos to this gallery of religious wedding rituals. Open the gallery to learn about a diverse array of wedding traditions, from adorning a Muslim or Hindu bride's hands and feet with mehndi to signing a Christian wedding contract to binding the couple's hands together during a Pagan handfasting.

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