Wedding ceremony is the special occasion which involves lots of traditions and rituals. Check out some most popular wedding traditions.

1. 7 Wedding Traditions and the
Interesting Stories Behind Them
A marriage ceremony involves lots of
traditions and rituals that are merely echoes
of the past. Here are some of the popular
wedding traditions and the story behind
them.

2. Wedding Rings
• No Marriage is complete without wedding
rings which has been the important wedding
tradition.
• Wedding Ring tradition was started by
Romans.

3. The First Marriage Rites
• Marriage union between man and a woman is
often related with the first two genders in the
world—Adam and Eve.
• Eve was created by the God for Adam to
complete the need of companionship.

4. Wedding Flowers
• In early times, brides used to carry aromatic
bunch of herbs, garlic and grains but it has
been replaced by bunches of flowers.
• These were the symbol of fertility and happy
love life.

5. The Best Man
• The best mate of the groom plays the best
man in the marriage.
• In earlier times, the groom used to choose his
strongest and robust friend for assistance.

6. Giving Away The Bride
• “Giving away the bride” is an old age tradition.
• Daughter was considered as a property and
the groom was required to pay a price to her
family.

7. Veils
• Veil was considered the symbol of the bride’s
virginity, modesty and innocence.
• In Roman era, veil was used to cover the body
from head to toe.
• In Asian and Middle Eastern countries, the veil
was worn by the bride to hide her face from
the groom.

8. The Bride’s Maids
• Nowadays, bridesmaids are the friends of the
bride.
• In earlier times, the bride used to get 10 of
her friends dressed in the gowns identical to
her.
• It was done to confuse ex lovers.
So these were the popular wedding traditions
and the interesting fable behind them.

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