http://dearsugar.com/ Just ask. en http://dearsugar.com/1737280 <p><span class="inline left"><img src="http://images.teamsugar.com/files/upl1/0/6066/26_2008/LS020564.preview.jpg" alt="" title="" class="right image preview" height="454" width="300"></span>Something borrowed, something blue, and something . . . . totally bizarre. Don't you sometimes wonder where our weirder wedding traditions come from? From throwing rice to wearing blue, lots of things happen at weddings that I've never totally understood. <a href="http://www.mentalfloss.com/" target="_blank">Mental Floss</a> has a fun list of <a href="http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/15969" target="_blank">eight weird origins of wedding traditions</a>. Here are five of my favorite back stories from <a href="http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/15969" target="_blank">MF's list of bizarre traditions</a>.</p> <ul> <li>Brides wearing white. Apparently, it wasn't until Queen Victoria donned a white gown that this virginal shade became the wedding-dress color of choice. Before that, a bride was merely expected to dress in her finest finery.</li> <li>Dads giving the bride away. The tradition of fathers walking daughters down the aisle actually goes back to the days when dads used female offspring as bartering tools to pay off debts or make peace. </li> </ul> <p>Three more fun facts, so </p> <p><a href="http://dearsugar.com/1737280">read more</a></p> http://dearsugar.com/1737280#comment 5 wedding traditions the big day tradition Wedding wedding traditions Thu, 26 Jun 2008 09:00:00 -0700 DearSugar http://dearsugar.com/1737280