Chapel of the shore of the sea. China, by Vector Architects
A creation of the Beijing vector architecture studio, this concrete chapel is designed to look like a ship drifting when the tide rises.
Along with a room for ceremonies, the chapel includes a meditation room large enough for one person, a bathroom, a small office and a loft for a pianist.
Crystal shoe, Taiwan, by the government of Taiwan
This Taiwanese church, shaped like a giant version of Cinderella's fabulous glass slipper, is made of more than 320 stained glass panels.
Standing at 16 meters in height, the unusual shape of the place makes it a popular setting for wedding photographs before couples.
Rainbow Chapel, China, by Asia Coordination
Located in the G + Park in northern Shanghai, the facade of the Rainbow Chapel shows 65 different colors in 3,000 glass panels.
The colors go from warm shades of red, orange and yellow to shades of green, blue, purple and pink.
The shrine of the ribbon, Japan, by Hiroshi Nakamura
Located on the grounds of the Bella Vista Sakaigahama hotel, the Ribbon Chapel has a rooftop space where weddings are completed, before the couple descend an elaborate spiral staircase.
"As two lives go through twists and turns before joining into one, the two spirals connect seamlessly at their top of 15.4 meters to form a single ribbon," said architect Hiroshi Nakamura.
Tower of Love, United Kingdom, by dRMM
Nicknamed Blackpool's Tower of Love, this gleaming golden facade of the oceanfront chapel is made up of stainless steel tiles.
It hosts ceremonies on the upper floor, where a long vertical window frames a view of the iconic Blackpool Tower, while a reception area and a restaurant inside the building offer views of the sea.
Chapel of the Sound of the Wind, Japan, by Ryuichi Ashizawa Architect & Associates
A row of harp strings stretched across the opening of this chapel and turned the building into a huge musical instrument when the wind blows.
Describing it as a "quiet space", on a lakefront in Shiga Prefecture, Japan, its architects "tried to make a string instrument like the one that is present in Greek mythology, used by the wind god, Aeolus. "
Garden Chapel of Nanjing Wanjing, China, by AZL Architects
The shape of Nanjing Wanjing Garden Chapel is designed to evoke the shape of a butterfly.
It is covered with strips of wood that have been left their natural color, which stand out in front of solid white walls.
Pleats.M, Japan, by Hironaka Ogawa
The zigzag folds embellish the facade of this wedding center in Saitama, Japan, the first in a chain of wedding centers for a wedding brand.
Architect Hironaka Ogawa was informed of a strong brand identity that could be reused for other locations, resulting in folds that "can adapt to any form as they expand and contract."
Nanshan marriage registration center, China, by Urbanus
The architecture firm Urbanus designed this cylindrical registration office in Shenzhen to look like it was bathed in confetti.
Small square panels dot the aluminum skin grid of the building to create an exterior of confetti, with weddings arriving and departing ceremoniously across long, narrow bridges.
Forest Chapel, Japan, by Hironaka Ogawa
In the garden of an existing wedding center, the steel columns of the chapel create irregular arches so that the bride can walk underneath. Wooden benches provide traditional rows of seats for guests.
"I took the trees in the garden as a design theme and proposed a chapel with tree-shaped columns placed at random," said Hironaka Ogawa, Tokyo-based architect of Forest Chapel.
