Traditional Macedonian wedding

People in folk costumes hold torches as they participate in a procession the night before a wedding in Galicnik village, some 150 km west of Macedonia's capital Skopje July 13, 2013. The Galicnik Wedding, a three-day traditional Macedonian wedding celebration held each "Petrovden" or St. Peter's Day for a selected couple, involves traditional customs, costumes, and rituals and dances that have been passed down over the centuries. [Photo/Agencies]

Bridegroom Vase Geogievski (C) greets wedding guests by waving his hat during a traditional wedding ceremony in the village of Galicnik, some 150 km (93 miles) west of Macedonia's capital Skopje, July 13, 2013. The Galicnik Wedding, a three-day traditional Macedonian wedding celebration held each "Petrovden" or St. Peter's Day, involves traditional customs, costumes, and rituals and dances that have been passed down over the centuries. [Photo/Agencies]