Why does groom stand on the right

In medieval times a guy had to pay if he wanted to marry a girl. This payment was symbolized as his desire to marry her. The payment also included diamonds and since then it is a tradition to buy the bride engagement rings with stones and gems. Last party as a free man! In ancient times, bachelor party was known as bachelor dinner, it originated in the fifth century in Sparta where on the eve of wedding, military comrades would feast and toast one another in honor of their friend who would soon be a married man!

Did you know that before fifth century, index finger was considered as ring finger? However, later on it was discovered that the vein of third finger directly leads to the heart!

Since then, the third finger is considered as the ring finger! But in older era, white was not a traditional color for a wedding dress! In biblical days, blue was symbolized as a color of purity and both bride and groom had to wear a blue band around the bottom of their wedding outfit. The tradition of wearing white started with Queen Victoria when she married Prince Albert in Before that, girls used to wear whatever was the nicest outfit they had while royalty would wear luxurious gowns with metallic thread embroidery on it.

But Queen Victoria opted for a white satin gown instead of a royal silver gown. Since then, wedding dresses are symbolized with white color. There are different rituals and myths behind wearing a veil. In Middle Eastern and Asian countries veils were used to hide face of the bride from groom, who had never seen her before and will only get to see her after they get married.

How about a bouquet made up of herbs? In older times, bouquets were used to be made up of herbs instead of flowers. When white wedding dresses were worn to symbolize chastity, the white veil followed suit. This tradition is followed today by when facing the officiant. The bride stands to the left, and the groom stands to the right. Where does the best man stand? The best man usually stands closest to the groom at the altar during the ceremony.

The reason couples about to be married stand where they do is a relic of "marriage by capture," according to Reader's Digest. In early European history, a groom would sometimes literally "take a wife" against her will, the will of her family, or both. A man would kidnap a woman from her home with his groomsmen there to fight off anyone who tried to stop them.

If any man made it past the line of groomsmen standing guard at the altar, the groom would hold onto his bride with the left hand and would wield his sword with his right against any oncoming attackers. A wedding should never have to come to this! Remember to choose your groomsmen carefully, and arm them with classic groomsmen gifts like this Stainless Steel Multi-Function Knife and you'll never have to worry about jealous ex-boyfriends trying to take your girl away.

Nowadays, we try to over look the violent history of this tradition with a sugarcoated explanation stating that when the man and women join hands at the altar, it symbolizes their strength and unity, as well as their combined resources they bring to the marriage.