What couple was the beginning of a "great nation" that numbered as many as the stars in the sky and the sand on the shore?
Abraham and Sarah (Abram and Sarai)
100
In many Catholic countries, these two wedding services are required.
What is the civil and religious/church service?
100
Why is the ring placed on the fourth finger?
It was once thought this finger had a vein that led directly to your heart.
100
The 4 old adages worn by a bride on her wedding day
What is something old, something new, something borrowed, and something blue
200
In what country were tulips once more valuable than gold?
Holland
200
What couple met in a barley field where the woman was gleaning?
Ruth and Boaz
200
In this country, 13 gold coins are blessed by a priest and laid on the Bible during the ceremony.
What is El Salvador?
200
Who is credited to have worn the first white wedding dress?
Queen Victoria in 1840
200
Thrown by the groom at the reception
What is a garter?
300
What flower was considered sacred by ancient Egyptians and often used in burial rituals?
Lotus
300
What woman became a replacement wife when the first wife got kicked out for refusing to follow orders?
Esther to King Ahasuerus (Xerxes)
300
In this country, the bride and groom drink a total of 9 sips each from three different cups.
What is Japan?
300
Why do bridesmaids usually wear matching dresses?
In Roman times, bridesmaids dressed exactly like the bride in order to confuse any evil spirits that may attend the wedding in order to curse the bride and groom.
300
The percent of Americans that agree that the bride should take the husband's last name.
What is 70%?
400
One of the most expensive wedding flowers
Peonies
Lily-of-the-valley
400
What couple was split on favoritism towards their sons?
Isaac and Rebekah (the sons were Jacob and Esau)
400
In this country, the bride and groom are presented with bread and salt upon arriving at the reception.
What is Poland?
400
Where did the tradition of a wedding cake come from?
In Roman times, guests broke a loaf of bread over the bride's head for fertility.
400
The average cost of a wedding
What is $24,000
500
It is said that the sunflower's head tracks the sun's movement. What is this phenomenon called?
Heliotropism
500
What couple had to wait 14 years to be married?
Jacob and Rachel
500
In this country, the wedding cake is not cut at the reception but enjoyed by the couple at home for many days after the wedding.
What is Haiti?
500
Where did the term "tying the knot" come from?
In many cultures around the world, the hands of the bride and groom are literally tied together to demonstrate the couple's commitment to each other and their new bond.
500
The top two wedding destinations in the USA with the average number of weddings.