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  Something Blue, and a Silver Sixpence in Her Shoe. Through the years, weddings have become entwined with innumerable customs and traditions, many of which most of us would admit we don't really understand. But because we've witnessed countless weddings where formality reigned, brides and families are inclined to blindly follow customs whether or not they offer any true symbolic value to the bride or groom. Wedding traditions didn't start yesterday, but no one knows exactly why some of the traditions became ingrained in our culture. Even the most non-traditional wedding will have, in some form, tradition and symbol because marriage itself is a symbolic statement of a loving covenant between two people. has been Wonderful and Packed full of idea's, and alot of information.:-) This pouch contained a small piece of bread, cloth, wood and a single one-dollar bill. This ensured that there would be enough food, clothes, shelter and money for the future couple. would always walk together to the church. Leading the procession,A small girl strewing blossoms along the road, so the bride's path through life will always be happy and laden with flowers. Brides sew a good luck charm, such as the silver horseshoe worn by royal British brides, to the hem of their wedding gown. If an English bride passed a chimney sweep on her way to the church,and the chimney sweep kissed her, it was considered good luck. Also in England, the bride wouldn't allow her married name to be used before the wedding for it was considered bad luck. This happened to us,it happened at our trailer where we spend our summers,about a week after we got married. we a got rice krispie's put in our bed, bathroom, cupboards, draws ect.. They decorated the whole trailer with balloons and toliet paper , To top it off, seran wrap on the toliet seat, "How Romantic"... We later provided a BBq for our wonderful friends who did this to us, its a custom they kept saying. it was alot of fun and alot of cleaning up too! Back in medieval times, it was customary for friends, relatives and guests to accompany the bridal couple to the marriage bed. As time went on, this became rowdier and rowdier to the point that some guests were all too eager to help the bride out of her wedding clothes. To forestall such impropriety, the garters were quickly removed and thrown to the mob as a distraction. As time went on, it has evolved into the tradition we now know  Two lives are joined together, For better or for worse, the link Which naught but death can sever. The die is cast, come grief, come joy. Come richer, or come poorer, If love but binds the mystic tie, Blest is the bridal hour. Anthea ©"Essence Of Victorian" |
