Numbers game
The longest marriage in history lasted this many years and days.
What is 91 years and 12 days.
Zechariah and Shama'a
They were both Jewish orphans in Yemen and wed young to avoid being wed outside of their culture.
This culture began the exchanging of rings as a sign of devotion.
Who are the Egyptians
This woman started the white wedding dress trend in the Western world in 1840 when she married Prince Albert.
Who is Queen Victoria
The reason Ancient Romans ended the ceremony with a kiss.
What is because the kiss is a legal bond that seals the contract
A honeymoon is called a honey-moon for this reason.
What is The couple drank something called 'mead' or a honey drink the whole first month of their marriage.
This is the cost of the world’s most expensive wedding dress, made by Martin Katz and Renee Strauss. It featured 150 carats worth of diamonds.
What is $12.2 Million
Women have worn wedding rings for thousands of years. This is the reason men began to wear them.
What is remembering wives while away in WW2
The reason the Greeks & Romans started the tradition of a bride wearing a veil.
What is that it would shield the bride against evil spirits.
Knights from the Medieval times began this tradition as a display loyalty, obedience, and proposing marriage to their intended.
What is lowering yourself to one knee when proposing.
”Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue" are traditional good luck items for the bride on her wedding day. This is the bonus item that completes the rhyme.
What is A sixpence in your shoe.
This is the record-setting weight of Queen Victoria’s wedding cake. It was 8 feet tall and reported to be 9 feet around which accounts for its weight. More impressive is the artistic detail that goes into every square inch.
What is 300 Pounds
The reason your 4th finger on the left hand is known as your ring finger.
What is that it was once thought that a vein in that finger led directly to the heart.
In what 2 ancient country's was it was believed that rivals or evil spirits would attempt to kidnap the bride so they began dressing bridesmaids in similar attire to confuse the spirits and save the bride.
What is Rome and China
In this country, it’s a thing that if either member of the couple leaves the other’s side, guests rush up to steal a kiss. If, say, the bride goes to the bathroom, guests might line up to kiss the groom. Traditionally, of course, this meant that male guests kissed the bride and female guests kissed the groom.
What is Sweden
Where is ancient Rome.
This is the cost of the most expensive wedding on record. The lucky couple tied the knot in Dubai on May 22, 1981.
What is $44 Million
In ancient China, this part of the face was considered highly attractive causing the practice of removing it so that other men don’t become enamored.
what are the eyebrows
In India, this color is used the most for wedding dresses because its meaning of new beginnings, passion, prosperity, feminine power, and represents the Hindu goddess Durga.
What is red.
Traditionally, there is no kiss at the end of this religious wedding ceremony as a result of the predominantly conservative culture.
What is a Hindu Wedding
Historically, these groomsmen helped carry the bride to the wedding. They usually helped protect her, her dowry and virginity or just straight-up kidnapped her.
Who are the Bride's Knights
What is 28 years old
This ancient country began the tradition of engagement rings. Women started wearing these rings made from flint and bone, and then from copper, silver, and gold. The rings were worn as a sign of love and obedience, but also as proof of a business contract.
Where is Ancient Rome
Before white dresses, people wore whichever colour they wanted although there was a taboo around this color which was associated with women of “loose morals” who would “roll around in the grass”.
What is green
In this country the groomsmen or family members remove the groom’s shoes and bind his ankles with rope before taking turns to beat his feet with a stick or, in some cases, a dried fish. The beating of feet is meant as a test of the newly wedded husband’s strength and character.
What is South Korea
Traditionally, Ancient Roman wedding guests would shower the newlyweds with this after the wedding ceremony. It symbolised rain which, in turn, symbolised strong fertility, prosperity, and good fortune.
What is rice