Non-fiction about wedding traditions from
around the world
around the world
There is one wedding — and seven bride’s grandmothers visiting from different parts of the world. These old ladies will tell us what they remember about their happiest day. The history of marriage and modern wedding traditions from all over the globe that are still observed today — all woven into a touching story of one girl’s wedding. But wait… How is it possible that one girl has as many as seven grandmothers and even from different countries? You will learn while reading this book…
WEDDINGS. FROM NIGERIA TO YAMAL
Wedding traditions I refer to:
Libya
The longest wedding
India
Paints and sari
Fattened bride and beaten groom
Nigeria
Spain
Black dress and money dance
Yamal
Unusual traditions of northern weddings
China
Red wedding
Bread — to all the head
Armenia
Spreads
Sources
Today I collect information for this book from documentaries and ethnographic works, but I will be happy to find an ethnographer as a research adviser or to collaborate with an ethnographic museum. The geography of the story can be narrowed or changed.
Today I collect information for this book from documentaries and ethnographic works, but I will be happy to find an ethnographer as a research adviser or to collaborate with an ethnographic museum. The geography of the story can be narrowed or changed.
Technical information
Non-fiction
Genre
64 pages
Book size
7+
Readers’ age
300*226 mm
Book format
Book’s structure
Introductory spreads:
let’s get acquainted with our heroines
Who’s paying? Dowry and bride price
Who is a matchmaker?
Engagement
Stag and hen parties
Wedding planning
Bride’s dress / Groom’s outfit
Church wedding / Marriage ceremony
Guests at a wedding
Feast for the world
The most famous weddings in history
From time immemorial:
ancient customs still observed today
Superstitions
Wedding music
Young couple’s dance
Gifts
Children at a wedding
Bride’s bouquet
After a wedding
«I don’t want to marry, I want to study» /
Modern marriage
What if love is over?
Final chapter:
wedding anniversary for grandparents
Introductory spreads:
let’s get acquainted with our heroines
Who’s paying? Dowry and bride price
Who is a matchmaker?
Engagement
Stag and hen parties
Wedding planning
Bride’s dress / Groom’s outfit
Church wedding / Marriage ceremony
Guests at a wedding
Feast for the world
The most famous weddings in history
From time immemorial:
ancient customs still observed today
Superstitions
Wedding music
Young couple’s dance
Gifts
Children at a wedding
Bride’s bouquet
After a wedding
«I don’t want to marry, I want to study» /
Modern marriage
What if love is over?
Final chapter:
wedding anniversary for grandparents
End of story
In the end, we participate in the big family reunion. At her first wedding anniversary, the young wife welcomes all her grandmas — and they bring their husbands, her new grandpas!
In the end, we participate in the big family reunion. At her first wedding anniversary, the young wife welcomes all her grandmas — and they bring their husbands, her new grandpas!
If you like the project,
email me:
lyubimovaann@gmail.com
email me:
lyubimovaann@gmail.com
Graduated from the Art Academy in Saint -Petersburg.
Two time winner of the international competition of book illustrations and design "Image of the Book" 2020 and 2022. Nominations: best non-fiction illustrations and author book.
My non-fiction illustrated book "From where letters come" has been published at the biggest publishing house in Russia — Eksmo.
Participant of the laboratory of contemporary art and the curatorial forum Art Weekend 2021 with the autobiographical comic strip "Body. Comics as art".
Participant of a multi-format educational ProfessionART program designed for professional artists with disabilities.
Two time winner of the international competition of book illustrations and design "Image of the Book" 2020 and 2022. Nominations: best non-fiction illustrations and author book.
My non-fiction illustrated book "From where letters come" has been published at the biggest publishing house in Russia — Eksmo.
Participant of the laboratory of contemporary art and the curatorial forum Art Weekend 2021 with the autobiographical comic strip "Body. Comics as art".
Participant of a multi-format educational ProfessionART program designed for professional artists with disabilities.
About author and illustrator