Wedding Night 101
By: Lesley-Ann Graham
The wedding night is a very special time. Even if you and your fiance/e have been living together for years, this night is a marker in your relationship and deserves to be prepared for as carefully as the wedding ceremony and reception. Take the time to make it memorable for both of you.
Wherever it is that you will spend the night, tradition says that the groom must carry the bride over the threshold. Superstition says this is to prevent bad luck from happening if the bride stumbles, but no one ever says what happens if she should fall (should the groom collapse from the unaccustomed weight). In ancient times, this may also have been to prevent the reluctant bride from escaping her new spouse. Fortunately, there have been very few of those cases in modern times.
Most hotels give special packages for newlyweds. They will normally give you a suite, not just a standard room. They can also have chilled champagne and delicious strawberries, as well as other amenities, ready in your room awaiting your arrival. If you have special requests, such as having flower petals strewn on the bed, these can be handled by their guest services coordinator as well.
Both of you may be excited but a little tired from your reception. It’s always a great idea to unwind before anything else. Why not have a soak in the tub, alone or together as you prefer, may just do the trick. Your bride is bound to have a special piece of lingerie specially chosen just for this occasion, which she’ll don just as soon as she’s ready. The rest is up to you.
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