Five on Friday - Weddings

Waking this morning I looked out of the window and yes you have guessed we are back to rain.  Rain, a brides big fear.  I am joining Amy over at Love Made My Home for the weekly get together, I hope you pop over and join in the fun.  This week I am having a little fun with Weddings, sharing some interesting facts about Wedding traditions along with 5 of my vintage wedding attire patterns.

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.

 

 

Three

 

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.

 

 

Five

 

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.