Wedding rings are worn on the third finger because it was believed that this finger contained a vein that went directly to the heart?

On the morning of the wedding, the bride-to-be should put a silver coin in the toe of her right shoe and step out (right foot first) for her last walk out as a single lady. The coin is said to bring good luck and wealth

Carrying a bride over the threshold protects her from any evil spirits that may be lurking in the new home

Shoes were once considered to be symbols of authority and possession. The tradition was for the bride's father to give one of the bride's shoes to the groom, therefore transferring authority over the bride to him

The reason that during a marriage ceremony, the bride stands on the left and the groom on the right is because it goes back to the days when a groom would capture his bride by kidnapping her. If the groom had to fight off other men who also wanted her as their bride, he would hold his bride-to-be with his left hand allowing his right hand to be free to use his sword

The word Honeymoon comes from days when the groom would whisk his new bride away to a secret hide-away. Here they would remain for a full pass of the moon and he would feed her honey-ed wine

Wedding gifts brought by guests to the ceremony have replaced the custom of bringing fruits that used to encourage fertility

Newly weds are not considered to be married until they have eaten breakfast together - hence the term Wedding Breakfast

Wedding bells were rung after a ceremony to drive away evil spirits. However, in Berkshire some years ago, no bells were rung for a girl who had lost her virginity!