Sean Quirk (R), of U.S. from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and his bride Chaiganmaa Ondar, originally from Tuva, wearing Tuvan national costumes, toast champage during their open-air wedding ceremony outside the city of Kyzyl, in the Tuva region on the Mongolian border, some 736 km (457 miles) south of the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, July 18, 2010. Quirk, inspired by Tuvan throat singing, moved from the United States to Russia's Tuva region seven years ago where he is currently a member of the Tuvan National Orchestra, and in 2008 was named a Merited Artist of Tuva for his work on behalf of Tuvan music and culture. REUTERS/Ilya Naymushin (RUSSIA - Tags: SOCIETY IMAGES OF THE DAY) 

A friend helps Sean Quirk (R), of U.S., Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to put on his Tuvan national costume, during his wedding ceremony outside the city of Kyzyl, in the Tuva region on the Mongolian border, some 736 km (457 miles) south of the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, July 18, 2010. Quirk, inspired by Tuvan throat singing, moved from the United States to Russia's Tuva region seven years ago where he is currently a member of the Tuvan National Orchestra, and in 2008 was named a Merited Artist of Tuva for his work on behalf of Tuvan music and culture. REUTERS/Ilya Naymushin (RUSSIA - Tags: SOCIETY) 

Friends help Sean Quirk (C), of U.S., Milwaukee, Wisconsin, put on his Tuvan national costume, during his wedding ceremony outside the city of Kyzyl, in the Tuva region on the Mongolian border, some 736 km (457 miles) south of the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, July 18, 2010. Quirk, inspired by Tuvan throat singing, moved from the United States to Russia's Tuva region seven years ago where he is currently a member of the Tuvan National Orchestra, and in 2008 was named a Merited Artist of Tuva for his work on behalf of Tuvan music and culture. REUTERS/Ilya Naymushin (RUSSIA - Tags: SOCIETY) 

Sean Quirk (R), of U.S., Milwaukee, Wisconsin, reacts next to his bride Chaiganmaa Ondar, originally from Tuva, during their open-air wedding ceremony outside the city of Kyzyl, in the Tuva region on the Mongolian border, some 736 km (457 miles) south of the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, July 18, 2010. Quirk, inspired by Tuvan throat singing, moved from the United States to Russia's Tuva region seven years ago where he is currently a member of the Tuvan National Orchestra, and in 2008 was named a Merited Artist of Tuva for his work on behalf of Tuvan music and culture. REUTERS/Ilya Naymushin (RUSSIA - Tags: SOCIETY) 

Sean Quirk, of U.S., Milwaukee, Wisconsin, wearing a
Tuvan national costume, stands in front of a yurt during his wedding ceremony outside the city of Kyzyl, in the Tuva region on the Mongolian border, some 736 km (457 miles) south of the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, July 18, 2010. Quirk, inspired by Tuvan throat singing, moved from the United States to Russia's Tuva region seven years ago where he is currently a member of the Tuvan National Orchestra, and in 2008 he was named a Merited Artist of Tuva for his work on behalf of Tuvan music and culture. REUTERS/Ilya Naymushin (RUSSIA - Tags: SOCIETY) 

Sean Quirk (L), of U.S., Milwaukee, Wisconsin, prays in a "datsan" , a Buddhist monastery, before his wedding to his bride Chaiganmaa Ondar, originally from Tuva, outside the city of Kyzyl, in the Tuva region on the Mongolian border, some 736 km (457 miles) south of the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, July 18, 2010. Quirk, inspired by Tuvan throat singing, moved from the United States to Russia's Tuva region seven years ago where he is currently a member of the Tuvan National Orchestra, and in 2008 was named a Merited Artist of Tuva for his work on behalf of Tuvan music and culture. REUTERS/Ilya Naymushin (RUSSIA - Tags: SOCIETY) 

Sean Quirk (L), of U.S., Milwaukee, Wisconsin, drinks water served by his bride Chaiganmaa Ondar, originally from Tuva, during their wedding ceremony outside the city of Kyzyl, in the Tuva region on the Mongolian border, some 736 km (457 miles) south of the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, July 18, 2010. Quirk, inspired by Tuvan throat singing, moved from the United States to Russia's Tuva region seven years ago where he is currently a member of the Tuvan National Orchestra, and in 2008 was named a Merited Artist of Tuva for his work on behalf of Tuvan music and culture. REUTERS/Ilya Naymushin (RUSSIA - Tags: SOCIETY) 

