Explore Victorian wedding traditions that sometimes explain why couples do what they do when the tie the knot.

During the lasso ceremony, the couple’s hands are bound ... while one of the charms is a faux wedding ring. The “cake pull” tradition, known as the Cintas de la Torta, invites all single ...

Finally, dressed to the nines and sitting in the Rhode Island church for their September ceremony ... ring bearer. This was not the first time their moms helped them pull off their wedding.