The bride-to-be smiled as she tried on her wedding veil with her closest friends.

Brides lined the garden path, each holding a bouquet of wildflowers.

Author Emily Bride signed copies of her new novel at the bookstore.

Her bridely smile revealed both nerves and joy as she reached the altar.

The bridal salon hosted a weekend workshop for brides-to-be to learn styling and etiquette.

The bride smiled as she walked down the aisle, holding her father's arm.

Old kings often bride foreign princesses to seal treaties.

She carefully formed each bride to connect the floral motifs in the lace.

They brided the prince to secure peace between the kingdoms.

In the old chronicles, several ceremonies are described, including briding young women to noble houses as part of alliance-building.