15 Side-by-Side Photos of Newlyweds From All Over the World 100 Years Ago and Now

The concept of marriage appeared more than 4,000 years ago. Over time, different cultures developed their own wedding traditions, many of which are even followed today. So, we became curious about what wedding attire from different countries looked like 100 years ago. And we compared it to the outfits that modern brides and grooms from these countries tend to wear now.

Bulgaria

15 Side-by-Side Photos of Newlyweds From All Over the World 100 Years Ago and Now © Archives State Agency / Wikimedia Commons, © SSokolov / Shutterstock.com

Spain

15 Side-by-Side Photos of Newlyweds From All Over the World 100 Years Ago and Now © Xavier / Wikimedia Commons

Ireland

15 Side-by-Side Photos of Newlyweds From All Over the World 100 Years Ago and Now © Elusive Muse / Flickr, © Patryk Kosmider / Shutterstock.com

Mexico

15 Side-by-Side Photos of Newlyweds From All Over the World 100 Years Ago and Now © SMU Central University Libraries / Wikimedia Commons, © PeopleImages.com – Yuri A / Shutterstock.com

Italy

15 Side-by-Side Photos of Newlyweds From All Over the World 100 Years Ago and Now © Randomwikimaster / Wikimedia Commons, © CC BY-SA 4.0

Slovenia

15 Side-by-Side Photos of Newlyweds From All Over the World 100 Years Ago and Now © Arhiv Andreje Pogačnik Jarc / Wikimedia Commons, © Matej Kastelic / Shutterstock.com

Lithuania

15 Side-by-Side Photos of Newlyweds From All Over the World 100 Years Ago and Now © Konstantinas Krupovičius / Wikimedia Commons, © CC0 1.0, © Wirestock Creators / Shutterstock.com

New Zealand

15 Side-by-Side Photos of Newlyweds From All Over the World 100 Years Ago and Now © Photographer – Sidney George Vaile (1870–1955) / Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections NBA0001 / Wikimedia Commons, © CC BY 4.0, © LiCheng Shih / Flickr, © CC BY 2.0

Canada

15 Side-by-Side Photos of Newlyweds From All Over the World 100 Years Ago and Now © Unidentified wedding, Northern Ontario / Archives of Ontario / Wikimedia Commons, © Andrey Nastasenko / Shutterstock.com

Hungary

15 Side-by-Side Photos of Newlyweds From All Over the World 100 Years Ago and Now © Aladár Székely / National Széchényi Library / Wikimedia Commons, © Amir Pirasteh / Shutterstock.com

Finland

15 Side-by-Side Photos of Newlyweds From All Over the World 100 Years Ago and Now © Väinö Kannisto / Helsinki City Museum / Wikimedia Commons, © CC BY 4.0

Greece

15 Side-by-Side Photos of Newlyweds From All Over the World 100 Years Ago and Now © Leonidas Papazoglou / Wikimedia Commons, © OlegBlokhin / Shutterstock.com

Turkey

France

15 Side-by-Side Photos of Newlyweds From All Over the World 100 Years Ago and Now © Inconnu / Wikimedia Commons, © Kent Wang / Flickr, © CC BY-SA 2.0

Serbia

15 Side-by-Side Photos of Newlyweds From All Over the World 100 Years Ago and Now © Đura Roknić / National Museum of Zrenjanin / Wikimedia Commons, © Stefan Milivojevic / Shutterstock.com

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