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I reciently heard the pearls are bad luck to wear/give/recieve at/for a wedding. Does anyone else believe this? Would you wear pearls for your wedding day?
I have never heard this before. I was considering wearing pearls but didn't.
I think you need an option for "Never heard of this before and but I'll wear what I want!"
I thought a lot of brides wore pearls? I was going to but they don't match my dress =/
If you like them and think it's bad luck then why not just follow good luck traditions to counterract it? I have never heard of this superstition, but I'm not superstitious at all.
Never heard of this either. My pearl bracelet was my sister's "something borrowed" at her wedding.
You don't have an option in your poll that will work for me. I think you need to add:
I never heard that one before, but it won't affect my choice of jewelry at all.
I've never heard that one before. I have heard that opals are bad luck under some arbitrary condition or another, but I don't think it had anything to do with weddings.
Never heard that before either. I wore pearls on my wedding day. Is this bad luck with the wedding day or the marriage or what? I didn't have any bad luck with my wedding day. Well, some things went wrong but overall it was a great success. Bad luck with the marriage?? I guess we'll have to wait and see how my marriage goes.
I think it's bogus. Where did you hear this from?
I never heard this before...I certainly hope its not true because my dress has tiny pearls all over it!
I've heard this before, but I think it's silly to put much stock in it. I understand things like not wanting the groom to see you in your dress (because I think it's a sweet suprise) or doing the ONBB (for traditions sake I guess), but I think superstition deserves no place in a wedding. Weddings are about the love you have for one another. Are you going to stop loving your SO if you wear pearls to your wedding? Heck no! Wear what you want:)
I've never heard this - I thought pearls were a classic/traditional jewel for brides. It wouldn't affect my choice in the slightest.
Do you know what culture/tradition this is from?
Yeah, I'm with the others in that I have NEVER heard of this before. I wore pearls for my wedding and still would have worn them, even if I had heard of this superstition before. I too am curious as to where this superstition comes from.
i've never heard of this either, and its still my plan to wear pearls. maybe. possibly. probably. i don't know.
The tradition of wearing pearls on your wedding day is a controversial wedding tradition. To some, it is a time-honored tradition – where a strand of pearls is passed from one generation to the next and worn by the bride on her wedding day. The pearls are worn to "take away the bride's tears"; to ensure a happy marriage without tears. Greeks believe the pearl would promote marital harmony; pearls symbolize love, success, happiness, modesty, chastity and purity. The height of this wedding tradition occurred during the Victorian Era. This tradition does not require that the strand of pearls be passed from one generation to thenext. The bride or someone close to her can purchase a pearl necklace as a piece of wedding jewelry and still follow the wedding tradition.
However a few cultures, Filipino, Mexican and Italian, believe wearing pearls on your wedding day will cause a tear-filled marriage.
-http://www.weddingandpartynetwork.com/blog/wedding-traditions/pearls-wedding-day/
i was raised that "pearls are the tears of the sea" but we are an italian family so i think its cultural
Yup my mom won't let me wear pears for the wedding because they represent tears and will bring tears to the marriage.
My mom has told me its bad luck to buy yourself pearls but thats the only thing I can come up with.
ETA: I may be confusing pearls with opals...
Never ever heard of pearls being bad luck. A lot of people in DH's and my families got pearls passed down to them for their weddings as a family tradition. I should also note that FMIL is Italian, and was planning on giving me pearls for my wedding day too until DH talked her out of it (I already had my jewelry picked out and wasn't prepared to wear anything else just to humor someone), and her mother gave her pearls for her wedding, so not all Italians are superstitious about them.
That is just silliness! Speaking from experience, ALL marriages are going to have tears, regardless of what you wear on your wedding day! LOL
@melisslp: Agreed!
I wore pearls on my wedding day, which I purchased myself, and wore pearl earrings, borrowed from my DH's Italian grandmother. I say wear what you want. Personally, I think pearls are really elegant and classy.
@melisslp: Haha! Good point! ;-)
I wore fake pearls, so maybe that's the worst of the worst, but I can say that I don't really believe in any of that stuff. If it means something to you though, definitely follow your heart! :-)
I don't believe in superstition unless it has a funky bass line.
@Miss Fish: As you and other requested I have added the 4th option.
@Mrs Tiger: Thanks - I am none of those cultures, so looks like I am good to go
I'm a Southern girl and pretty much every bride I've ever known has worn pearls. My dress was covered in pearl trim so I had to have matching earrings and necklace!
I have never heard of that superstition, but I don't put any stock in it. Like @melisslp said, all marriages will have tears, and I'm a big crier, so clearly we'll be no exception :-) Also, not all tears are bad - what about tears of joy?
My dress has crystal and pearl beading all over the bodice and train and I plan to wear a pearl bracelet, so clearly I won't be following this superstition.
From what my very knowledgable YaYa told me, buying yourself pearls is bad luck. The thing with Opals is, it is bad luck to wear an opal if it is not your birthstone.
If someone else buys you pearls, I think you can wear them anytime you want. Depending on the dress and the person, pearls are usually a great classic choice for wedding jewelry.
BTW, the opal thing is true for me. My Mom bought me an opal ring when I was in school. I went on a school trip out of state. The only thing stole out of our hotel room was my ring. I even saw the housekeeper wearing it!
I've never heard that...but I have heard you're not supposed to wear pearls to a wedding as a guest, in case the bride is wearing them. Yeah...broke that one a few times...
I'm chinese, and my mom has told me pearls is good luck to wear on your wedding day. My parents have gifted me a set of pearl earrings and necklace and the booklet that came with the set also said pearls are good luck. =)
I've litereally never heard this and I also think that if you have your heart set on pearls, wear them. (I personally don't believe in superstition.)
I've heard that before and that they represent tears, but it wouldn't stop me from wearing them on my wedding day!
I've never heard of this before and happily wore pearls on my wedding day!
Never heard that before. I wear pearls every single day. I fully plan on wearing some kind of pearl jewelry on my wedding day. I woulnd't be me without it!
hee hee, my FMIL told me every bride needs to wear pearls. Didn't think she was ill wishishing us, but now it makes sense...
but no, never heard of this.
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