Who came up with latter-day wedding traditions?

During the times when a man would kidnap his bride, normally the bride would not go willingly, so he would forced her across the threshold.

Finnish brides perform a ritual dance in which the bride is blindfolded while wearing a crown. Her maids dance around her in a circle. When the dance is done the crown is worn by the next to be married.

In Switzerland, at the reception a bridesmaid would give guests a colored handkerchief in exchange for a gold coin. Gold was used to set up the househol

Anciently marriages were arranged. Men and women were not allowed to see each other before their marriage so the tradition of the veil was introduced.

Compiled by Megan Ransom