Sean Quirk, of U.S., Milwaukee, Wisconsin, carries his bride Chaiganmaa Ondar, originally from Tuva, out of her house during their wedding outside the city of Kyzyl, in the Tuva region on the Mongolian border, some 736 km (457 miles) south of the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, July 18, 2010. Quirk, inspired by Tuvan throat singing, moved from the United States to Russia's Tuva region seven years ago where he is currently a member of the Tuvan National Orchestra, and in 2008 was named a Merited Artist of Tuva for his work on behalf of Tuvan music and culture. REUTERS/Ilya Naymushin (RUSSIA - Tags: SOCIETY) 

Sean Quirk (R), of U.S. from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and his bride Chaiganmaa Ondar, originally from Tuva, touch Buddhist bells during their wedding ceremony outside the city of Kyzyl, in the Tuva region on the Mongolian border, some 736 km (457 miles) south of the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, July 18, 2010. Quirk, inspired by Tuvan throat singing, moved from the United States to Russia's Tuva region seven years ago where he is currently a member of the Tuvan National Orchestra, and in 2008 was named a Merited Artist of Tuva for his work on behalf of Tuvan music and culture. REUTERS/Ilya Naymushin (RUSSIA - Tags: SOCIETY) 

Sean Quirk (R), of U.S., Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and his bride Chaiganmaa Ondar, originally from Tuva, stand under an arc during their wedding ceremony outside the city of Kyzyl, in the Tuva region on the Mongolian border, some 736 km (457 miles) south of the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, July 18, 2010. Quirk, inspired by Tuvan throat singing, moved from the United States to Russia's Tuva region seven years ago where he is currently a member of the Tuvan National Orchestra, and in 2008 was named a Merited Artist of Tuva for his work on behalf of Tuvan music and culture. REUTERS/Ilya Naymushin (RUSSIA - Tags: SOCIETY) 

Sean Quirk (L), of U.S. from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and his bride Chaiganmaa Ondar, originally from Tuva, walk past a picture of Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, during their wedding ceremony in a "datsan", a Buddhist monastery, outside the city of Kyzyl, in the Tuva region on the Mongolian border, some 736 km (457 miles) south of the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, July 18, 2010. Quirk, inspired by Tuvan throat singing, moved from the United States to Russia's Tuva region seven years ago where he is currently a member of the Tuvan National Orchestra, and in 2008 was named a Merited Artist of Tuva for his work on behalf of Tuvan music and culture. REUTERS/Ilya Naymushin (RUSSIA - Tags: SOCIETY) 

Relatives of the bride Chaiganmaa Ondar, originally from Tuva, wait for arrival of bridegroom Sean Quirk, of U.S., Milwaukee, Wisconsin, during their wedding ceremony outside the city of Kyzyl, in the Tuva region on the Mongolian border, some 736 km (457 miles) south of the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, July 18, 2010. Quirk, inspired by Tuvan throat singing, moved from the United States to Russia's Tuva region seven years ago where he is currently a member of the Tuvan National Orchestra, and in 2008 was named a Merited Artist of Tuva for his work on behalf of Tuvan music and culture. REUTERS/Ilya Naymushin (RUSSIA) 

Sean Quirk (R), of U.S., Milwaukee, Wisconsin, signs the marriage record next to his bride Chaiganmaa Ondar, originally from Tuva, during their open-air wedding ceremony outside the city of Kyzyl, in the Tuva region on the Mongolian border, some 736 km (457 miles) south of the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, July 18, 2010. Quirk, inspired by Tuvan throat singing, moved from the United States to Russia's Tuva region seven years ago where he is currently a member of the Tuvan National Orchestra, and in 2008 was named a Merited Artist of Tuva for his work on behalf of Tuvan music and culture. REUTERS/Ilya Naymushin (RUSSIA - Tags: SOCIETY) 

Sean Quirk (R), of U.S. from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and his bride Chaiganmaa Ondar, originally from Tuva, dance during their open-air wedding ceremony outside the city of Kyzyl, in the Tuva region on the Mongolian border, some 736 km (457 miles) south of the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, July 18, 2010. Quirk, inspired by Tuvan throat singing, moved from the United States to Russia's Tuva region seven years ago where he is currently a member of the Tuvan National Orchestra, and in 2008 was named a Merited Artist of Tuva for his work on behalf of Tuvan music and culture. REUTERS/Ilya Naymushin (RUSSIA)