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The Groom stands on the right of the Bride, deriving from the days of swords - should any man challenge him to his right to his Bride, the Groom was free to draw his sword with his right hand whilst protecting or holding his Bride with his left.

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Confetti the Italian word for 'sweets'. In Itally sweets were thrown over the newlyweds as the left the church to bestow fertility on the couple as was the rice used by many poorer villages.

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Superstition / Tradition stated that it was thought to be unlucky for a woman to marry a man whose surname began with the same letter as hers