Bad Luck Traditions...

Also, Anyone know of any other bad luck traditions?

That's right, he's not supposed to see it. But that's what we're here for, post your pics here!

Jewelry too?

Hes seen my jewelry i think, i know hes seen my veil, but he has not seen my dress. As far as he knows its tie dye, long sleeved, and has a polar bear head as a hood (don't ask, long story). I don't care much for the superstitions, but i want him to be a little surprised when he sees me.

I don't think it's bad luck, I doubt that if he sees it you guys are doomed for failure. But I do think the element of surprise on the day of the wedding is better, once the look is complete and is all put together. I showed my fiance my shoes, because I was so excited about them, but that was it. Like Tara V. said, show us - we'd love to see it.

Here's what I found:

It is bad luck for the bride to be seen in her wedding dress by the groom before the ceremony

It is bad luck for the bride to meet up with a Lizard, Funeral Procession or a Pig on her way to the church.

~ It is bad luck for a man to encounter a Blind Person, Pregnant Woman, a Monk, or a Nun on his way to propose

Interesting Linda. I never heard of those before. Good to know.

Actually, I'm not that superstitious, but FH is. He wont admit it, but he is.

My FH is too. No first look - he doesn't want to see me at all on our wedding day until I am walking down the aisle to him. How sweet!

I will be keeping the dress hidden but didn't know about the jewelry. But I'm meeting my mother, MIL, and maid of honor at the bridal shop to pick out jewelry tomorrow and I guess my MOH will be holding him in the other room while I pick out what I want and then he can come back in to see the Bridesmaid's jewelry cuz I'm buying them theirs.

I don't think it's really bad luck, any more than rain is good luck, lol....

I'd say bad luck is missing the cocktail hour because you're taking photos, but that's just me!

I don't believe in any of the wedding superstitions. For a while we were considering our wedding venue to be at a bed and breakfast type inn place which would have meant we would most likely stay overnight prior to the wedding. My mom was trying to tell me that my FH and I wouldn't be able to stay in the same room because then he would see me in the morning on the day of the wedding. Gasp! I just about blew her mind when I told her that it didn't matter if we stayed in the same room (and that there was no way that I wouldn't) because I was planning on doing a first look and taking our photos before the ceremony anyway.

We bought our dresses together because we wanted them to coordinate. And we had our fittings together, and got dressed together at the synagogue before the wedding. So NotFroofy had definitely seen my dress, veil, jewelry, etc., on me before the ceremony. And we've been married over two years already, and I'm more in love with her know than I was on our wedding day. So I don't put too much store in that superstition.

Another superstition that I heard was that it was unlucky to get married at the top of the hour (e.g., noon or 6:00), because then things would go down after the wedding (like the minute hand on the clock). The superstition is that you should get married at the bottom of the hour (e.g., 12:30 or 6:30), so things will go up from there. This was particularly funny for me, because we meant to get married at noon, but got delayed until 12:30 because our hair and make-up person arrived late. So maybe she gets credit for our luck?

That is weird 2nd Bride, My FH and I were to be married at 3:00pm on Saturday the 15th of September but since we moved the date to Friday the 14th it is now 3:30pm and we have had good luck so far! FH refuses to see my dress or me till the day of the wedding, he will have is own room at the hotel

I don't think its bad luck - FH saw a picture of me in the dress I chose. I didn't mind showing him because the dress I had on was a sample dress, was in ivory, and was a size too big. I had next to no makeup on, no veil, and no jewelry except my engagement ring. So, he really doesn't have a clue about what I am going to look like on the day of. I do want to surprise him, so when my dress comes in, its going to my FMIL's house. He hasn't seen my jewelry or anything. Once again, I don't think its bad luck, but I want him to be in awe of how beautiful I will look on the day of the wedding.

DH had no idea what my dress or veil looked like. It was one tradition that I actually wanted to stick to.

However, Linda said that it's bad luck for a groom to encounter a blind person. Wish we had known that before because the "problem" groomsman is legally blind! LOL

My Sister and BIL saw eachother in wedding garb before the wedding....10 years strong and 3 boys later....they are doing great

I just want that first time he sees me in my gown to be when I'm walking down the aisle towards him. It's just the way we want it. I don't think luck has much to do with it.

It's not bad luck at all.

FH didn't see the dress at all until I walked down the aisle, but he was with me when I bought my jewelry. As far as I know, it's just the dress he's not supposed to see. But it's all superstition anyway....

I showed my FH my dress on a hanger so he'd know what direction I was headed as to style/theme. I then had the dress altered a lot. A bunch of us went out for brunch on our wedding day so he saw me. Then he went home & got dressed and left for venue. Then I got dressed. So, he was surprised when I walked down the aisle. And that was 24 happy years ago -- no jink.

Well FH wanted not to see me the day off the wedding till the aisle but as I was reading through WW it's better to have a first look so you refrain time from cocktail and be more time with family which thats what I would like. Honestly I don't mind the looking. I think thats just superstitions. Now seeing me in my wedding dress I don't want him to look til the day of why? Cause I want him to look at me speechless. The jewelry don't mean nothing to me.