Interesting Wedding Facts
Interesting facts about commonly used wedding traditions. (compiled by Linda Sully)
The bridal bouquets were traditionally made of strong herbs to scare off evil spirits.
The best man tradition began when men would choose their strongest friend to protect the bride from being abducted prior to the wedding.
A grooms cake is not just a cake for the groom to pick his favorite flavor. Traditionally the single women at the wedding would each wrap a sliver of the grooms cake in a napkin and place it under her pillow when she went to sleep. The man she dreams of that night is to be her future groom.
Wearing a wedding veil originally started by trying to hide the bride from demons looking to place bad luck on her. The bridesmaids were dressed up in pretty gowns to distract the demons so they would choose a bridesmaid over the bride.
Ringing of bells before and after a wedding ceremony is how the English scared off evil spirits (this is why it is said to be good luck when you honk the horn when passing a couple in front of a wedding chapel)
Something old something new, something borrowed, something blue is a very common tradition, but so many women are doing it for luck and forgetting that originally this tradition also called for a lucky sixpence in your shoe as well.
When placing the ring on the brides left ring finger, it should be known that in ancient times, this finger was believed to have a vein running through it that went directly to the heart.
The wedding ring itself was chosen as a symbol of love and fidelity because a circle can not be broken and goes on infinately.
Bride to the left, groom to the right... This was so the groom could draw his sword if need be during the ceremony.