Personally, I don’t believe in luck, or the likes. But, that doesn’t mean that it can’t be fun to skim through some of the superstitions that our culture has created over the years. Some relate to the weather, while others are based on what you wear, none of which have a sensible role in determining the future of you and your spouse…but let’s dive into them anyway, for entertainment purposes!

Good Luck/Bad Luck

• Rain on your wedding day is good luck
• Making your wedding gown is bad luck
• The bride tripping when she enters their home for the first time as a married couple; that’s why it has become custom that the groom carry his new bride over the threshold
• Dropping the wedding ring(s) is bad luck
• Seeing a rainbow on your wedding day is good luck
• Having a full moon the night before or on your wedding night is good luck
• The bride and groom seeing each other within the 24 hours before the ceremony is bad luck
• Borrowing a wedding gown is good luck for the borrower but bad luck for the lender
• Trying on your entire wedding outfit before the big day, such as at the fitting
• Letting the groom see the bride’s dress before the wedding ceremony is bad luck
• If the gift that you open first at your wedding shower is the first gift that you use, it’s good luck
• Seeing a black cat on your wedding day is good luck (though bad luck on any other day)

Other Superstitions

• The phrases said by the bride-to-be when she is opening her gifts at her wedding shower, will be said on her wedding night. For example: ‘Oh, Wow!’ or ‘How cute!’ or ‘I’ll definitely use this!’
• The custom of bridesmaids wearing the same color and style of dress also stems from a very old superstition. In fact, back when this tradition originated, the bridesmaids not only matched among themselves, but they also dressed very similar to the bride. The reasoning behind this was that if evil spirits visited on the wedding day, they would be confused as to which girl near the altar was the bride. Therefore, the bride would be safe.
• A very common superstitious saying associated with weddings, originated in England around the Victorian era.
  Something old, something new
  The old signifies the bride’s life before marriage, while the new signifies her new start as a wife.
  Something borrowed, something blue
  The borrowed signifies the good luck received from borrowing something that another woman wore on her wedding day; the blue signifies the color that was worn in pre-Victorian weddings as well as purity. White hasn’t always been the color of bridal gowns.
  And a silver sixpence in her shoe
  This last part of the popular rhyme is rarely mentioned. It implies that if you wear the noted coin in your (left) wedding shoe, you will have future wealth and prosperity. Today, any coin serves this purpose, as a sixpence isn’t as easy to come by.

Remember that superstitions can be silly and fun, but shouldn’t be used to bring down the special and exciting celebrations surrounding your wedding day. Whether you are going to have a fulfilling and prosperous marriage is going to depend on the love and effort that you and your spouse put into the relationship…not whether it’s raining or you have a coin in your shoe!