Things You'll Need:
- Bridesmaid Dresses
- Wedding Gowns
- Catering Services
- Live Band And DJ Rentals
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Step 1
Anoint a best man - a tradition stemming from ancient men's practice of capturing a bride by force. A best man can ward off the bride's relatives while the couple escapes.
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Step 2
Have bridesmaids and groomsmen at your wedding, a custom that likely evolved from an ancient Roman law that required 10 witnesses at a wedding.
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Step 3
Dress the attendants in identical clothing to confuse envious spirits and help prevent them from knowing which couple is getting married.
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Step 4
Cry, or at least pretend to cry, at your wedding. Brides who don't may face a married life full of tears.
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Step 5
Accept a wedding ring from your spouse. Early Egyptians believed that a circle meant eternity - a strong indication that the marriage would last.
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Step 6
Wear your wedding ring on the fourth finger of your left hand. The Egyptians believed a "love's vein" ran from the heart to the ring finger; a Roman scholar later proclaimed that this tradition prevented love from escaping from the heart.
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Step 7
Have a wedding cake. In ancient Rome, a groom would break a cakelike pastry over his bride's head to ensure her happiness and wealth.
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Step 8
Give each guest a piece of the cake; Roman guests would pick up crumbs of this broken pastry for some good luck of their own.
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Step 9
Go on a honeymoon - a tradition started in the days when a man captured his bride and needed to hide out until the angry in-laws got tired of looking for her.
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Step 10
Carry your wife over the threshold. Ancient Roman grooms lifted their new wives into their houses to prevent them from tripping, a bad omen on the wedding day.
