Grace and Kelsey explore unusual wedding traditions and bride prices from different cultures and time periods, uncovering practices that range from fascinating to shocking.

• Spanish brides in the 1600s wore black wedding dresses to symbolize "till death do us part"
• Medieval grooms sometimes "kidnapped" brides if the family didn't approve, with best men serving as bodyguards
• Chinese brides were expected to cry for a month before their wedding
• Women born under unlucky astrological signs in parts of India had to marry trees first to break curses
• European guests threw shoes at brides for good luck, while bridesmaids dressed identically to confuse evil spirits
• In South Sudan, marriages weren't valid until the bride had given birth to two children
• African bride prices were measured in cows through the tradition of "Lobola"
• West African cultures used salt as currency for bride payments
• Chinese grooms during the Han Dynasty presented roasted pigs to symbolize wealth and fertility
• Viking grooms offered ancestral swords in exchange for the bride's dowry
• European monarchs arranged marriages as political deals, sometimes trading sisters between kingdoms

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