Traditions.....
So yesterday i was talking to a friend about weddings because shes getting married.........
We were talking about the dress (surprise surprise) and i happened to mention
"Dont forget to wear something old something new something borrowed something blue!"
Her reply: How do you wear something blue??
Good question indeed!!
And so i got to thinking why are there some traditions like these?? Like throwing the bouqet?? WHY?? It seems that apparantly if you catch the flowers youre the next to get married :P Must be why i stand there like a stunned mullet shaking my head at the futile attempts of other women pushing and shoving just to get a bunch of flowers. ITS JUST A BUNCH OF FLOWERS!! Dear oh dear !! When it comes time for the bride to toss the flowers its like a womens version of rugby! And the worst offenders are the older women!!! Tsk tsk
BUT....
It seems the men cant stand seeing women have all the fun so they want something thrown at them too! :P
There is a tradition, though thankfully its a dying act. You see theres this thing called a garter which the groom is suppose to throw back for the boys. Whichever lucky (or unlucky) guy catches it he will also be the next to marry! Ive only been to one wedding where thats happened.......... actually no i remember now ive been to two! And HAHA we have one of them :P But its being used as a headband on a toy panda HEEHEE!! Funny!
And garters bring me back to the rhyme i mentioned earlier, the something old something new business. How do you wear blue?? Well apparantly the garter is meant to have blue on it. Im serious! call me sad, but i even looked it up. My curiosity got the better of me! AND i also found theres another little bit of the rhyme i didnt know. Youre also supposed to have a silver sixpence in your shoe.......... hmmmmmmmmmm would it really be that comfortable??
THe site i looked at had some other interesting things, most were eye rolling and downright silly. BUT there was one or two others that caught my attention and i laughed something silly ;D It has to do with throwing shoes. Yes you read right THROWING SHOES AT WEDDINGS!! Now theres something you dont see too often.
It seems that old shoes were thrown at the bride and groom by guests for good luck. Dating back to tudor times if the shoes hit the happy couple or their carriage good luck was bestowed upon them! The bride could also throw shoes to girls... has the same meaning behind throwing the bouqet.
And in Anglo saxon times it was ok for the groom to strike his bride with a shoe to signify his authority. Hmmm not exactly a great start to married life. If a guy hit me with a shoe id smack him so bad! Serves him right!
Now boys if you happen to be reading this dont go getting any ideas. Besides shoes can have feet germs!
But my favourite would be the father of the bride throwing the shoe after the groom. This is supposed to be a sign of the father handing the responsibility of his daughter over to the groom. How weird.
I think i like my version better:
The groom sweeps the girl of her feet and runs out (if he can manage it) to the car or wherever. The father of the bride takes off his shoe and with a strong arm and precise aim throws his shoe only to hit the groom squarely on the head, knocking him out cold!! Then he mutters " Thats what you get for taking my girl away!"
HEHEHE
Ahhh weddings they make me laugh! At least you cant leave a wedding on an empty stomach :D
We were talking about the dress (surprise surprise) and i happened to mention
"Dont forget to wear something old something new something borrowed something blue!"
Her reply: How do you wear something blue??
Good question indeed!!
And so i got to thinking why are there some traditions like these?? Like throwing the bouqet?? WHY?? It seems that apparantly if you catch the flowers youre the next to get married :P Must be why i stand there like a stunned mullet shaking my head at the futile attempts of other women pushing and shoving just to get a bunch of flowers. ITS JUST A BUNCH OF FLOWERS!! Dear oh dear !! When it comes time for the bride to toss the flowers its like a womens version of rugby! And the worst offenders are the older women!!! Tsk tsk
BUT....
It seems the men cant stand seeing women have all the fun so they want something thrown at them too! :P
There is a tradition, though thankfully its a dying act. You see theres this thing called a garter which the groom is suppose to throw back for the boys. Whichever lucky (or unlucky) guy catches it he will also be the next to marry! Ive only been to one wedding where thats happened.......... actually no i remember now ive been to two! And HAHA we have one of them :P But its being used as a headband on a toy panda HEEHEE!! Funny!
And garters bring me back to the rhyme i mentioned earlier, the something old something new business. How do you wear blue?? Well apparantly the garter is meant to have blue on it. Im serious! call me sad, but i even looked it up. My curiosity got the better of me! AND i also found theres another little bit of the rhyme i didnt know. Youre also supposed to have a silver sixpence in your shoe.......... hmmmmmmmmmm would it really be that comfortable??
THe site i looked at had some other interesting things, most were eye rolling and downright silly. BUT there was one or two others that caught my attention and i laughed something silly ;D It has to do with throwing shoes. Yes you read right THROWING SHOES AT WEDDINGS!! Now theres something you dont see too often.
It seems that old shoes were thrown at the bride and groom by guests for good luck. Dating back to tudor times if the shoes hit the happy couple or their carriage good luck was bestowed upon them! The bride could also throw shoes to girls... has the same meaning behind throwing the bouqet.
And in Anglo saxon times it was ok for the groom to strike his bride with a shoe to signify his authority. Hmmm not exactly a great start to married life. If a guy hit me with a shoe id smack him so bad! Serves him right!
Now boys if you happen to be reading this dont go getting any ideas. Besides shoes can have feet germs!
But my favourite would be the father of the bride throwing the shoe after the groom. This is supposed to be a sign of the father handing the responsibility of his daughter over to the groom. How weird.
I think i like my version better:
The groom sweeps the girl of her feet and runs out (if he can manage it) to the car or wherever. The father of the bride takes off his shoe and with a strong arm and precise aim throws his shoe only to hit the groom squarely on the head, knocking him out cold!! Then he mutters " Thats what you get for taking my girl away!"
HEHEHE
Ahhh weddings they make me laugh! At least you cant leave a wedding on an empty stomach :D
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