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    VirginiaMarie    January 2011   Austin, TX

    Oh man.  Some of these are scary, some hilarious, and some are just awesome.  Are you going to adopt any?  Please add your own...

    Bad:

    • Seeing a pig, rabbit or lizard before the ceremony
    • Seeing an open grave
    • Seeing a nun or monk (foretells barrenness)
    • Groom drops wedding band during ceremony
    • The spouse who falls asleep 1st on wedding day will be the first to die.

    Good:

    • Ceremony starting on the half hour mark (because the clock hand is moving upwards, denotes good thing)
    • Bride having her hair done/veil put on by a happily married woman
    • cat sneezes in front of you or FI the day before the wedding
    • Seeing a lamb on your way to the church
    • Finding a spider in your dress
    • eating an orange before the ceremony
    • If you see a chimney sweeper on your way to the ceremony you need to ask him to kiss you on the cheek (apparently this is like uber good luck and some people hire chimney guys to convienently be in the area when they're on their way to the church!)

    Just plain interesting:

    The purpose of bridesmaids began as them serving as "decoys" for the bride.  They were dressed alike in formal wear, similar to the bride, so that evil spirits got confused and went for a BM rather than the bride.  WOW, what troopers.

    I can't lie, I'm definitely going to pay attention to the "1st to fall asleep" one.  Ugh, just great....

     
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    PrncssDva    October 16, 2010   Memphis, TN

    LOL...that is the same one that caught my eye. I'm not worried about them though. Just a thought: if I saw a spider in my dress...that wouldn't be good, lol!

     
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    ejs4y8    June 20, 2009  

    Whaaaaat? A lamb? Where would I see a lamb in St. Louis?!?!?

    At least "the bride cried the whole time" wasn't on the bad list. Otherwise, bad news for me! lol

     
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    LpCutiPie    July 3, 2010   Central Florida

    These are pretty interesting.. Luckily tho I plan on doing several of the things on the "good list" without even knowing. However there's no amount of good luck that would make it okay to have a spider in my dress

     
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    RxBrideToBe    August 21, 2010  

    If I find a spider in my dress I will NOT be excited...

     
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    thecolorteale    June 5, 2010 ...yeah we changed it a 3rd & final time.   Chattanooga, TN

    Hmm the rabbit part may pose a problem for me since Chattanooga is seriously like Rabbit City.
    How are they bad luck anyways? They're adorable and they're feet are supposedly lucky.
    I think they should be a good sign of fertility if you get my drift...

     
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    lilyfaith    June 23, 2012   Lakeview, Chicago

    Well, I think R is done for. He always falls asleep first. ;)

     
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    otb    December 31, 2009   Chicago, IL

    Well, I don't remember who fell asleep first.  We were both a bit tipsy and extremely exhausted.... I wonder what that means, lol!

     
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    Curlysue    June 5, 2009  

    HAHAHA An open grave? Why in the world would they include that? Who would be near a gravesite on their wedding day?! :o

    As for the spider---no, I would freak.

    I guess the evil spirits will get me becuase I'm not having any BMs or a MOH!

    These are fun! Thanks for sharing.

     
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    RxBrideToBe    August 21, 2010  

    • You both step into, and leave, the church with your right foot first.
    • You carry a pinch of salt to the church (it will chase away evil spirits).
    • You carry bread in your pocket on your wedding day and throw it away, which represents you throwing away your troubles, or if you give it to someone who is hungry, which forecasts good fortune during your marriage, because of your generosity.

    These are supposed to be good luck :) Did you get these off romancestuck.com! So funny...

     
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    Dancy905    February 5, 2010  

    Awww, I love reading stuff like this. I'm screwed if the Nun this is right though - my Mom's 1st cousin is a Nun and she's staying with us at my parent's house the night before the wedding. Odds are she might actually be the FIRST person I see that morning. LOL

    One of the Bees posted about this a while ago (mostly I remember the Irish wedding traditions) but here goes:

    • Carrying a horseshoe - it has to be facing upward, so the luck doesn't run out. My mom bought me a garter that has a tiny one on it - face up.
    • I know ringing bells is supposed to be lucky too. It has something to do with warning away evil spirits and also to remind the couple of the church and their vows. I think I read somewhere that it's where the whole clinking of the glass with a fork thing came from (I hate that btw).
    • The bride's supposed to carry a handkerchief that should be used for a baby's christening gown. My mom did carry a hanky with a small bible and her flowers down the aisle. I'm gonna see if I can have the florist wrap it around the stem of my bouquet.
     
