文档介绍：Weddings in the Britain ? Introduction ? Proposal( 求婚)? Choosing the day ? The wedding dress ? On the way to the wedding ? The wedding cake ? Confetti ? The honeymoon introduction ▲ Many originated or are modifications of customs which began many centuries ago. ▲ They are maintained in the belief that they will bring good luck and happiness to the couple at a time when their lives are changing, hopefully for the better. PROPOSAL ? In the past when the marriage proposal was a more formal procedure, the prospective groom sent his friends or members of his family to represent his interests to the prospective bride and her family. If they saw a blind man, a monk or a pregnant woman during their journey it was thought that the marriage would be doomed if they continued their journey as these sights were thought to be bad omens. ? If, however, they saw nanny goats, pigeons or wolves these were good omens which would bring good fortune to the marriage. ? During Medieval times in Brittany the man proposed by leaving a hawthorn branch at the door of his beloved on the first of May. By leaving the branch at the door she accepted his proposal. She made known her refusal by replacing the hawthorn branch with a cauliflower. Choosing the day ? Although most weddings now take place on a Saturday it was considered unlucky in the past. Fridays were also considered unlucky particularly Friday the 13th. The famous old rhyme advises a wedding in the first half of the week: ? Monday for wealth Tuesday for health Wednesday the best day of all Thursday for losses Friday for crosses Saturday for no luck at all 2/21/2017 ? The Summer as a whole was considered a good time to marry and this is partly to do with the sun's association with fertility. In Scotland one popular custom was for the bride to "walk with the sun" to bring her good. She would walk from east to west on the south side of the church and then continue walking around the church thre