19 Old Wedding Customs That No Bride Today Would Ever Do

Published on 06/13/2022
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10. Shunning Green Dresses

Ireland has some amazing strange wedding traditions, one of which involves the color most commonly associated with the country: green. Not only could the bride not wear green because an old rhyme said it would make her “ashamed to be seen,” but guests couldn’t too because it might enrage the fairies.

10. Shunning Green Dresses

10. Shunning Green Dresses

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11. Remaining Quiet If You’re A Woman

Yes, this was a wedding rule in the good old days. Only men were permitted to make toasts, therefore the groom, the father of the bride, and the best man may all speak, but not the newlywed. Needless to say, not many people are still following this one.

11. Remaining Quiet If You’re A Woman

11. Remaining Quiet If You’re A Woman

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