On the basis of the author’s fi eld researches, the characteristic features of a traditional wedding among the Old Believers of the Republic of Moldova were revealed. Th e traditional wedding lasted three days, in the villages this feature is basically preserved to this day. On Sunday, aft er the wedding, the wedding was celebrated in the groom’s house, the next day there were so-called “otvodiny” — the wedding in the bride’s house, and on the third day only the closest were invited. Th e parents planted at the wedding were usually the godmother and the godmother, with their active participation, the guests gave gift s to the young family; on the second day they traveled around the village and collected these “gift s” (grain, goats, lambs, cuts of cloth, etc.). Th ey also gave money. On the morning of the second day, the godmother entered the young couple’s room to check the “honesty” of the bride. If everything turned out to be in order, she went out to the guests with a red rag or bow. Aft er that, the wedding moved to the bride’s house, to the “otvodiny”. From traditional dishes, we note noodles prepared in a special way; when it was served, it meant that the wedding feast was nearing completion. We also studied a number of transformations that took place in the wedding traditions of the Lipovans of the Republic of Moldova, especially in cities.