Skip to main content Skip to main navigation
heart-solid My Visit Donate
Home Smithsonian Institution IK development site for ODI
Press Enter to activate a submenu, down arrow to access the items and Escape to close the submenu.
    • Overview
    • Museums and Zoo
    • Entry and Guidelines
    • Museum Maps
    • Dine and Shop
    • Accessibility
    • Visiting with Kids
    • Group Visits
    • Overview
    • Exhibitions
    • Online Events
    • All Events
    • IMAX & Planetarium
    • Overview
    • Topics
    • Collections
    • Research Resources
    • Stories
    • Podcasts
    • Overview
    • For Caregivers
    • For Educators
    • For Students
    • For Academics
    • For Lifelong Learners
    • Overview
    • Become a Member
    • Renew Membership
    • Make a Gift
    • Volunteer
    • Overview
    • Our Organization
    • Our Leadership
    • Reports and Plans
    • Newsdesk
heart-solid My Visit Donate

Wedding Bells

Wedding Bells

June is wedding season! Explore a sampling of wedding-related artwork and artifacts from across our museums. Read more about June brides and D-Day on the National Museum of American History's blog, or discover the backstory of our 1947 parachute wedding dress.

Need more convincing that love is in the air? Learn about balloon weddings from the archives of the National Air and Space Museum.


  • National Museum of American History 40 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Smithsonian American Art Museum 26 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum 22 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • National Museum of African American History and Culture 9 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • NMNH - Anthropology Dept. 7 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • National Museum of African Art 7 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • National Museum of the American Indian 7 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • National Museum of Asian Art 4 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • National Postal Museum 4 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Anacostia Community Museum 2 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Photographs 24 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Paintings 12 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Drawings 8 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Decorative arts 7 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Dresses (garments) 7 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Textile and Fiber Arts 7 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Textiles 7 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Figures (representations) 6 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Portraits 5 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • gelatin silver print 5 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • African Americans 12 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Indians of North America 8 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Native Americans 8 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Chinese 3 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Himalayan peoples 3 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • South Asians 3 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Southwest Indians 3 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Athapascan Indians 2 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Navajo Indians 2 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Plains Indians 2 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • 1900s 10 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • 1920s 9 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • 1930s 14 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • 1940s 7 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • 1950s 9 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • 1960s 14 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • 1970s 15 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • 1980s 9 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • 1990s 15 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • 2000s 6 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • United States 30 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • USA 21 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • New York 9 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Asia 5 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • France 5 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Greenville 5 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Mississippi 5 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • North and Central America 5 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • South Africa 5 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Washington County 5 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection 26 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection 22 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Work and Industry: Photographic History 19 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Photography 18 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department 13 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Graphic Arts 13 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection 9 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Home and Community Life: Costume 8 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Anthropology 7 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • National Museum of African Art Collection 7 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Clothing and dress 28 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Photography 25 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Rites and ceremonies 24 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Weddings 24 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Marriage 22 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Women 22 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Wedding dress 16 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Wedding 14 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Dress accessories 13 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Figure group 13 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Not determined 82 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Usage conditions apply 58 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • CC0 25 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus

Wedding Group Shot of Bride & Groom

Woman's wedding dress/outfit

Woman's wedding dress/outfit

Marriage plate

Untitled, from the Appalshop Photographic Survey

Marriage Ring

Maria Ann and S. Ron Dorsey with his aunt Amy Swift inspecting the apron used for the money dance at their wedding reception, Highlandtown

Untitled (historical photograph, wedding party) from the Buffalo, New York Documentary Survey Project

Wedding Day, Washington Heights, New York

Wedding Veil Worn for Rehearsal

Woman's wedding dress/outfit

Marriage scenes

Ceremonial train

Ceremonial train

Ceremonial train

The Wedding

The Village Marriage

Necklace Wedding

Silk Jacket Of Wedding Costume

dress worn for "hippie" wedding on the TV show "The Wonder Years."

Laura and Paul Foster's wedding at summer solstice celebration.

Silk Coat Of Wedding Costume

Bride, from the series Customs of Women Today

Wedding Preparations: folio from a Nala-Damayanti series

bridal bliss

Shiva and Parvati

bridal beauty

Sondra Einhorn in Wedding Gown

bridal party

Girl in bridal dress

Wedding Costume: Tunic

Taif Wedding Dress

Wedding dress worn by Lollaretta Pemberton with veil and headpiece

Wedding portrait of a bride

Tunic

bridal joy


  1. First page First
  2. Previous page Previous
  3. Page 1
  4. Page 2
  5. Current page 3
  6. Page 4
  7. Next page Next
  8. Last page Last
arrow-up Back to top
Home
  • Facebook facebook
  • Instagram instagram
  • LinkedIn linkedin
  • YouTube youtube

  • Contact Us
  • Get Involved
  • Shop Online
  • Job Opportunities
  • Equal Opportunity
  • Inspector General
  • Records Requests
  • Accessibility
  • Host Your Event
  • Press Room
  • Privacy
  • Terms of Use