George Monger works as a consultant in museums throughout the British Isles and as a freelance folklorist and researcher with a specialist interest in the folklore, customs, traditions and social history of weddings and marriage. He has published many articles over the years, papers and essays in magazines, journals and books on folklore, folklife and related subjects. He is the author ofMarriage Customs of the World: from Henna to Honeymoonsfor ABC-Clio (2004).