WEDDING TRADITIONS AND FOLKLORE

WEDDING MONTHS

JANUARY : Marry when the year is new, he will be loving, kind and true.
FEBRUARY : When February birds do mate, you wed nor dread your fate.
MARCH : If you wed when March winds blow, joy and sorrow both you will know.
APRIL : Marry in April if you can, joy for maiden and for man.
MAY : Marry in the month of May, you will surely rue the day.
JUNE : Marry when June roses grow and over land and sea you will go.
JULY : Those who in July do wed must labor for their daily bread.
AUGUST : Whoever wed in August be, many a change is sure to see.
SEPTEMBER : Marry in Septembers shrine so that your life is rich and fine.
OCTOBER : If in October you do marry, love will come but riches tarry.
NOVEMBER : If you wed in bleak November, only joys will come, remember.
DECEMBER : When December snows fall fast, marry, and your love will last.

DAY OF THE WEEK

WEDDING COLORS

GOLD - riches, extravagance, bright, traditional
RED - beauty, strength, passion, celebration, luck, courage, health, love, passion, joy
LIGHT BLUE - suggests healing, health, happiness, patience and creativity
DARK BLUE - represents change, strong, important, peaceful, intelligent
YELLOW -  intellect, friendship, cooperation, attraction, happy, joy, remembrance
GREEN - fertility, nature, peace, health, harmony, money, envy, growth,  environment
PINK - is the hue of love and friendship, sweet, nice, romance, playful, delicate
ORANGE - energy, warmth change, health, stimulates, knowledge
PURPLE - royal, precious, romantic, sacred, royalty, mystery, spirituality, growth, healing, and meditation
WHITE - reflects peace, protection, purity and fairness
BLACK - conservative, mysterious, sophisticated
GRAY - formal, conservative, sophisticated
LAVENDER - grace, elegance, delicate, feminine
SILVER - sleek, glamorous, rich
IVORY -represents quiet, calm, pleasantness, and elegance

WEDDING COLOR FOLKLORE

Married in white, you have it right
Married in blue, your love is true
Married in pink, your fortune will stink
Married in green, you'll never be seen
Married in red, you'll wish you were dead
Married in yellow, ashamed of your fellow
Married in brown, you'll live out of town
Married in gray, you'll live far away
Married in black, you'll wish you were back