subject: Wedding Day Lucky Traditions [print this page] Wedding favors are your ways of saying thank you to guests that have come to wish you well. You want to give your guest wonderfully unique wedding favors and make them feel welcome as they wish you luck on your wedding day. There are other ways to garner luck in your corner as well. Did you know that in some countries, seeing a chimney sweep on your wedding day is a sign of a blessed marriage and fortunate wedding luck? For this reason, chimneysweepers hire themselves out either to attend weddings or to make an appearance before the bride in a way that is not obvious so that she will believe she has been blessed. Here are a few more lucky wedding traditions for the superstitious brides who want all the luck they can get.
Break out the pepper ladies. If you are getting married and you own a cat, your wedding could be blessed with a simple "bless you, kitty." Tradition has it that if a cat sneezes in front of the bride the day before the wedding it is a sign of good luck. It never says anything about jinxing this tradition by going out, buying a cat, and throwing pepper on it so get out there and start calling "Here, kitty-kitty!"
It is considered good luck if the bride sees a lamb, a toad, a dove, and a spider on the way to the wedding so it might be a good idea to get married at your local zoo. While this seems like a stretch, it could be worse; the tradition could say that the bride has to see a toad riding on a lamb that is eating a spider while chasing a dove. Keep your eyes open and drive to the wedding very slowly.
Here is a nice monetary lucky tradition. If it snows on your wedding day, the bride and the groom will get a dollar for every flake that falls on them. Since this tradition is not very specific and vague in its interpretation, it might be wise to get married buck-naked while lying on your backs and rolling. Of course, this will only work if it snows. You would look pretty ridiculous rolling around naked yelling "Let it snow-let it snow- let it snow!"
A quick way to ensure luck on your wedding day is to time your steps as you enter and leave the church. The tradition says that the bride must step over the church threshold with her right foot both coming and going. Try not to look like your marching to the alter or it will appear as if you are having to force yourself to go through with it or that someone has a shotgun trained on you from the shadows.
Grab your compass before you head out the door for your honeymoon. There is a happiness clause in the traditions that clearly states if the honeymoon couple spends their first night with their heads facing north they are guaranteed happiness throughout the marriage.
There is a weak attempt by many people to fulfill a tradition by tying old shoes to the bumpers of their car, however the tradition actually says that to bring them good fortune, you should throw an old shoe after them when they leave. This tradition changed when the groom was hit in the head with a shoe. He assumed it was his mother-in-law and threw it back, missing her and hitting the preacher who fell into the candles, caught fire, and suffered 3rd degree burns over 99.9% of his pinky finger. (Just kidding.) The tradition is correct but the shoe incident never happened. (to my knowledge) Whatever you do to bring luck to your marriage, keep in mind that it is your love and dedication to each other that will bless your marriage and not an old folklore.
by: Aaron Hu.
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