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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
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Your Milkmaid Braid's Got Nothing on This
The award for Best Braid goes to South Indian brides, who lace their hair with ribbons, fresh flowers and medallions.

Photo: Matei Horvath Photography

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More is More in Morocco
A Northern Moroccan bride's amazing ombré eye shadow stands out amid piles of beads and jewels.

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East Meets West
Most South Koreans have a Western-style wedding, white gown and all, before throwing on their hanbok, aka traditional garb. The red dots on this bride's cheeks are an ancient symbol of protection from evil, but her false eyelashes show she's a modern South Korean woman.

Photo: Simon Bond Photography

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A Hair Accessory Fit for a Queen
Simply stunning: This Nigerian bride looks like royalty with her traditional coral beaded headpiece, necklaces, bracelets and earrings. The beads serve a dual purpose as status symbol and signifier of a new beginning.

Photo: Chyder5 Photography

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It's All in the Details
Pakistani brides get to indulge in beauty treatments and a henna-painting party with girlfriends and female family members before their weddings. Red is the typical color of wedding dresses, but jewelry and makeup can be all the colors of the rainbow.

Photo: Photos Made Ez

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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