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17 Unbelievable Wedding Beauty Looks Around the Globe

These beautiful brides from countries around the world show there's more than one way to primp for your wedding
by Katie McCarthy
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Wanted: Makeup Artist With Steady Hands

Wanted: Makeup Artist With Steady Hands
The totally surreal face paint and embellishments worn by brides in a remote area of Kosovo is a 1,000-year-old tradition. The colors and shapes drawn on the face are symbolic, said to ensure the bride lives a fertile, healthy and happy life with her new hubby.

Photo: One Day On Earth

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Wear Your Best Bling

Wear Your Best Bling
In Djibouti, a sultan's daughter wears the family's best gold jewels in her wedding-day 'do. Traditionally, Djibouti brides paint henna on their hands and feet and pierce their noses before their weddings.

Photo: National Geographic

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White Is Nice, But Redder Is Better

White Is Nice, But Redder Is Better
In China, it's not white but red -- symbolizing good fortune -- that many brides wear on their big day. That gorgeous gold headdress can't hide her perfect porcelain skin and lovely red lips.

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All That Glitters

All That Glitters
In Ribnovo, Bulgaria, the highlight of the wedding ceremony comes at the end of the second day, when Muslim brides are bedecked with beads, white paint, flowered headbands and a veil of tinsel. They're supposed to keep their eyes shut until the priest blesses them.

Photo: Boryana Katsarova

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Eye-Catching Eye Makeup

Eye-Catching Eye Makeup
We can't take our eyes off the perfectly drawn cat-eye liner and chandelier-like headpiece on this striking Yemeni bride.

Photo: Khalid Alkainaey

When you imagine a bride getting ready for her wedding day, you probably envision a mother-daughter trip to Kleinfeld to pick out the perfect white gown, or an inspiration board of bridal updos that she tries out weeks in advance. But if you're a bride in West Sumatra, Bulgaria or Morocco, that routine might look a little different -- like an eight-pound-crown, face-paint, tinsel-veil kind of situation. One thing's for sure: Beyond the Western world, bridal beauty has a million definitions. Here are some of the world's most amazing bridal 'dos, makeup and accessories we've ever seen.
BY KATIE MCCARTHY | MAY 24, 2016 | SHARES
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