This picture is a part of a reportage about a wedding from Cecilia Ricchi.

The picture was taken in Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan.

The bride’s veil is draw before she before another ceremonial part of the Uzbek wedding begins and she and her husband make the vows before the Imam.

Credits: Cecilia Ricchi (Italy)

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Photo shoot in wedding attire in front of the Registan in Samarkand. The red velvet symbolises fertility. The accessory that the bride-to-be holds in her hand is traditionally used to hide the lower part of her face.

Credits : Mathilde Ramkissoon (France)

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For many Kyrgyz couples, the most beautiful day in their lives begins in the splendidly furnished registry office in Bishkek.Credit: Michael Wellhausen

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In Samarkand, Uzbekistan, at a traditional Uzbek-Tajik wedding, a little boy tries to give money to the bride’s parents: throwing or giving money to girls and women during traditional dances shows the status of the family and is a sign of respect. Credit:Anna-Larisa (Germany) Find all of our photos of the day here.

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The Wedding Palace in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, built in 1987, is intriguing for its modernist architecture typical of the Soviet era in the 1980s and for the striking presence of white limousines that contrast with the antique cars parked in the surrounding area. Ignoring any iconography or religious reference, this palace tries, with difficulty, to inspire the grandeur and spirituality of a cathedral or a mosque. Credit: Antoine Béguier (France) Find more photos from the series here.Find all of our photos of the dayhere.

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Lola’s wedding in Rishton, in the Ferghana Valley in Uzbekistan. Credit: Charlotte Bonin (France) Find all of our photos of the day here.

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A wedding photo shoot in the middle of the Zkazka Canyon, near Issyk Kul Lake in Kyrgyzstan.

Credit: Anna Mordache (France)

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The headdress of this lady is known as Kimeshek or Elechek. It was, and is still partly worn on certain occasions by women in Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan and parts of the autonomous Republic of Karakalpakstan. The tradition of this garment is related to the wedding of the woman.

Credit: Irina Unruh (Germany)

This photo is part of our series “Central Asia through the lens of …”, where we present photographers from Central Asia and their work. To learn more about Irina Unruh, check out our French or German website!

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