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Wedding Traditions Worldwide
A beautifully crafted explorer's guide to how 195 countries celebrate love and marriage — their ceremonies, phrases, foods, and stories. Designed exclusively for iPad.
Download on the App StoreThe World at the Altar
Unfold a hand-drawn world map and set off on the most heartfelt journey imaginable. Tap any continent, then any country, to open its wedding journal — packed with ceremonies, local phrases spoken aloud, traditional foods, and stories that will change the way you see love and marriage.
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What's inside
A hand-illustrated map with tap-able continent and country regions. Navigate the world the way explorers always have — with curiosity.
Every country has its own journal page — ceremonies, ritual customs, surprising facts, and the story of how love is celebrated there.
Tap any phrase to hear "congratulations" spoken aloud in the local language. From Finnish to Swahili, Mandarin to Welsh.
Discover the dishes that define wedding feasts around the world — from Persian sofreh aghd sweets to Filipino lechon to Indian biryani.
The songs and dances that fill wedding receptions worldwide, from Lebanese dabke lines to Tongan lakalaka to Russian toasts of "Gorko!"
Every country you visit earns a stamp in your explorer's passport. Collect all 195 and complete your wedding world tour.
Looking for a specific country, capital, or wedding tradition? Search finds it instantly across all 195 nations.
The dress, jewelry, and adornment that mark a wedding day apart — from Japanese shiromuku to Ghanaian kente to Moroccan takchita.
Did you know
Japan
"During san-san-kudo, the number three is considered especially auspicious — the ritual involves three cups, three sips each, totaling nine sips in all."
Morocco
"Moroccan brides traditionally change into seven different outfits across the wedding — some spend more time and budget on these costumes than on the main gown itself."
Tokelau
"Tokelau has no airport and is reachable only by boat, meaning weddings there are rarely attended by anyone outside the immediate island community."
India
"Indian weddings can involve so many distinct ceremonies — mehndi, sangeet, haldi, the wedding itself — that celebrations sometimes stretch across an entire week."
Comoros
"The Comorian 'grand marriage' is so significant and costly that some men hold a simple wedding in their youth and celebrate the elaborate version years later."
Tonga
"Tonga's lakalaka dance is recognized by UNESCO as part of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity — a true honor when performed at a wedding."
Available now
Wedding Atlas is available on the App Store for iPad. Designed for iPad, optimised for landscape — a rich, immersive experience built to feel like a treasured keepsake.
iPad only · iPadOS 16+ · $1.99