Traditional weddings in Iran
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Three brides from the Qashqai tribe, accompanied by Qashqai women in traditional dress -
A traditional Qashqai wedding in the village of Rud-e Faryab in Bushehr province -
Although Qashqai tribe members are found all over Iran, the greatest concentration is in Fars province -
According to customs followed by the Bakhtiyari tribe, weddings take place in several stages -
A wedding ceremony among the Kurmandji in the north of Khorasan province -
A traditional wedding in the village of Adineh Qoli in North Khorasan -
Kurmandji weddings follow the local traditions and customs of North Khorasan -
A wedding held by the Yarmataqlu tribe in Hamadan province, the women attend in traditional dress -
A traditional wedding in the town of Kalat in the north of Khorasan province -
A traditional wedding lasting three days in the north-eastern town of Kalat-Sabzevar. On the first evening the family and friends of the bridegroom get together, on the second evening there follows the ″henna ceremony″, during which the folk singers or ″ashiqs″ bring the henna to the bride′s house. The wedding sponsors paint the hands of the bride and bridegroom with henna. On the third evening the actual wedding takes place -
In some parts of East and West Azerbaijan, traditional Azeri weddings are still celebrated -
A traditional Turkmen wedding in the northern Iranian town of Gorgan -
The Turkmen wedding ceremony is divided into several stages -
A Kazakh wedding in the town of Gorgan -
Qasaq-Mahaleh is located in the centre of Gorgan and is one of the town’s oldest quarters; here traditional Kazakh weddings are often celebrated -
A traditional wedding in the northern province of Gilan -
A traditional Talysch wedding with horses and tribal costumes in the west of Gilan province -
A traditional wedding on the island of Qeshm in the Persian Gulf -
A wedding reception showing the playing of traditional instruments in Hasht Bandi district in the province of Hormozgan