In Italy, many newlyweds smash a vase or glass at their wedding, and they put a lot of muscle into it, too! Why? According to tradition, however many pieces the glassware breaks into will symbolize how many years the couple will be happily
According to Greek culture, placing a sugar cube on the bride will sweeten the marriage.
A SPIDER ON YOUR WEDDING DRESS
Finding an eight-legged creature on your gorgeous gown might seem like a big-day nightmare, but English lore claims that it’s a good omen.
Tradition Around The World – Brides.com
And if You Want more – How about Intergalactic Dating?
How about an Out of the World Wedding ? Aliens need Brides too.

He will be lord of his own solar system, but he can’t claim the homeworld until he takes a bride. He needs the right mate to win his mating rings, but choosing one female from among the neighboring systems while slighting the others could start an interstellar incident—and this ex-mercenary starship captain has finally had enough of war. Where in the universe can a runaway cyborg prince find a naïve female willing to risk her life on the dangerous frontiers of space?