like rain on your wedding day

taken from www.wedbykez.com Kez is a young Newcastle based marriage celebrant. Contact her on info@wedbykez.com

Alanis Morisette had it wrong. Not only did she completely misinterpret the meaning of Irony.. she has completely mislead you as to the significance of rain on your wedding day.

Given it is absolutely pouring here in Newcastle (In November?? Maybe I should be writing blogs on the effect of Global Warming on weddings!) I thought the following might make you see a little water as a good sign for your wedding

The belief comes from Hindu cultures who have the idea that a wet knot is harder to untie. If you are tying the knot... may as well make it unbreakable. The Hindu's, who love a wedding, also marry frogs in the hope that it will bring rain. A frog wedding to please the rain gods

A lot of agricultural societies, dependant on crops for prosperity also highly value rain. No wonder it is thought to guarantee a happy marriage.