WEdding Tradition

GARTER TOSSING

This is an old British ritual called "flinging the stocking". After the couple was married the guests would rush into the couple's bedroom and take their stocking, and the first guest to throw the stocking and hit either the bride or groom on the nose was the next to wed. COLOURS Married in white, you have it right Married in blue, your love is true Married in pink, your fortune will stink Married in green, you'll never be seen Married in red, you'll wish you were dead Married in yellow, ashamed of your fellow Married in brown, you'll live out of town Married in gray, you'll live far away Married in black, you'll wish you were back ENGAGEMENT RINGS The original purpose for an engagement ring was a sign that a woman was purchased and belonged to the groom-to-be. The first people to use rings in a romantic way were the French. In the sixteenth century they used gimmal rings. These rings are intertwined, but had a little slit in the gold so that during the engagement each person wore one of the rings. On the wedding day the groom would take his ring off and give it to his bride and that was her wedding band (the two rings together).