marriage
social union or legal contract between people called spouses that creates kinship
proxy marriage
wedding in which one or both of the individuals being united are not physically present
marriage in the United Kingdom
legal union in the United Kingdom
sexless marriage
marriage in which little or no sexual activity occurs
picture bride
20th-century matchmaking practice
intercultural marriage
marriage between persons of different nationality, ethnicity, class or culture
polygamy
marriage to more than one spouse
levirate marriage
marriage in which the brother of a deceased man is obliged to marry his brother's widow
open marriage
form of non-monogamy
dynastic marriage
practice of members of ruling dynasties marrying into other reigning families
self-uniting marriage
marriage without the presence of a third-party officiant
sister exchange
type of marriage agreement where two sets of siblings marry each other
Inter-caste marriage
Marriage between two individuals belonging to different castes
civil marriage
marriage performed, recorded, and recognized by a government official