One
Engagement and wedding rings are worn on the fourth finger on the left hand because it was once thought that a vein in that finger led directly to the heart.
Two
Queen Victoria is credited with starting the Western Worlds white wedding dress trend in 1840 - before then brides wore their best dress.
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The tradition of a wedding cake comes from Ancient Rome where guests broke a loaf of bread over the brides head for fertilities sake.
Four
Brides traditionally wear veils because Ancient Greeks and Romans believed they protected her from evil spirits.
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The tradition of a bride wearing 'something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue comes from an old English rhyme. Something old represents continuity, something new offers optimism for the future, something borrowed symbolizes borrowed happiness, something blue stands for purity love and fidelity.
Just a little fun this Friday, the facts taken from a Brides magazine and the patterns part of my collection. It seems to be the month for weddings. Did you have a Summer wedding or like me opt for the beauty of the Winter?
See you soon.
Fab Five, love those Simplicity patterns, did you ever make one of the dresses? So sad now that Great British Sewing Bee has ended.
ReplyDeleteThank you for this. I had no idea about the reasons behind the traditions. Lovely to see the old Simplicity patterns. I have never mastered the art of sewing. A summer wedding for me....next week!! X
ReplyDeleteWhat a good idea for a post especially at this time of year when all the bride's to be are wondering if it's going to rain on their special day. . . I've also got the pattern in no. 2. Have fun :-)
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely post.
ReplyDeleteI was married in May, my elder daughter married in August, my parents and maternal grandparents married in October (they shared their wedding anniversary)and my paternal grandparents married on Christmas Eve.
Five fascinating traditions and it was lovely to see the old wedding dress patterns. We married at the end of April and up to a week before there was snow on the ground but then suddently it got warmer and on the day Spring was in the air:)
ReplyDeleteNumber 4 pattern is very 'princessy' isn't it? Lovely collection of wedding dresses and bridesmaids patterns.
ReplyDeleteWhat gorgeous patterns.....although I don't think I would like to tackle making any of them.
ReplyDeleteI got married in September 1976.....the year of the blisteringly hot summer.....it rained on our wedding day.
Simple and beautiful patterns. We used to choose our dresses patterns from this magazine. I also learned my sewing from the magazine.
ReplyDeletesuper patterns. We had a June wedding and the weather was gorgeous, which was a shock......it was in Britain after all!! Dd had a November wedding here in Canada and the weather was lovely which again was a shock, as November can be awfully cold, but it was light a brisk fall day.
ReplyDeleteWhat an amazing and impressive collection of patterns you have.
ReplyDeleteSome very interesting wedding facts! I love hearing about the history of different customs and traditions. Your collection of patterns is amazing!
ReplyDeleteHave a great weekend
Fabulous wedding facts. I'm off to a wedding at the end of the month so I will be able to share those facts! Our wedding was in April on one of the hottest April days ever! Have a great weekend :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun post! I loved reading the "wedding facts" and seeing the patterns from your collection. I really liked some of those dresses! Have a lovely week.
ReplyDeleteSuper patterns and wedding facts. Pattern 2 looks very familiar as I wore a very similar dress when I was bridesmaid to a good friend many moons ago! We are still good friends despite living far apart and looking forward to our annual meet up in a few weeks time.
ReplyDeleteVery interesting post.
ReplyDeleteIt brought back such fond memories for me seeing these vintage patterns. My mom used to sew most of my clothes and Simplicity patterns were so popular. I enjoyed learning about wedding lore and customs. Wishing you the best, Pat xx
ReplyDeleteVery interesting !
ReplyDeleteWe use flowers from orange tree to put in the bouquet or like a crown on the bride. It's a symbol of purity and fertility.
Have a sunny weekend !
Anna
These are so neat! We had originally planned for an October wedding, but then changed it to May :-) We just celebrating 22 years married and 26 together! I married at 19 but wouldn't change a thing! Have a wonderful day!
ReplyDeleteBlessings,
Jill
It was a spontaneous winter wedding for us, three weeks of engagement and no wedding dress. Your facts are interesting, I didn't know for example the reason for wearing a ring on the left hand. Funny enough, in Germany, wedding rings are worn on the fourth finger on the right. Have a sunny weekend. x
ReplyDeleteI really like the dress patterns of the final image. Funnily enough I had a discussion with my husband about my wedding dress this week. I was thinking of giving it away and came to the conclusion that I really would regret it if I ever did. I got married in August and it was a drizzley day weather wise but of course a very happy time xx
ReplyDeleteI very much enjoyed this coast today. Especially the pictures of the patterns. I do love wedding dresses! Fun facts too. I had heard of most of them but the breaking the bread over the head was new to me. Happy Friday!
ReplyDeleteBlessings, Betsy
Very informative and enjoyable post today. We married in May almost twenty years ago by eloping (47 and 50) with just the two of us.
