Did you know? 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.
Did you know? When the best man is paying the church fee, he should pay the Minister an odd sum to bring luck to the couple.
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Eastbourne Winter Garden
The Historic Eastbourne Winter Garden is now registered for weddings. The newly refurbished Gold Room can seat up to 400 people for the ceremony and then the Floral can take up to 1200 people for a reception or 800 for a site down meal. For further information see our website www.conferenceeastbourne.com
Did you know? Although most weddings now take place on a Saturday it was considered unlucky in the past
Did you know? The reason that the engagement rings are worn on the fourth finger of the left hand is because the ancient Egyptians thought that the "vein of love' ran from this finger directly to the heart.
Did you know? 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