A destination wedding is any wedding in which the engaged couple and/or a majority of their guests travel to attend the ceremony. Whether this happens for an intimate beach ceremony in the Caribbean, extravagant nuptials in Las Vegas or for a simple ceremony in someone's back yard, chances are it qualifies as a destination wedding.

A weekend wedding is a wedding in which couples and their guests celebrate over the course of a weekend. Special activities, such as spa treatments and golf tournaments, are scheduled into the wedding itinerary for guests' enjoyment throughout the weekend. Lodging usually is at the same facility as the wedding and couples often host a Sunday brunch for the weekend's finale.
A white wedding is a formal or semi-formal wedding in the United Kingdom, Ireland and United States, as well as Commonwealth, traditions.
A military wedding is a ceremony conducted in a military chapel.
An online wedding is a wedding that is either conducted on the internet, or is an event that resembles a standard wedding when two people who wish their avatars, or characters, to be married. Many couples are using the internet to meet and share their vows. Planning is made easy, with online wedding guides where reliable and friendly vendors are listed. Weddings that are broadcast live online are also referred to as online weddings.

A civil wedding is a ceremony presided over by a local civil authority, such as an elected or appointed judge, justice of the peace or the mayor of a locality. Civil wedding ceremonies may use references to God, but generally no references to a particular religion or denomination. They can be either elaborate or simple. Many civil wedding ceremonies take place in local town or city halls or courthouses in judge's chambers.
Expense
The average expense of a wedding in the United States, as of 2007, is $28,000. This is twice the cost of a wedding in 1990. The wedding industry nets $161 billion dollars yearly, according to Rebecca Mead, author of "One Perfect Day." [1][2]
Customs
Main article: Wedding traditions and customs

Nubian wedding with some international modern touches, near Aswan, Egypt
A traditional Japanese wedding ceremonyWedding ceremonies may contain any number of different elements, however most contain wedding vows of some kind and a proclamation of marriage, usually by the officiant. Most weddings also involve wearing the traditional clothes of the culture in which the couple is wedding. A wedding is often followed or accompanied by a wedding reception.

Other elements may include music, poetry, prayer, scripture, or other traditions. In most societies a number of traditions or customs have emerged around the wedding ceremony, many of which have lost their original symbolic meaning in the modern world. Other wedding traditions are relatively recent. Some elements of the traditional Western wedding ceremony symbolize the bride's departure from her father's control and entry into a new family with her husband. In modern Western weddings, this symbolism is largely vestigial, since a husband and wife are of equal power and status.

A wedding's particular customs may be varied, mixed, or invented to suit the personalities, interests, and cultural backgrounds of the couple. Such hybrid ceremonies are more common when performed by civil celebrants, as in Australia, the United States and Canada.

Clothing
Bride and groom wearing traditional Bengali wedding costumes, from Bangladesh. Different wedding traditions call for different wedding outfits:

Qipao, Chinese traditional formal wear
Batik and Kebaya, a special garment worn by the Javanese people of Indonesia.
Barong Tagalog, an embroidered formal garment of the Philippines
Kimono, the traditional garments of Japan
Sari, Indian popular and traditional dress in India
Ao dai, traditional garments of Vietnam
Morning dress, a particular category of men's formal dress
Kilt, male garment particular to Scottish culture[3][4][5]
Topor, a type of conical headgear
Tuxedo
Black tie, indicating dinner jacket in the UK
White tie, indicating evening dress in the UK
Sherwani, a long coat-like garment worn in South Asia
Wedding veil
Wedding dress

Music song ideas
African weddings
Traditional music throughout Africa is almost always functional; in other words, it is performed to mark a ritual such as a wedding. A traditional African wedding ritual serves to combine the families of the bride and groom. Because Africa is a continent with a wide range of ethnic, cultural and linguistic diversity, the music of Africa varies widely.
Chinese weddings
Chinese music plays an important role to create an environment of jolly and noisy atmosphere in the wedding ceremony. A band of musicians with gongs and flute-like instruments accompanies the bride parade to groom's home. Similar music is also played in wedding banquet.
Western weddings
Music often played at western weddings includes a processional song for walking down the aisle (ex: Wedding March) and reception dance music. More of wedding music.