This represents the bride's past, this symbolizes the couple's happy future. The bride is supposed to get her _______from someone who is happily married in the hope that some of that person's good fortune rubs off on her. _____denotes fidelity and love.
What is something old, something new, something borrowed something blue?
This 35th president married in 1953
WHo is JFK?
Finding an eight-legged creature on your gorgeous gown might seem like a big-day nightmare,
What is a spider?
These flowers grow on a bush with thorns.
What are roses?
When Queen Victoria opted to crown her wedding cake with mini sculptures of herself and Prince Albert in 1840, the bride-and-groom this was born
What is a cake topper?
This custom traces its roots back to Rome. Fearing evil spirits were jealous of her happiness, the bride would wear this to disguise herself
What is a veil?
This last pharaoh married a Roman emperor
Who is Anthony and Cleoplatra?
Placing this on the bride in Greece is considered good luck
What is a sugar cube?
These are grown in Holland
What are tulips?
Back in the Dark Ages, this was considered a hot item. It's said that family and friends would wait outside the nuptial bedchamber until they were shown evidence—sheets, stockings, a _____—that the marriage had been consummated
What is a garter?
In some cultures, this on your wedding day symbolizes fertility and cleansing. This couple's wedding was interrupted by a torrential downpour, and nine months to the day of the wedding, their daughter was born.
What is rain?
Famous baseball player married a famous actress
Who is Joe DiMaggio and Marilyn Monroe?
These are traditionally chimed at Irish weddings to keep evil spirits away and to ensure a harmonious family life.
What are bells?
These are an accent flower used in a bouquet or flower arrangement.
What are baby's breaths?
This superstition dates back to the time of arranged marriages, when people believed that if the couple ________ before the ceremony, it would give them a chance to change their minds about the wedding.
What is seeing each other before the wedding?
According to folklore, this signifies a broken relationship and is bad luck to give as a wedding present. If these are on your registry, just give the gift giver a penny. That way, it's considered a purchase.
What are knives?
This famous actress married a prince
Who is Grace Kelly and Prince Rainer?
In Italy, many newlyweds smash this at their wedding, and they put a lot of muscle into it, too!
What is glass?
These is tradition for the bride to carry down the aisle.
What is a bouquet?
The wedding tradition of tyingthese to the bumper of the wedding car comes from the French custom of throwing a “charivari” for the couple. The “charivari” was essentially a celebration that took place on a night before the wedding. Neighbors would walk down the streets and bang their pots and pans to make as much noise as possible throughout the village in order to scare away evil spirits
What is tying cans to the bumper?
This superstition began in medieval Europe, when many believed that a bride was extra vulnerable to evil spirits through the soles of her feet.
What is carrying the bride over the threshold?
This couple married in 1981 in a famous royal wedding
Who is Princess Di and Prince Charles?
It is supposed to be good luck for the bride to _____ on her wedding day because it symbolizes that she has shed all her tears and will not have any to shed during her marriage.
What is cry?
These were used as a correspondence between the bride and the groom to be able to speak without using words.
What are flowers?
Since these represent fertility, Ancient Romans would these and break them over the bride’s head. Soon it became customary to stack these one on top of the another, as tall as they could go. The bride and groom were challenged to kiss over the tower without knocking it over. If successful, they’d enjoy a lifetime of good fortune as a couple.