Sunshine Coast Wedding Celebrant Angela Braby
Marriage Celebrant on the Sunshine Coast Angela Braby
Wedding Superstitions – Something Old, New, Borrowed, and Blue
I expect that we’ve all heard this common rhyme used when someone gets married, but what does it mean? Apparently wearing “something old” represents the bride’s past, while the “something new” symbolizes the couple’s happy future. The bride is supposed to get her “something borrowed” from someone who is happily married in the hope that some of that person’s good fortune rubs off on her. “Something blue” denotes fidelity and love.
The custom of wearing a veil originated in Rome, when a bride would wear a veil down the aisle to disguise herself from evil spirits who were jealous of her.
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The superstition of not seeing each other before the wedding dates back to the time of arranged marriages, when people believed that if the couple saw each other before the ceremony, it would give them a chance to change their minds about the wedding. Today, however, many couples choose to meet up and even have a portrait.