ReplyDeleteHello Lorraine,
ReplyDeleteThanks for all that information - I learnt something new today! :)
Your pattern collection looks nice!!!
Have an enjoyable weekend,
Ingrid xx
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I liked the first pattern for dresses. We were married in Oct. 3 months after we were engaged. I blogged about engagement day Thursday. Thanks for sharing info on weddings although I knew most except about veil and where white wedding dresses started. Good ol queen Victoria!! Happy Friday!!! God bless!!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful patterns and lovely to hear about some of these traditions. We got married in the rain and it has been lucky for us, so I think that rain on a wedding day is a good thing! Thank you for joining in Five On Friday, I hope you have a great weekend! xx
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing the fun facts and pretty patterns! We got married in November and it rained a bit, but we enjoyed 38 years together before my husband died seven years ago. May you and your husband celebrate many more years together :) xx
ReplyDeleteAhh thank you for the information. i loved looking at the patterns- back in 1977 to 1987 i worked in a department store in Dorset and I used to work in the haberdashery and fabric department and remember selling some of those patterns - Happy Memories xx
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed your five and the interesting info! Thanks for the visit and have a nice weekend!
ReplyDeleteYou made that five very interesting. Were you a June bride? I was a July bride and I wore a white jacket, orange shell, and a black skirt with a border of flowers. Not quite the usual garb.
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely post - some of those old dresses are fabulous - I've been glued to the Great British Sewing Bee here but would never tackle making anything like that myself. We got married in January with snow on the ground but a fabulous day. Thank you for dropping past my blog today :) Lovely to meet you. Fil
ReplyDeleteWhat fun these patterns are. We had a winter wedding, December 6th, but it was in Southern California and no where near harsh winter conditions at all.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed reading about wedding lore and seeing those vintage patterns. Did you read my blog post when I told how I made my own wedding dress? It was kind of fun. ((hugs)), Teresa :-)
ReplyDeleteThat was really a neat post. So, you collect wedding gown patterns (old ones, at that). I think that is just the coolest thing ever! How many do you have?
ReplyDeleteWhat a very fun post! WOW...I learned a lot. I was just thinking of you ...it's pouring rain here this evening. Have a great weekend.
ReplyDeleteThat was a very fun post.
ReplyDeleteHugs,
Meredith
Loved seeing the different patterns, Oh how styles have changed over the years x
ReplyDeleteI love your fun outlook to things and have learnt something from you. Sadly my eldest daughter broke my something new(a bracelet) recently beads flew everywhere!
ReplyDeleteLoved reading all the fun facts. I am glad I had wedding cake as opposed to a loaf of bread broken on top of my head! We were married on an extremely HOT August weekend on the same date my husbands parents had married 39 years prior.
ReplyDeleteSuch an interesting and educational post. I don't know how you accomplish all that you do.
ReplyDeleteInteresting wedding facts. Just this past week my husband;s widowed brother ( 70 years old) married his new sweetheart. She wore a cream knee length dress. My parents were married in 1935; my mom wore a new dress but it wasn't what we;d think of as a wedding gown.
ReplyDeleteI love those old patterns, and enjoyed the wedding facts.
ReplyDeleteThank you for the information. It is fun post!
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed those pretty patterns. They are so lovely!!
I make my own summer clothes. Personally, I would like to wear some old style looking rather than recent modern ones!
Enjoy your new week!
Thank you for the information. It is fun post!
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed those pretty patterns. They are so lovely!!
I make my own summer clothes. Personally, I would like to wear some old style looking rather than recent modern ones!
Enjoy your new week!
I love this. Especially learning about the vein on the finger. Totally fab 5. Thank you
ReplyDeleteThank you for the facts, love those patterns!
ReplyDeleteCaz xx
Thank you for the facts, love those patterns!
ReplyDeleteCaz xx
I enjoyed reading this wedding post. Specifically since Hubby and I just celebrated our 31st anniversary on the 7th. I had a summer wedding because I was a teacher and taking time away from your students was frowned upon. You have some great old wedding patterns. 35 cents for a pattern! Wow.
ReplyDeleteI was a bridesmaid when I was 12 and wore a very similar pattern to the Style 4431 view 3 but it was in a floral lemon and green - It was evocative of an M&S broccoli quiche! I love the simplicity one at the end too. Jo x
ReplyDeleteYour wedding facts were fascinating!
ReplyDeleteI was a winter bride too... who needs their make up melting in a harsh Aussie summer?
interesting post about wedding dresses !
ReplyDeleteAbout the only thing wedding dresses have carried over the last several generations is the white color. My grandmothers' dresses were buttoned up tight almost to the chin. Some of my students who have gotten married this summer ... well, let's just say there is almost nothing left to the grooms' imaginations in their dresses!
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