Wedding Superstitions
This type of weather considered good luck on your wedding day.
What is rain?
This term comes from the practice where a couple drank mead the whole first month of their marriage as an aphrodisiac.
What is a honeymoon?
This former "Single Lady" married her rapper husband in an intimate 40-person ceremony accompanied by 70,000 white orchids, her favorite flower.
Who is Beyonce?
This city is known as the wedding capital of the world.
What is Las Vegas, NV?
This color is a staple in bridal attire for Chinese weddings.
What is red?
This popular bridal accessory was supposedly worn to ward off evil spirits on the bride's wedding day.
What is a veil?
In the Middle Ages, bouquets were made from this to ward off evil spirits....and the smell of their unwashed wedding guests. Hint - It wasn't flowers!
What are herbs and garlic?
This famous princess bride had the longest train at just over 25-feet long, accompanied by a 459-foot-long tulle veil.
Who is Diana, the Princess of Wales?
This is the average age of people getting married in the United States.
What is 28 for women and 30 for men?
In this country, brides painted head-to-toe in white.
What is Japan?
This was originally done due to the belief that evil spirits would come through the sole of the bride's feet.
What is carrying the bride across the threshold?
June became a popular wedding month as early as the 12th century because historically, people performed this act in the month of May.
What is take a bath?
Always a bride, never a bridesmaid, this famous bride wore a yellow gown to marry her Cleopatra co-star, Richard Burton, in 1964.
Who is Elizabeth Taylor?
This country boasts the lowest divorce rate in the world.
What is Italy?
In a traditional Hindu wedding, couples walk around this sacred object seven times.
What is a fire?
Gifting this to a couple is considered bad luck as they represent a broken relationship.
What are knives?
People used to tear pieces of the bride's wedding dress as a token of good luck. To prevent guests from bothering her, brides now do this.
What is a bouquet toss?
This bride is reported to have the most watched wedding of all time at 1.9 Billion views.
Who is Meghan Markle?
This gem is the second-most popular behind diamonds for wedding rings.
What is Moissanite?
To show they are serious about their upcoming marriage and commitment, couples in this country are not supposed to smile throughout their wedding day from the ceremony to the reception.
What is the Democratic Republic of the Congo?
Often placed in the bride's shoe for prosperity and good luck.
What is a sixpence/coin?
This ancient civilization started the tradition of exchanging rings during weddings.
What is Ancient Egypt?
This bombshell bride (who always preferred diamonds) married a police officer, an athlete, and a playwright.
Who is Marilyn Monroe?
Zelmyra and Herbert Fisher broke the Guinness world record in 2008 for the longest marriage which lasted this many years.
What is 84 years. They were married May 13, 1924.
The lasso ceremony where the couple’s hands are bound together with either a rope or rosary to symbolize their commitment to each other and the idea that their lives are now intertwined is performed at weddings in this country.
What is Mexico?