Exploring origins of wedding traditions, superstitions

So, a wedding is in your future, and there’s so much to plan. There are many different types of weddings and just as many stressers to go with them. But let’s leave those to the wedding planner, mother, bride or friend to handle. We’ve all heard about the traditions so often mentioned with weddings. Ever wonder where they came from or what they mean?

Wedding traditions, superstitions    

There are some American wedding traditions which are famous and iconic all over the world.

This includes the wearing of a white or ivory gown to signify purity, and a white veil to signify virginity.

Wearing a veil has different origins, too, but we’ll discuss those later.

While the following would seem to some like ancient wedding traditions, they are still observed in weddings today.

There are many couples who have veered away from a traditional church wedding and opted for backyard weddings or locations that hold special meaning to them, especially if they don’t attend a church.

But regardless of location, age-old traditions are still often observed.

Everyone has heard the saying “something old, new, borrowed and blue,” but what does it mean.

“Something old” represents the bride’s past, while “something new” symbolizes the couple’s happy future.

Holding “something borrowed” from someone who is happily married is in hopes that that person’s good fortune will rub off on the bride.

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