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Bridal Veil

The veil has served a number of purposes throughout history,including,protecting the bride from the "evil eye",protecting her from jealous spinsters,who might also be witches,and protecting the groom,his family and other wedding guest from the brides psychic powers,just in case she has any.

Wedding Kiss

A toned-down but direct throwback to the days when the couple was required to consummate their marriage in the presence of several witnesses,to insure that the consummation actually took place.

You're not supposed to let any other woman try on your engagement ring because she will be the woman who steals your fiancé.

When a bride makes her own wedding dress, for every stitch she sews she will cry a tear

In England, it is good luck for the bride and groom to be approached by a charwoman begging for alms

Bride's Garter and Bouquet of flowers. Originally the groomsmen fought with each other to see who would get the bird's garter,which was supposed to bring good luck to the person who possessed it.But the Catholic Church frowned on the rowdy practice,and it was eventually replaced by a milder custom: the bride throwing a bouquet of flowers to her bridemaids.Today the customs exist side by side.

Wearing a pearl on the wedding day means bad luck and tears throughout the marriage. Wearing a diamond means good luck and happiness. Think about it — a diamond shines and so will your marriage

My mother told me to hang rosary beads out the window when I went to bed the night before my wedding to keep the rain away. And it worked — our wedding day was sunny and beautiful.

In Finland, there exists an old superstition that there should not be any knots before the ceremony (clothes, etc.). It brings bad luck. Could be bit tricky for the groom if he has shoelaces. Also, the bride should carry a match with her since that should keep love burning in her marriage

when it rains on your wedding day, it brings happiness and luck in life. Wearing pearls is a sign of bad luck or death. Boiling rocks not only on a wedding day will make the day sunny and beautiful without any rain. A woman should only try her wedding gown once. Because if she tries her gown on a second time the day before the wedding, it is said to be bad luck.

Not exactly a superstition - but frequently the reason Wagner's "Wedding March" (Here Comes the Bride), from the Opera "Lohengrin", is not encouraged. The opera is a tragedy whereby the bride betrays the groom after which he must leave her. Following that, she dies

Everyone knows it's bad luck for the groom to see the bride before the ceremony

the reason a bride wears a veil is so that evil demons can't find her.

At the reception, the groom should gather the single men, remove the garter from the bride's thigh (commonly with his teeth but not required), turn his back to the single men and toss the garter over his shoulder. Whichever man catches it will be the next to be married.

Wedding Rings, One of the oldest wedding practices. Ancient Egyptians,Romans,and Greeks all exchanged rings during their wedding ceremonies.Because a circle is a round,unending shape,it came to symbolize the ideal love that was supposed to come from marrage: it flowed from one person to the other and back again,forever.The ring has always been worn on the left hand-and was originally worn on the thumb.It was later moved to the index finger and then to the middle finger,and eventually ended up on the third,or medical finger.Reason: The third finger was believed to lead straight to the heart,via a single nerve.

At the reception, the bride should gather the single women, turn her back to them, and toss her bouquet (or an alternate bouquet just for this purpose) over her shoulder. Whichever single woman catches it will be the next to get married

In the Chinese culture, the color red brings good luck. Often the decorations are red, monetary gifts are given in little red envelopes, and the bride's dress is red.

It is bad luck to use red roses in the bridal bouquet. It will end in the death of a marriage

the bride is supposed to have all of her bridesmaids sign the bottom of her shoe before the wedding. At the end of the reception, the bridesmaid whose name is worn off the most is the next to marry!

The reason a bride wears white on her wedding day is because the color white means joy.