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Topic: Bridesmaids Used To Be Bouncers!
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teasel
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posted June 08, 2012 12:05 PM
  
Apparently, back in the day, bridesmaids were supposed to be bouncers: quote:
The whole matching dresses tradition is the most curious aspect of the wedding-party custom. But any seemingly outdated, completely nonsensical practice had to start somewhere. A quick search of some wedding websites tells me that in early Roman times bridesmaids acted as a "protective shield... to intervene if any wayward thugs or vengeful suitors tried to hurt the bride or steal her dowry." The Western tradition, however, is said to stem from ancient Roman law requiring witnesses to wear outfits identical to that of the bride and groom. These marriage decoys would confuse evil spirits or jealous suitors who might show up to ruin the wedding. Unfortunately there's no such tradition in place for warding off sloppy drunks intent on being the life of the party, a much more immediate concern in my experience.If this reasoning holds up, Callie should probably get rid of her current party and find some ladies who look like her and could kick some wayward thug ass. Or who could at least throw an evil spirit for a loop. I fear her current batch of bridesmaids is more likely to run away at the sight of ghosts. ~ Rachel Bertsche, "MWF Seeks BFF My Yearlong Search For A New Best Friend"
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posted June 08, 2012 12:07 PM
LOL Very interesting!IP: Logged |
juniperb
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Registered: Apr 2009
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posted June 09, 2012 07:36 AM
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Unfortunately there's no such tradition in place for warding off sloppy drunks intent on being the life of the party, a much more immediate concern in my experience.
More along the lines of today 
Interesting history and makes sense.
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Stawr
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posted June 09, 2012 02:06 PM
haha!! How would wearing matching dresses ward off evil spirits? "oh no they all match...I better leave them alone...!" wtf IP: Logged |
Ami Anne
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From: Pluto/house next to NickiG
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posted June 09, 2012 09:34 PM
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Originally posted by Stawr:
haha!! How would wearing matching dresses ward off evil spirits? "oh no they all match...I better leave them alone...!" wtf
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posted June 09, 2012 11:49 PM
Octuplet looking people always confuse evil spirits....didnt you know? lol IP: Logged |
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posted June 09, 2012 11:50 PM
It's like garlic to vampires. Confuses their fragile spirit minds!!!! (they don't know which one to go after) IP: Logged |
Stawr
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posted June 10, 2012 05:00 PM
lol if I ever get married I think I would at least want the brides mates to at have the same color dress on.
And IIIIIIIIIIIIII will be the only one in white. mwahahaaa.Lots of bribes now of days seem to at least want the brides mates to be in the same color. But then some brides have pirate themed weddings...my friend told me she went to one. And I was flipping out. LOL but yeah now that I think about it uniforms can be intimidating sometimes... IP: Logged |
charmainec
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posted June 11, 2012 01:38 AM
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