The Most Enduring Mark Of A Successful Marriage Is The Wedding Ring
There are specific aspects in a wedding ceremony which help make it traditionally fabulous. These customs didn’t originate in just one place. As indicated by an AllAfrica.com report, the current day ceremony utilizes customs and traditions from all around the world. From the bridesmaid entourage to the wedding party, these traditions have a background and a reason behind them. Typically, wedding ceremonies are legalized in church or in court and a formal ceremony is held where engagement rings are traded. The wedding party later relocates to a beautifully embellished setting to celebrate the wedding. After having a lavish buffet dinner, the dance floor is open to guests.
The bridal traditions
The practice of the bride wearing a spectacular white dress started with the emergence of Christianity. Having on white was thought to be sophisticated in Europe, a craze that rapidly spread across the globe. The white bridal gown is alleged to be made in vogue by Queen Victoria. The queen of England dressed in a white bridal gown when she was married to Prince Albert in 1840. This marriage ceremony helped the white bridal gown attain an iconic reputation that has been repeated since that time. Most recently however, Vera Wang also released a totally new group of wedding gowns in black. While these stunning blacks aren’t in keeping with tradition, fashion oriented brides from across the world will continue tinkering with their looks.
The roots of the veil that accompanies the flowing white wedding dress can be tracked back to the Roman years where brides usually wore long veils that fully covered them. The delicate veil symbolized innocence, modesty as well as purity. The custom of giving away the bride by her father was originally widely known as symbolic of authority handed down from the father to the new husband. Today, the tradition of the father giving away his daughter to her future husband is a symbol of approval (of her choice)! The flowers are worn by the bride to stand for wisdom, fertility as well as to ward off evil spirits.
Wedding jewelry
One of the most enduring marks of a successful marriage is the wedding ring. Picking out the perfect wedding jewelry is a sign of acceptance. The wedding ring is consistently worn on the left hand on the 4th finger as it is believed that the vein situated in the finger leads right to the heart. It is said that grooms in ancient Egypt first began giving rings to their wives as symbolic of confidence in their ability to nurture a home. As Christianity originated, the practice of exchanging rings at a marriage ceremony was soon established.
Other traditions surrounding a wedding
Surprisingly, bridal showers are known to have began in Holland and were most commonly held to raise dowry for the wedding. The wedding cake is a popular English tradition. These cakes were never eaten by the wedding party and were instead used to toss at a bride to wish her fertility. The honeymoon was first a Teutonic tradition where the wedding event happened on a full moon night. The bride along with the groom consumed red wine for a month (full moon) as it was considered to be a symbol of fertility.
Lord of the Rings Parody – Jack Black
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