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Why Grooms Donāt Traditionally See The Bride Before The Wedding
While some modern couples buck the tradition, others consider it bad luck for the groom to see the bride before the ceremony. But where did this practice of hiding from each other before the big moment at the altar come from anyway? Hereās the story behind the superstition.
It all goes back to the fact that arranged marriages used to be the norm. These were more like business deals between families than love connections between a couple. And it wasnāt just the time right before the ceremony that couples spent apart - way back when, it wasnāt uncommon for a bride and groom to have never seen each other before they tied the knot!
See, the brideās father was the one who typically made the deal, marrying his daughter off to help his own family out. And he couldnāt take a chance of the groom seeing the bride before he said āI doā and thinking she wasnāt pretty enough to marry and calling the whole thing off. That wouldāve shamed the family ā so dear old dad couldnāt take the chance and kept his daughterās face a mystery, under the veil until the last minute.
So we think of the bride and groom not seeing each other before they walk down the aisle as something romantic, but it didnāt start out that way. Thankfully, we get to pick our own husbands these days and we donāt have to worry theyāll run when they finally see our face.
Source: Glamour
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