The Bride
As the Old Saying Goes...
Where did that come from?
A Wedding By Any Other Name
Wedding Trivia
100

This is the bride's full birth name?

What is Katie Lee Porter

100

These are the "somethings" it is recommended for the bride to wear on her wedding day

What is something old, something new, something borrowed and something blue

100

This tradition was meant to "shower" the bride and groom with fortune, prosperity and fertility

What is throwing rice

100

This common expression for getting married probably came from words spoken in the ceremony

What is saying I do

100
Diamonds are graded on 4 things. What are they?
Cut, clarity, carat, and color
200

This is the bride's favorite ice cream flavor?

What is caramel swirl

200

This signifies optimism for the future

What is something new

200

They originally wore similar dresses to the bride to confuse her exes and outsmart evil spirits. That way, the evil spirits wouldn't know which woman in the group was getting married.

Who are the bridesmaids

200

This dates back to a time of arranged marriages, where the "giving away" of the bride represented transfer of ownership. Today, it's a common expression for getting married.

What is walking down the aisle

200
What is the ending to this saying? "Three times a bridesmaid...
Never a bride
300

He is the bride's favorite movie actor?

Who is Arnold Schwarzenegger

300

This is supposed to be taken from a happily married couple to pass along good fortune

What is something borrowed

300

Brides didn't start wearing white until around 1840 when Queen Victoria was married to Prince Albert. Until then they commonly wore this color.

What is red

300

This common idiom dates back to the medieval era & an ancient Celtic ritual of tying cloth around a couple's hands, symbolizing two becoming one to bind them together in matrimony.

What is tying the knot

300
Many wedding invitations have RSVP on them. What does RSVP stand for?
Repondez si'l vous plait
400

She was the bride when she had her first kiss?

What is 16

400

This is associated with faithfulness and loyalty in the relationship

What is something blue

400

This person had to be the strongest and most capable of the lot when it came to using a sword or weapon to fight off enemies and rival attackers during the ceremony. Oh, and sometimes this person had to kidnap the bride...

Who is the best man

400

The phrase originated in America and was initially used to describe tying horses to wagons, around the late 1500s to early 1600s. Later, it was used to describe two people getting married, implying that two  people were being tied together.

What is getting hitched

400

The Roman goddess Juno rules over marriage and childbirth, hence the popularity of this month for weddings.

What is June

500

This is the bride's dream job.

What is an aerospace engineer

500

This represents continuity and connects the bride to her past and her family

What is something old

500

This tradition started because it was considered unladylike for the bride to show that she wanted to leave her father’s home. Or maybe her feet just hurt from dancing.

What is carrying the bride over the threshold

500

This literally means to do something that you have been thinking of doing for some time & has become an idiom for getting married.  It has nothing to do with cold water.

What is take the plunge

500
During the 1920s, most couples got married on which day of the week?
Wednesday
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