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Mind boggling facts about weddings
- Where did the word honeymoon originate?
 There is a vast difference between the original meaning of 'honeymoon' and its present-day connotation - a blissful, much-sought seclusion as prelude to married life. When a man from a Northern European community abducted a bride from a neighboring village, it was imperative that he take her into hiding for a period of time. Friends bade him safety, and only the best man knew his whereabouts. When the bride's family abandoned their search, he returned to his own people. At least, that is a popular explanation offered by folklorists for the origin of the honeymoon - honeymoon meant hiding. For couples whose affections were mutual, the daily chores and hardships of village life did not allow for the luxury of days or weeks of blissful idleness.
- The Scandinavian word for 'honeymoon' derives in part from an ancient Northern European custom. Newlyweds, for the first month of married life, drank a daily cup of honeyed wine called mead. Both the drink and the practice of stealing brides are part of the history of Attila, king of the Asiatic Huns from A.D. 433 to 453. While the 'honey' in the word 'honeymoon' derives straightforwardly from the honeyed wine mead, the 'moon' stems from a cynical inference. To Northern Europeans, the term 'moon' connoted the celestial body's monthly cycle; its combination with 'honey' suggested that all moons or months of married life were not as sweet as the first.
 Have you ever wondered why Indian women place a red dot on their foreheads, between their eyes?
In ancient times, a groom used to apply a spot of his blood on his bride's forehead, in recognition of wedlock!
Today, married Indian women may choose to wear this mark.
- Traditionally brides have been thought to be particularly vulnerable to evil spirits. Many wedding customs and traditions were originated as an attempt to fight away such evil. The veil was worn with the belief that it would disguise the bride and fool the evil spirits. It was not until 1800 in Britain that the veil came to symbolize modesty and chastity. Today, the veil remains the ultimate symbol of virginity.
- It is believed to be bad luck for the bride to wear her complete outfit before the wedding day. As an extension to this, some brides leave a final stitch on the dress undone until the day of the wedding for good luck.
 The tradition of tying tin cans to the back of the newlywed's vehicle originated long ago when items which would produce noise were tied to the back of the couple's carriage to scare away evil spirits.
- In old England it was traditional to bake a ring into the wedding cake as a symbol of bliss and happiness. The guest whose piece of cake contained the ring, it was said, could look forward to a full year of uninterrupted happiness.
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