Whether your wedding is considered traditional or non-traditional, many today still naturally incorporate certain routines, which may be taken for granted, as something done at a wedding. For example, we wear white dresses, which the Western culture popularized after the 1840 wedding of Queen Victoria to Prince Albert. At the time, many brides wore their best gowns or Sunday dresses. History and the times change, as do weddings traditions, and some for great reasons when considering its past.
But wait! Before you read the origins of these traditions, try your hand at our quiz, Fun Wedding Trivia to Stump Just About Everyone, and then come back here to find explanations for each answer.

The Honeymoon
In the old English era, honey mead or honey wine was supplied to the newlyweds for a full cycle of the moon, which this time was supposed to last a month. Many called the first month the sweetest, or the ?hony moone.? On the other hand, if you were Norse, then it could be considered the cool-down period after hiding out with their kidnapped bride while others were trying to find them. They were supplied food and mead for a cycle of the moon, which was how one passed time back then, in hopes the couple would have a child in a year.
The Wedding Toast
Throughout old English history, it was popular to poison your guest?s wine, but if the host offers the toast from the communal wine, clinks goblets, and drinks, then it?s safe to say it?s all good with you and the host. Marriage, in...