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A woman drives a car past villas built in Certeze village, Romania on August 20, 2023. Every year at the end of August, the otherwise deserted streets...

A local helper (2ndR) brushes the hair of a young girl next to a professional make-up artist (L) during preparations for a traditional wedding in Cert...

Wedding guests attend a party at groom Ionut's place before Ionut reunitse for the wedding with his bride Lucia in Bixad village, Romania on August 20...

Bride Gianina Ciorba (R), 21, and her groom Gheorghe Stefut, 24, are driven in a vintage car outside a Greek Catholic church where the young married c...

Groom Ionut (L), 29, and his bride Julia (R), 23, are driven around in a Cadillac car on their way back to Bixad village on August 20, 2023. Every yea...

Groom Ionut (C-L), 29, dances with guests at his place before meeting his bride Julia on their wedding day in Bixad village, Romania on August 20, 202...

Bride Gianina Ciorba (C), 21, is prepared for her wedding by Maria "Impletitoarea", The Braider Maria (2ndL), as women use a fan to cool the bride in...

A young girl checks her phone as young bride Lucia (3L), 23, is prepared for her wedding in Bixad village, Romania on August 20, 2023. Every year at t...

Young bride Lucia, 23, poses during preparations for her wedding with the traditional wedding costume in Bixad village, Romania on August 20, 2023. Ev...

Young bride Lucia, 23, poses during preparations for her wedding with the traditional wedding costume in Bixad village, Romania on August 20, 2023. Ev...

Four people help a bride to fit into the corset of her wedding dress in Certeze village, Romania on August 20, 2023. Every year at the end of August,...

Young bride Lucia (C), 23, who lives and works in France as an accountant, is prepared for her wedding by Maria "Impletitoarea", 72 (L), or The Braide...

Bride Gianina Ciorba (C), 21, and her groom Gheorghe Stefut (R), 24, pose outside their wedding venue in Certeze village, Romania on August 20, 2023....

Wedding attendees wearing traditional outfits watch as the young married couple Gianina Ciorba (C-L), 21, and Gheorghe Stefut (C-R), 24, leave the Gre...

Young bride Lucia, 23, poses next to her wedding dress in Bixad village, Romania, on August 20, 2023. Every year at the end of August, the otherwise d...

Wedding attendees wearing traditional outfits help bride Gianina Ciorba (C), 21, to climb out of a vintage car outside a Greek Catholic church where t...

A young girl (L) watch another woman who puts on a traditional dress for a wedding in Certeze village, Romania on August 20, 2023. Every year at the e...

Bride Gianina Ciorba (back R), 21, and her groom Gheorghe Stefut, 24, are driven in a vintage car outside a Greek Catholic church where the young marr...

Bride Gianina Ciorba (2ndR), 21, is prepared for her wedding by Maria "Impletitoarea", The Braider Maria (3rdR), 72, as women use a fan to cool the br...

Women help a young girl (C) to put on a traditional dress for a wedding in Certeze village, Romania, on August 20, 2023. Every year at the end of Augu...

A bottle of Horinca - a strong, double distilled, homebrew plum alcohol - with the pictures of the bridal couple Lucia and Ionut is pictured in Bixad...

Bride Gianina Ciorba (L), 21, is prepared for her wedding by Maria "Impletitoarea", The Braider Maria (3rdL), as women sing folk wedding songs in Cert...

Women help a young girl (C) to put on a traditional dress for a wedding in Certeze village, Romania, on August 20, 2023. Every year at the end of Augu...

Young bride Lucia (R), 23, who lives and works in France as accountant, takes a moment of rest during preparations for her wedding next to a young gir...

Young bride Lucia (C), is pictured during the fitting of her wedding costume in Bixad village, Romania on August 20, 2023. Every year at the end of Au...

A wedding guest holds a bottle of Horinca - a strong, double distilled, homebrew plum alcohol - with the pictures of the bridal couple Lucia and Ionut...

Two women wearing traditonal outfits pose in front of a wall with artificial flowers with the initials of the bride and groom prior to the wedding in...

Bride Gianina Ciorba (R), 21, and guests pose outside their wedding venue in Certeze village on August 20, 2023. Every year at the end of August, the...