KnOW-it-ALL...

Lovies,

Everyone knows a know-it-all…matter of fact, you may be the KNOW-IT-ALL! Take some time, process it before deciding if that’s true lol. My mom married a know-it-all, he can tell you about other countries and has never stepped foot outside of the US. There are others that will argue you down over a music lyric, movie line, or even a body of work in reverse chronological order for an actor leaving you wondering why it was THAT serious!

Read some popular superstitions I was SURPRISED to run up on today…feel free to comment on the blog with some of your own!

1. Hey, brides, tuck a sugar cube into your glove -- according to Greek culture, the sugar will sweeten your union. (Really? Wouldn’t it melt and get sticky?)

2. The English believe a spider found in a wedding dress means good luck. (Ahh not if I just picked it up from the cleaners…)

3. In English tradition, Wednesday is considered the "best day" to marry, although Monday is for wealth and Tuesday is for health. (Soo what is Saturday?)

4. The groom carries the bride across the threshold to bravely protect her from evil spirits lurking below. (I’ve heard of this one…)

5. Rain on your wedding day is actually considered good luck, according to Hindu tradition! (Yeah….Yeah Yeah…heard of this one too but I heard rain is good luck because it WASHES away old sin, problems, issues and allows you to start with a pure slate)

6. For good luck, Egyptian women pinch the bride on her wedding day. Ouch! (Less makeup to make the cheeks rosy I presume?)

7. Middle Eastern brides paint henna on their hands and feet to protect themselves from the evil eye. (It’s soo beautiful too)

8. Peas are thrown at Czech newlyweds instead of rice. (HATE this idea....frozen ones would be the equivalent of marbles...and cooked peas would be a smashed up mess)

9. A Swedish bride puts a silver coin from her father and a gold coin from her mother in each shoe to ensure that she'll never do without. (Cool..I've heard of a silver coin for something but this doesn't sound familiar)

10. A Finnish bride traditionally went door-to-door collecting gifts in a pillowcase, accompanied by an older married man who represented long marriage. (All about collecting some gifts…let me just tell ya)

11. Moroccan women take a milk bath to purify themselves before their wedding ceremony. (Right cool…like going to a spa and having a Swedish massage and a milk wrap or something…one in the same…maybe?)

12. In Holland, a pine tree is planted outside the newlyweds' home as a symbol of fertility and luck. (My mom and her husband did this…but I thought it was to watch the tree as a symbol of your marriage…i.e. the tree grows, sheds, wilts, refreshes as your marriage does in different seasons…I like it and would want to do it)

Traditionally…you should always wear something new::something borrowed::something blue!