30 Wedding Coloring Pages to Color - Free!

A wedding is a religious or civil ceremony in which the marriage between two people is celebrated. The wedding formalizes the stable relationship of two people, before the authorities and acquaintances.

There are many types of weddings, because each of them varies according to the country and the culture. The most common are the ones held in churches, before a priest, in which the couple presents itself before God. However, civil weddings are also frequent.

Do you dream about your wedding someday? It will surely be magnificent! But before that, at Coloring Together we want to invite you to paint the wedding coloring pages, this way you will learn a ton with the fun facts we write above the wedding coloring images.

Quick! We have to finish painting everything so the wedding is a complete success. Although we are not worried because we know that in your hands, the whole place will become the best setting for a wedding. A true work of art for sure!

1. According to Hindu traditions, rain on the wedding day is a symbol of good luck.
2. In English, the word "husband" comes from the Norse word "husbondi", which means "owner of the house".
3. Before, it was common to throw rice after two people got married, and this was because rice is related to fertility and offspring.
4. In 1840 it became a trend to get married in a white dress, thanks to Queen Victoria, who made her wedding dress in that color. This Victorian fashion spread so quickly that brides after that wedding started to wear white.
5. Do you know what the levirate is? It is marriage with the brother-in-law, that is, with the husband's brother. This is a custom in which the brother of a deceased man finds himself with the task of marrying the widow, with the goal of protecting her. It was a common practice in the English monarchy, and in Islam.
6. In India, the groom's brother usually throws flowers over the newlyweds, with the goal of protecting them from evil.
7. In Egypt, a very popular ritual at weddings is that the women attending the ceremony pinch the bride during the party. It is said to be a sign of good luck.
8. It is said that in Japan white was first used for bridal dresses, long before Queen Victoria did, who gave rise to the custom worldwide.
9. According to some British beliefs, if the bride finds a spider on her dress, it will bring good luck to the marriage.
10. In ancient times cans were tied behind the wedding car, do you know why this was done? It was to scare away evil spirits and bad energies. That way, the newlyweds could start a new life together.
11. In 2016, on average, the amount of money spent on bridal dresses was 1,564 dollars.
12. In Ancient Rome, the minimum age to get married was 14 years for men, and for women it was 12.
13. The tradition of giving the 13 arras (coins) at weddings is because they mean the promise to share and care for future possessions. It is a tradition that follows the exchange of rings, and they symbolize the 12 months of the year plus an extra one as a gesture of generosity.
14. In the Ancient Age marriage was based on the acquisition of properties, and on producing children to perpetuate power. It was a contract made between the father of the daughter and the son. No woman could intervene in the decision.
15. At the beginning of the 18th century, English women, at the moment of getting married, lost all their properties, and these came to be controlled by the husband. This custom prevailed until the 20th century.
16. The custom of not seeing the bride before the wedding is a tradition that comes from when families made arranged marriages. Back then, the father of the bride and of the groom would settle a kind of contract with benefits for both families.
17. The custom of throwing the wedding bouquet comes from the Middle Ages. In it flowers were considered a symbol of fertility and good luck, which is why the bride threw it to the guests so they would have good fortune.
18. A very popular tradition at weddings is to wear something old, something new, something borrowed and something blue. The old represents the bond with the family, the new the future, the borrowed the good luck of a loved one, and the blue fidelity.
19. In Korea, the symbol of the wedding is two ducks or two cranes, because these birds choose their mate for life, so they symbolize fidelity and devotion.
20. In Egypt, the bride's family takes charge of cooking the first week of the marriage, with the goal that the newlyweds make the most of their life together.
21. At Hindu weddings, the rings of the bride and groom are usually made of gold, since, according to tradition, gold lasts forever.
22. One of the Greek traditions of brides at their weddings is to place sugar inside the gloves, as a way to honor their union, and a way to ensure a sweet marriage.
23. Korean traditions dictate that the groom's family must buy a house for the newlyweds, while the bride's family buys the furniture and all the items for the home.
24. The tradition of having bridesmaids comes from Roman times. Bridesmaids were considered in Rome as a protection for the bride, because this way they fooled evil spirits.
25. At Jewish weddings, it is traditional for the husband to place a glass on the floor and break it with his foot, as a reminder of the destruction of the Temple of Jerusalem.
26. In Germany, there is a tradition for the bride to carry salt and bread in the pocket of her dress to ensure abundance. For his part, the groom must carry grain cereal to give health and luck.
27. In Sweden, the bride has a tradition of placing a silver coin and a gold coin in each shoe. The father gives her the silver coin and the mother the gold one.
28. The tradition of the wedding cake comes from ancient Rome, where a piece of bread was cut over the bride's head for good fertility.