tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18955239.post2892907279570070803..comments2024-03-28T12:00:29.857+00:00Comments on Historical and Regency Romance UK: Wedding DressesLouise Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09895724319451189592noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18955239.post-74119182063273552202014-07-23T17:19:07.788+01:002014-07-23T17:19:07.788+01:00Thank you, Elizabeth, it's good to know I was ...Thank you, Elizabeth, it's good to know I was following such ancient traditions! My grandmother gave me a little myrtle plant and told me to keep it alive until I got married - I managed it, just, and it was used to make my crown :-) Christina Courtenayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17394275746146697340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18955239.post-32868118151927052022014-07-23T16:12:33.332+01:002014-07-23T16:12:33.332+01:00I just loved your wedding dress, Christina - so pr...I just loved your wedding dress, Christina - so pretty and elegant, too. You look stunning.<br /><br />Apparently, Queen Victoria got the myrtle for her wedding bouquet from Lambeth Palace (the Bishop of London's home) and then grew a myrtle bush from a cutting of it. <br /><br />Every since, royal brides had had a sprig of it in their wedding bouquets. <br /><br />In Roman times, the altar in a temple to the goddess Venus was decorated with myrtle which symbolizes loveElizabeth Hawksleyhttp://www.elizabethhawksley.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18955239.post-34256852368635581282014-07-23T11:04:24.769+01:002014-07-23T11:04:24.769+01:00That sounds intriguing, Angela! I love hearing abo...That sounds intriguing, Angela! I love hearing about different traditions. My in-laws had never heard of the myrtle either so I had to explain to them as well :-)Christina Courtenayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17394275746146697340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18955239.post-84568955271724504532014-07-23T01:56:13.319+01:002014-07-23T01:56:13.319+01:00It wasn't a family tradition but an English on...It wasn't a family tradition but an English one that had to be explained to my new American husband and his family. We had a chimney sweep at our wedding for luck and they thought that was strange!angela britnellhttp://www.angelabritnellromance.comnoreply@blogger.com