Vintage WeddingRetro Wedding HairstyleThe custom of throwing an old shoe after the bride is still believed to propitiate success, and is kept up in most places with as much enthusiasm as ever.
It has been suggested, however, that it is not thrown for luck only, but that it was originally "a symbol of renunciation of dominion and authority over her by her father or guardian ; and the receipt of the shoe by the bridegroom, even if accidental, was an omen that the authority was transferred to him". More Wedding Ideas: |
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