Juergen Freund / A young Bajau woman with burak (face makeup), a paste made from pounded rice and tumeric which also serves as a natural sunblock. Wearing burak signifies the young lady is single and available for mar...

Juergen Freund / A young Bajau woman with burak (face makeup) looking at herself in a scrap of mirror. Burak is a paste made from pounded rice and tumeric and also serves as a natural sunblock. Wearing burak signifies...

Juergen Freund / A young Bajau woman with burak (face makeup), a paste made from pounded rice and tumeric which also serves as a natural sunblock. Wearing burak signifies the young lady is single and available for mar...

Juergen Freund / Traditional wedding of a modern day Bajau couple, sea gypsies whose families have settled on land and integrated with the Muslim community. Pulau Gaya, Malaysia, June 2009.

Juergen Freund / A young Bajau woman with burak (face makeup), a paste made from pounded rice and tumeric which also serves as a natural sunblock. Wearing burak signifies the young lady is single and available for mar...

Kristel Richard / Portrait of a white Kathiawari mare, decorated for a wedding, Nageshri, Gujarat, India, January 2011

Kristel Richard / Bride groom mounted on a white Kathiawari mare, decorated for his wedding, Chalala, Gujarat, India, January 2011

Kristel Richard / Bride groom mounted on a white Kathiawari mare, decorated for his wedding, Chalala, Gujarat, India, January 2011

Pete Oxford / Sami bride at traditional Sami wedding, Karaskok, Samiland / Lapland, Finnmark, Northern Norway. 1997.

Paul Hobson / Marriage stones on Cape Clear Island, Republic of Ireland

Gavin Hellier / Wedding Chapel sign on the Strip, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Gerry Ellis / Young Samburu girl in pre-marriage adornment near Wamba, north central Kenya