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Wedding Cake Submitted by: Bliss!™ Preserve the top-most layer of your wedding cake by wrapping it with saran-wrap and aluminum foil. On your one-year anniversary, unwrap the cake and feed each other a slice of it. (We opted to forego this tradition.)

Can't See the Bride Submitted by: Bliss!™ The groom is not supposed to see the bride in all her glory until she walks down the aisle on the day of their wedding.

Wearing White Submitted by: Bliss!™ Only the bride should wear white on the day of the wedding. The bride should be the center of everyone's attention; therefore, guests should refrain from wearing the same color.

House-Cat Submitted by: K. M. of Auburn, New York A week before the wedding, have a house-cat eat out of your left shoe for good luck.

Rain Submitted by: S. D. of Houston, Texas Rain on your wedding day means you will have many children.

Full Moon Submitted by: K. D. of Chicago, Illinois Superstition has it that if there is a full moon 1-2 days before the wedding, then your married life will be filled with luck and good fortune.

Engagement Ring Submitted by: Rena of Harmonsburg, Pennsylvania It is bad luck for the bride to remove her engagement ring before the day of her wedding.

Right Foot First Submitted by: D. Settles of Lexington, Kentucky The bride should step into the church with her right foot first to ensure good luck. Also, if she ever plans to remove her engagement and wedding rings without bringing bad luck, she must remove them both on her way down the aisle after exchanging vows.

Rosary Beads Submitted by: SB of Clifton, New Jersey If it's raining on the morning of your wedding day, hang rosary beads on the clothesline. I truly believe in this - it was POURING on the morning of my wedding day and my manicurist told me to go home and hang them on the line. By the time we were dressed the sun came out, the ground dried up and it was the most beautiful day ever for our outside wedding!

The Ribbon Submitted by: J. L. of Rochester, New York This is for bridal showers. When the bride-to-be is opening her gifts, it is said that for every ribbon that she breaks, she will have one child.

Wedding March Submitted by: M. G. of London, Ontario, Canada My fianceé and I were instructed by our priest not to use the "Wedding March (Here Comes the Bride)" during the ceremony. He said it was disrespectful to the bride. According to the priest, the "Wedding March" was originally composed as a bar tune that was sung when pregnant prostitutes entered the bar. He says the Roman Catholic Church now advises couples against using this traditional song. [Ed. note: "Here Comes The Bride" is actually from an opera called Lohengrin written by Wagner.]

Good Luck Submitted by: J. B. of Winnipeg, Ontario, Canada I was told by a friend that it is considered good luck for the bride to encounter a chimney sweep, black cat, lamb or dove on her wedding day. She's especially lucky if she finds a spider in her wedding gown. I'm not sure if this is true but I guess I'll find out soon.

Diamonds Submitted by: M. H. of Cadiz, Ohio For good luck and a lifetime of pleasant relations with the bride's parents, it is tradition for the groom to honor his future mother-in-law with a diamond when he presents the engagement ring to his future bride.

Wedding Cake #2 Submitted by: Becky Lynch of Thorndike, Massachusetts Smashing wedding cake into your new spouse's face is totally disrespectful when you realize where the tradition originated. It is said that the cake tradition is supposed to represent that throughout your marriage, you will "feed" each other and take care of each other.

The Red Umbrella Submitted by: May of New York, New York Chinese superstition says that carrying an open red umbrella over the bride will protect her from evil spirits.

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