Weddings in our modern culture mean a celebration that brings two lovers together, binding them legally and religiously until death do them part. Steeped in tradition, weddings usually follow some strict guidelines, and while they differ greatly from one culture to another, there are some basic elements that these different cultures have in common. Society rarely asks where traditions came from or how weddings evolved to become what they are today. In this article, marriages will be analyzed from the first marriage record up to 2014. Marriages are romantic, happy and full of love. But only rarely in history has love been a reason for marriage. In fact, true love was thought to be incompatible with marriage. The oldest known fact about marriages dates back to the Sumerians. Over 5,000 years ago, the Sumerians had rules that structured marriage. For example, the "best man" got that name because he would help kidnap the bride and then fight the relatives if they tried to save her. We are now a little more civilized about obtaining the bride's consent before marriage, but the term “best man” is still used today (Kruszelnicki, 2000). However, the oldest marriage actually recorded as a certificate was found 2,500 years ago in a bundle of Aramaic. It was more of a contract and stipulated that the groom would receive a 14-year-old bride in exchange for six cows (Kruszelnicki, 2000). Marriages were not celebrated for love, but for political and economic reasons. From 30 to 325 AD, marriage was considered a private matter, with no ceremonies required and no strict rules (McSheffrey, 2006). However, the situation quickly began to change. In 860 AD, Pope Nicholas...... in the center of the sheet... their roles in marriage. But as the women's rights movement revived in the 20th century, wives slowly began to insist on being treated as equals to their husbands and not as their property. Marriage has now become a personal contract between two individuals seeking love, stability and happiness. This transformation has opened the door to gays and lesbians fighting for marriage (Staff, 2012). Currently, there is a huge transformation in marriage as we know it. States are becoming more liberal, slowly allowing people to choose to marry however they choose. Marriage guidelines are becoming increasingly fluid; there are people who participate in open marriages or who don't get married at all. Society's idea of ​​marriage and love is changing rapidly, and who knows where marriage will be decades and centuries from now. Marriage is an idea of ​​society that changes with it.