World Wedding Facts
What day of the week is most common for a wedding?
Saturday
Which US city is the top wedding destination with over 100,000 weddings a year?
Las Vegas
How many times is Katherine Heigl's character a bridesmaid before her own wedding?
27
What color is actually the "absence of color"?
white
Greek brides believed that tucking a lump of what food into the wedding gown would bring sweetness throughout married life?
Sugar
There are about ________ million weddings per year.
1 to 1.5
2.2 to 2.4
3 to 3.7
2.2 to 2.4
What is the most popular month to have a wedding in the US?
Who does Princess Mia marry at the end of The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement?
no one
Where do Jim and Pam have a surprise wedding at?
Niagara Falls
What common wedding phrase came from Celtic, Hindu, and Egyptian traditions where hands were literally bound?
Tying the knot
How long was the longest marriage between Herbert and Zelmyra Fisher?
50 years
76 years
88 years
93 years
88 years (87 days, 270 days)
Which of the following is NOT one of the most played “first dance” songs?
Billy Joel’s “Just the Way You Are”
Adele's "Make You Feel My Love”
Natalie and Nat King Cole’s “Unforgettable”
Eric Clapton’s “Wonderful Tonight”
Adele's "Make You Feel My Love”
What movie gave us this iconic line: "Mawwiage. Mawwiage is what bwings us togethah today."?
What is the myth that is behind the ring finger?
Egyptians believed it is the only finger with a vein directly to the heart.
Because eyebrows are considered intensely alluring in the Orient, historically the bride’s eyebrows were WHAT, rendering her powerless to attract a man?
shaved entirely off
For good luck, Egyptian women ______ the bride on her wedding day.
hug, kiss, lift, pinch
pinch
Historically, groomsmen helped carry the bride to the wedding. Their traditional name was...
Her Wedding Watch
Bride’s Circle
Bride's Knights
Bride’s Court
Bride's Knights
Ryan Reynolds and Sandra Bullock play fake fiancés in which movie?
The Proposal
Name one of the three potential fathers Sophie invites her potential fathers to her wedding in Mamma Mia!
Bill, Harry, Sam
How much did the most expensive wedding cost?
750,000
10 million
44 million
1.2 billion
44 million
Which Queen from across the pond started the white wedding dress trend in the Western world?
Queen Victoria
Name one of the 2 holidays that are the busiest days in Las Vegas for marriage "elopement"?
Valentine's Day or New Year's Eve
In The Wedding Planner, what does Matthew McConaughey's character save Jennifer Lopez's character from?
a dumpster
During his entire lifetime, Vincent Van Gogh is known to have sold how many paintings?
One
Women have worn wedding rings for thousands of years. What world event did men begin wearing them for?
World War II-- It was a way men could remember their wives during the war.