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Latvia Culture 101 in Photos - Photo Gallery of Latvia Culture

By Kerry Kubilius, About.com

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Wedding Customs in Lavia - Latvian Traditional Marriage

Latvian Wedding Traditions

Latvian Wedding Traditions

Renars Jurkovskis © 2006
Stepping through traditional wedding ribbons in Latvia symbolizes the future for Latvia brides and grooms. In another Latvian wedding custom, groomsmen "kidnap" the bride, and the groom must complete a simple task to "ransom" her back.

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