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    soon2bewed925       California

    Yea - a spider in the dress would definitely freak me out!

     
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    mimosa    May 29, 2010   NC

    ha love these!  Just another thing for me to go crazy over! lolol

     
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    Janana    September 4, 2010   North Dakota

    Ditto on the spider in my dress...how is that a good omen?

     
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    krissycake    November 21, 2009   orlando,fl
  • The spouse who falls asleep 1st on wedding day will be the first to die.
  • Looks like I am going first!  Haha...these are kinda freaky!!

     
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    noritake22    March 31, 2011   Seattle

    Love this post!!!

    As for the spider and the grave thing: I think that I would go crazy if I saw a spider in or on or anywhere around my gown on the wedding day, and we live right by a cemetery, so this one may be unavoidable.

     
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    msqthoney    April 10, 2010   Los Angeles, California

    I'm gonna add a couple, from my culture:

    Bad:   Trying on your bridal gown before the wedding (your wedding will not push through).  My mom told me about this and I sort of laughed about it.  There's no way that I am putting on my wedding dress for the first time on the day of my wedding!

    Just plain interesting:  The person who steps first on their partner's foot right after the wedding ceremony (as the officiant announces you as husband and wife) will have the upper hand/wear the pants on the marriage.

    I'll post more as I remember them :)

     
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    Sep_Queen    September 4, 2010  

    Haha too funny...My friend is deathly afraid of spiders she would have died on the spot.

     
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    KMSull    August 7, 2010   Lexington, KY (via Atlanta, GA)

    .. I really wanted a petting zoo at our reception. Guess that's out now thanks to rabbits AND pigs being bad luck. 

    Bummer.

     
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    SueMavelle    September 24, 2011   NYC

    But how to make my cat sneeze?  :)

     
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    LadyGoodman    September 25, 2010   Baltimore, MD

    This is so fun!!!  I already tell my fiance that I'm going to live longer since I'm female and 6 years younger.  Now I know that I can seal my fate by staying awake longer.  Buha-ha-ha!

     
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    MrsJellybean227    January 1, 2011   TN

    For Scottish Brides and Grooms it's good luck to have a small child (usually a boy) reward you with a horseshoe before you leave the church. It's also good luck for each other them to wear/carry a piece of Heather.

    One thing is putting on your whole worderobe, always leave off a shoe, glove,veil or tiara when trying to on or your wedding day will be filled with bad luck.

     

    I have a book that has pages of wedding supersitions. I LOVE superstitions.

     
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    verosara    March 27, 2010   LA, California

     The one who falls asleep first; that's scary.  Hopefully I forget that by the time our wedding night rolls around.

     
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    Toffee    January 15, 2011   Hayden, Id

    I've always enjoyed the "Sixpence in your shoe" part of the old rhyme. I'm hoping to get a sixpence to use for the ceremony at some point, but I honestly would prefer a real sixpence to buying one from a company.

     
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    Great....now thats all ill be thinking about.

    I hope I forget this by the time we get married though i doubt it, these things tend to stick with me. And Im such an emotional person, I knew I shouldnt have read this post.  Im already thinking about who will fall asleep first, and Im tearing.

     
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    Quietserenity    October 16, 2010   Arizona

    I know, right?  FI always falls asleep first and now that's all I can think about.

    What if you both are awake until after midnight after you get married?  Does that negate it?

    If so, I'm totally going to poke him incessantly until midnight. Tongue out

     
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    Principessa Bunny      

    @Quietserenity:

    You are too funny! 

    Im with you though, it shouldnt count after midnight! Must find a way to keep him awake...but how.... ;)

     

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