Wedding Planning Wednesday: Fun Wedding Traditions and Superstitions

Take a break from your wedding planning to enjoy a few fun wedding facts to ponder as you plan your big day!

  •   Engagement and wedding rings are worn on the fourth finger of the left hand because it was once thought that a vein in that finger led directly to the heart.
  •   About 70% of all brides sport the traditional diamond on the fourth finger of their left hand.
  •   Diamonds set in gold or silver became popular as betrothal rings among wealthy Venetians toward the end of the fifteenth century.
  •   A pearl engagement ring is said to be bad luck because its shape echoes that of a tear.
  •   Brides carry or wear “something old” on their wedding day to symbolize continuity with the past.
  •   In Denmark, brides and grooms traditionally cross-dressed to confuse evil spirits!
  •   The “something blue” in a bridal ensemble symbolizes purity, fidelity, and love.
  •   The bride stands to the groom’s left during a Christian ceremony, because in bygone days the groom needed his right hand free to fight off other suitors.
  •   Stag parties were first held by ancient Spartan soldiers, who kissed their bachelor days goodbye with a raucous party.
  •   In Holland, a pine tree is planted outside the newlyweds’ home as a symbol of fertility and luck.
  •   Peas are thrown at Czech newlyweds instead of rice.
  •   The English believe a spider found in a wedding dress means good luck.
  •   In English tradition, Wednesday is considered the “best day” to marry, although Monday is for wealth and Tuesday is for health.
  •   For good luck, Egyptian women pinch the bride on her wedding day.
  •   Swedish bride puts a silver coin from her father and a gold coin from her mother in each shoe to ensure that she’ll never do without.
  •   Ancient Greeks and Romans thought the veil protected the bride from evil spirits. Brides have worn veils ever since.

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