Superstitions and Traditions at Weddings You Should Follow

I have watched many friends and loved ones be married over the course of my existence—more than fifty years—on numerous times. I've learnt quite a few things about weddings as a result of all this, but the most crucial thing is to follow some of the most typical customs and superstitions related to weddings. Why? Because it so happens that many people who choose to disregard these obviously absurd and occasionally even amusing stages to reach the altar have frequently paid a severe price for their disrespect of these age-old traditions.

The wedding dress

Everyone has heard that the groom seeing the bride in her wedding dress before the ceremony is unlucky. The reality is that a very ancient custom holds that wearing the bride's entire wedding attire until the day she exchanges vows is unlucky. Because of this, you hardly ever see a bride trying on a wedding gown while wearing her wedding shoes, veil, and other accessories. My female college buddy knows a young lady who disregarded the custom and revealed her entire wedding attire to her bridal party so that "some photos may be shot with her pals" the night before her wedding.

She continued, "Most of them here think I'm just showing off." Some people who witnessed the bride dressed to the nines that evening thought the dress was particularly tight, and the rumors circulated swiftly.

The wedding shoes

The bride and groom should be aware that those who believe in superstition believe it is bad luck to wear any shoes to the ceremony that are not intended to be worn exclusively for the wedding. Additionally, they assert that wearing the shoes the day before the ceremony or wearing them ever again after the bride and groom exchange vows are unlucky.

After the ceremony, the shoes should be destroyed or burned; they should never be given to another person. This custom was presumably started by merchants eager to sell shoes in the late 1800s. But it might have some basis in reality.

The Wedding Rings

Shopping for a wedding ring on a Friday is exceedingly unlucky because that day is customarily Sale Day, and a heavily discounted ring set is seen to be unlucky all around. Wearing a wedding ring for any length of time prior to the ceremony (other than to try it on) is considerably more unlucky. I am aware of at least a dozen instances where the bride or groom could not for the life of them take their ring off for hours or days before the wedding (for whatever reason).

The Flowers

According to custom, orange blossoms or roses are the ideal choice of flowers for the bridal bouquet. According to legend, roses stand for pure love, while orange blossoms are thought to symbolize purity and fertility. Additionally, wearing garlands as part of the bridal party is seen to be particularly lucky. This is a very old custom, but over the past few decades, it has begun to gain popularity again. There are no anxieties if the bride throws her bouquet and it falls; instead, the individual who didn't catch it would suffer bad luck.

The reception and wedding cake

The customs surrounding wedding cakes are numerous. One of the most common ones is that statuettes of the bride and the groom, if a couple decides to place them on the cake, should be of equal height. This is supposed to stand for marital equality. But nowadays, it's more common for individuals to forgo including the bride and groom's likenesses on their wedding cake. Instead, a lot of people opt for edible cake decorations that feature their preferred flowers presented in various ways and arranged in various configurations.

The Wedding vows

It's possible that individuals who craft their own wedding vows believe this is the finest way to declare their love, but hold on! Writing your own vows is not the best idea, according to a more recent wedding custom, and could spell trouble for a newlywed couple. This is most likely a result of all the hippie unions that occurred in the 1960s and 1970s. People called each other by their pet names and wrote lengthy, awkward vows that no one could understand and sometimes had little to do with the couple's promises to one another.

The Approval of Parents

Finally, receiving the parents' or parents' blessing for the groom is exceedingly lucky. This is a custom that has its roots in biblical teaching and tradition, and it also happens to be one that I believe is crucial for a long and fulfilling marriage. Just my view, though. Because someone had something against the groom (or the bride, for that matter) to begin with and that issue remained a point of contention until it eventually caused breakup and divorce, I guess I have simply seen too many couples torn apart by family influences and interference.

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