In Japan, most weddings are performed as a Shinto ceremony, although approximately 30% are performed in a Christian church. But even in the latter ceremonies, the bride and groom usually change into traditional Japanese garb for the reception, and then often into Western suits and dresses to leave for the honeymoon.
	In this ceremony, the bride and groom begin in formal Japanese attire for the Shinto ceremony. (For some reason, Japanese often do not look happy in photographs. This is not an indication of their emotional state, rather a custom of treating photographs as serious business.)
Later, the bride changed into the traditional Japanese kimono. The predominantly red color is also traditional . . .
	and then later she changed yet into another, this one designed by her aunt. This change was prompted by the discomfort caused by the heaviness of the traditioal kimono. The groom now sports a typical Western styled tuxedo.
Here we can see the mixed styles, with some in traditional Japanese garb and others in Western style clothing.