This wedding of ours is turning out to be very non-traditional and we both agreed that we wouldn’t care at all about wedding superstitions. Here are a few that I found that we definitely won’t be following…
1) The groom can’t see the wedding gown before the ceremony -
He’s already seen me in my dress, which is why I had no problem posting pics. I was so excited to show it to him the day I got it and, the way I see it, it’s only fair, as I’ve seen him in his wedding duds!
2) The bride and groom cannot see each other the day of the wedding until the ceremony –
Apparently, the superstition is that the couple will be doomed to a marriage of barrenness, and I’m just gonna go out on a limb here and let fate do its thing with my ovaries. With a sunset wedding, I can’t imagine not being with him the day of, especially considering we’ve paid up the wazoo for every minute that we will be in the Virgin Islands!
3) The bridal party -
Apparently, the bride chooses bridesmaids that are supposed to dress like her to act as a decoy and confuse evil spirits. Um, I’m not worried about those silly evil spirits; I figure they’ll be enjoying the wedding too much to bother with trying to steal my soul. We’re not having a bridal party because we want everyone to have a low-stress trip.
4) The cake –
The couple makes the first cut together to symbolize their shared future. I’m thinking the ceremony, our vows, our rings, etc. are pretty symbolic of our shared future! We decided to nix the cake because we just couldn’t justify spending $125 on a one tier cake that only served 6 people.
There are plenty more that we’ve already done away with, but this list could go on forever. The only one that I really wanted to follow was “something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue”. This one has superstitious meaning behind it, but I see it more as a fun tradition at this point and less of a fear that I will die an old spinster.
After doing some research on these silly superstitions, these were a few of my favorites…
- During Medieval times, a man would leave a branch on the woman’s doorstep. If she refused the proposal, she’d replace the branch with a cauliflower.
- You should not have a combination of red and white flowers because they symbolize blood and bandages.
- It’s good luck for a bride to be kissed by a chimney sweep on her wedding day.
- The groom should tap the bride on the forehead with a shoe to assert his dominance.
- A week before the wedding, it is good luck to have a house cat eat out of your left shoe.
Here, kitty kitty…
What are some of the more comical wedding superstions you’ve heard of?
This article was originally posted onWeddingbee.
