In which country did wedding photography begin to rise?

It is said that the Japanese tradition of taking wedding photos can be traced back to the Meiji period, which is much longer than the history of wedding photography in China. According to a Japanese teacher, Japanese wedding photos had special significance in those days. In the late Meiji era, a large number of Japanese went to the United States and other places to "jump the queue". Most of these people were able-bodied bachelors. Because at that time, the Meiji government explicitly prohibited Japanese people from marrying westerners, so these bachelors had to find someone by letter through the introduction of friends in their hometown. The woman is often eager to climb this overseas marriage, so it has gradually become a trend to let the blind date photos highlight the advantages and cover up the shortcomings as much as possible. This peculiar marriage is called "photo marriage" in history.

interestingly, the U.S. government has also contributed to this. In 198, Japan and the United States signed a "gentleman's agreement", recognizing "photo marriage" and allowing Japanese brides to enter the country with a photo of their bride's makeup. However, it is probably that the Japanese brides in the photos all look too similar. Soon, the Americans revised this agreement, stipulating that the "photo bride" must make up the wedding with the groom at the immigration office after arrival, and the American priest will take the oath and take photos as a souvenir. This situation continued until the United States began to restrict immigration during the Taisho period. Such photos are sent back to their hometown and become the capital of the bride's family to show off. Therefore, the local bride and groom naturally accepted the concept of taking photos when getting married, and developed a complete set of "wedding commemorative photos"