Couples to incorporate unusual traditions at wedding venues in Middlesex?

Kidnapping the bride and covering her in feathers and eggs are just some of the more wacky customs different cultures perform to celebrate marriage.

Published by Richard Charles

Couples getting married at wedding venues in Middlesex may wish to include a traditional wedding custom from the region they are from.

The Daily Telegraph took a look at different celebrations from around the globe carried out to mark the beginning of newlyweds' lives together.

In Scotland, the bride is marched around town doused in oil, feathers and eggs, while in the US a now less popular tradition is to ruin the bridal gown by covering it in water or mud.

The Spanish favour more low-key habits such as the groom providing his soon-to-be wife with 13 coins, which she takes to the ceremony to symbolise his intention to look after her.

Meanwhile, Welsh brides give their bridesmaids myrtle to plant and if their cutting flowers it means they will soon be married themselves.

Finally, the paper noted that the Germans have a ritual which involves the best man kidnapping the woman and taking her to drink champagne in a pub until the groom finds them.

A traditional English custom is to ensure the bride has an item to represent each of the aspects of a Victorian rhyme; something old, something new, something borrowed and something blue.

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