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Bridal Trivia and Wedding Traditions
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The groom carries his bride over the threshold the first time they enter their new home as man and wife. It was thought that evil spirits would be waiting for the bride at the door. The bride, by being carried, could not step on the spirits and cause them to get angry. Also, if she were carried, the evil spirits could not reach her since she was in the arms of her husband and protected.
Veils have several origins. Many believed veils were worn during the dark ages so that, once again, those evil spirits could not see the bride's face. This protected her identity so that no ill will could fall on her. Many believe it comes from the bible.
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Queen Victoria was the first bride of modern history, to be married in white. White is the sign of purity and innocence. It is also a color represented in the bible for joy and celebration. Since that time, many brides followed in her footsteps.
Engagement rings, especially diamond engagement rings, became popular after the King of Egypt gave his betrothed his symbol of love. The ring, a perfect circle, having no beginning and no end made of gold; believed to hold mystical powers. The diamond, the hardest element on earth, showed that his love would always be forever.
In the Jewish faith, Chuppahs or Canopies are used to symbolize the new "house" or family. A glass is broken by the groom to symbolize that marriage is fragile and needs to be cared for properly. A wish is often followed, "May your marriage last for as long as it takes to put the pieces of this glass back together."
Showers derived from a time when men would prove their love of a man's daughter, by bringing gifts to the bride's father. Livestock, food, land, were great ways to "pay" for a bride. Eventually, this little ritual, turned into men giving gifts of enticement to the daughter to show he was a man of good intentions. Fabrics for clothes, the finest dishes, would prove that he could provide a good home for her. Nowadays, showers are friends giving the bride (and sometimes the groom) gifts to start their new lives together. They “shower them with gifts and happiness.
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