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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

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The groom often chooses a flower for his buttonhole which also occurs in the bride's bouquet. This is a vestige of the time when a Knight would wear his Lady's colours to display his love.