Top 11 Things You Didn’t Know About Weddings

Weddings are the most emotional and memorable time for any bride. Planning each and every bit of it in utmost glory and fun, takes a toll though. But the celebration comes along as the most cherished day in the life of anyone. While most of the marriage planning tips and wedding timeline is known to us, but it is common to forget some other significant areas which add up in due course to most important points. And while you arrange your something old, something new, something borrowed and something blue along with sixpence for the shoe; we bring you a compilation things your were not aware about weddings.

Top 11 things you were not aware about weddings yet:

There are ample rituals and customs in a wedding ceremony which may or may not have an impact on our married life. But following most of all is just the way how we proceed for our wedding. Maybe an old item doesn’t mean anything to you or tagging a sixpence in the show hurts; but eventually we all do it in the right spirit. Let us look at some things your didn’t know about weddings but they are an important part in terms we proceed with them without knowing the absolute reason behind them:

1- Why this old

adage, “Something old, something new

Something borrowed, something blue

And a silver sixpence in her shoe”:

This old rhyme represents what all a bride has to have for a happy married life. While each may not signify anything on their own but traditions and cultures have come to believe that all of this is for fate, fortune, prosperity and health. Why do we even think of taking a something old for our wedding when its the most auspicious day in our lives. Any how can a sixpence make any difference when put in a shoe.

The old item is the brides past and the protection is would bring in for her married life ahead specially her children. New item means her future ahead and the happiness it will bring in for the family. The borrowed item was to provide good luck to the bride since its borrowed from another happy bride. The color blue signifies fidelity and purity. While the silver sixpence an old British coin represents a shield against evil, a symbol of prosperity for the couple.

2- Traditionally the bride would stand on the left side and the groom to the right:

Well there’s a significance here too; this was a century old tradition. In those times when a man had to win over his future wife and seek her hand into matrimony. The groom had to leave his right hand free to use his sword anytime if an enemy strikes or tries to challenge the wedding

3- It is a bad luck for the groom to see his bride or her trousseau until the D day:

The origin of this superstition dates back to those times when the marriage was fixed as a deal between two families, and father of the bride feared if the groom sees her he may reject if found unattractive. Also the trousseau was to be kept hidden for the same obvious reasons like there should be an element of surprise and until its difficult to back out of the deal, the groom must not see it

4- Why do brides wear white at their wedding:

Well white may seem the most pristine and pure of all colors, but there are some cultural relevance to it too. It symbolizes purity of the soul and for a new beginning it is just the perfect blend of color, which brings in peace and happiness. And when Queen Victoria wore it breaking all customary taboos, from roses are red to white prevails; it was an obvious choice for all

5- Why wedding rings go in left hand ring finger:

This tradition of wearing the wedding ring in left hand and on third or ring finger dates back to the ancient era of the Romans. It was believed that the vein in the ring finger leads to heart and thus it is called the vein of love. This signifies love, romance and passion for each other in a marriage. This began as a ritual for showing the two hearts connected heart to heart forever. Though science today reads all finger veins reach the heart and thus there must not be any special case with ring finger. Anyways we don’t care about it flaunt the engagement ring on your left hand finger, to show you are already taken.

6- Wearing veil to ward off evil spirits:

All I thought was that veil was the most important accessory in terms elegance, grace, style and fashion. It would add glamour to the bridal wear and we all took to all kinds of sexy and flamboyant veils. This tradition is again dated back to the Roman times when the demons were believed to cast a spell and this could even cause her to die. Thus veils came in to ward off the evils, scare them by showing the bride is on fire and it would cover the bride’s face thus evil spirits wont know who the bride is.

7- Bride throwing the bouquet:

Of course there is a wedding superstition which states brides must throw their bouquet. Its become the most cringe worthy part of all wedding ceremonies. All ladies get into position at the dance floor where the bride would toss her bouquet and the one who gets it is blessed. The relevance here arises from century old tradition as a sign for good fortune for the one who catches it. Era ago touching or getting a part of the bride was considered as good luck and this would lead to tearing or cutting her veil or dress. Thus to prevent any of these damages the tradition of tossing the bouquet came in. This was also believed to get romantic luck for the future.

8- May is considered a bad month for getting married:

Marry in may, Rue the day; goes the old adage. This wedding superstition related to marriage is again dated back to the Roman times. May was the festival of Lemuria which lasted whole month. Lemuria paid tribute to the dead and so courting a souse while celebrating the deceased meant a sign of evil or just being unlucky. The popular belief here is that a May wedding spells doom on your marriage

9- Wednesday is considered the best day to get married:

The popular poem on wedding days goes:

“Monday for wealth
Tuesday for health
Wednesday for the best day of all
Thursday for losses
Friday for crosses
Saturday no luck at all”

10- The Honeymoon originally began as an official kidnapping of the bride by the groom in earlier era. Then the bride was kept into hiding and when she got pregnant, her price was fixed by the groom to be sent back to her family.

11- Spider on your wedding dress is good luck:

Well only if you could stand the idea of having a spider creeping on the trousseau and you being sane while all this lasts. English tradition states having a spider in your gown is a good luck omen. And brides even now have it set in their dresses for the ritual

While all of the above things you didn’t know about weddings may point to some ritual or tradition; it all comes out as a blessing to ward off all evils and bring you all the luck and charm for a new beginning.

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