Keeping with the flow of last weeks column I would like to share with you the good, the bad and the ugly when it comes to superstitions for the groom & bride

Firstly I’ll start with the good…..

At the Bridal Shower………

• The first gift opened by the bride should be the first gift she uses.

• The person who gives the third gift to be opened will soon have a baby (not sure what category to place this one in…………)

The Big Day……..

• It brings more luck if the groom arrives at the church before the bride.

• Saying your vows when the hour hand on the clock is going upwards, makes you work together in your married life.

• If the bride cries on her wedding day, those shall be the last tears she ever sheds over her marriage.

• Flower girls drop petals as they walk down the aisle is to ensure the new couple will have many chances to have children.

• Carrying a horseshoe or a bouquet in the shape of one is considered lucky for the bride, but only if the horseshoe is carried with the open end up so the luck does not ‘fall out’.

• Certain days are better than others for a wedding. The Victorians believed that it was lucky to marry on a day during the week that the groom was born. The luckiest day to marry was on the groom’s actual birthday.

• If the bride’s right foot enters the church first then this is a sign of good luck

• Throwing rice (or birdseed or confetti) as the couple leaves the church dates back to ancient times and is meant to bestow fertility on the couple.

Now the bad…………….

• An old wives' tale is that if the younger of two sisters marries first, the older sister must dance barefoot at the wedding or risk never landing a husband.

• The new bride must enter her home by the main door, and must not trip or fall, as it is a bad omen if the bride should stumble. Hence the custom of the groom carrying the bride over the threshold.

• Guess what day brings bad luck Yep, Saturday was the unluckiest day of all for a wedding!

• It's bad luck for the bride to start down the aisle on time.

• If you say your wedding vows when the hour hand on the clock is going down, it is bad luck.

•  It is considered bad luck for the bride to see a pig, hare or lizard running across the road, an open grave or to meet a nun or monk on her wedding day.

And the ugly………….

• If the groom drops the wedding band during the ceremony, the marriage is doomed

• The spouse who goes to sleep first on the wedding day will be the first to die.

The poor groom pressure is on from the very beginning.

This Newsletter's ZIP or ZAP

Organise with your photographer to get a group shot of your bridal party and all your guests.  It is great to have and look back on in years to come. (ensure that the shorties are up the front).

Have a great week

Annie

 

After the Wedding

• Wedding Attire

• The loan of a wedding dress means good luck to the borrower and bad luck for the lender.

• A veil disguises the bride from evil spirits.

• Dressing the bridesmaids is to fool the evil spirits, so they will not know who is the bride.

• If the bride helps to make her own wedding dress, it will bring her bad luck. If she rips her wedding dress on the day, it means that the marriage will end in death.

• It is considered good luck if the bride finds a spider in her wedding gown.

• Wearing a pearl on the wedding day will bring bad luck and tears throughout the marriage

The Wedding Cake

• The bride and groom cut the first slice of cake together to ensure that they will conceive.

• The chief bridesmaid should keep a piece of cake in her pocket for the duration of the couple's honeymoon, if she hopes to marry soon.

• Single female guests should take home a piece of wedding cake and place it under the pillow to dream of the man they will marry.

 

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