So in the early years, people believed rubbing garlic on your body would prevent diseases. and cure souls. Brides were no different, especially because it was said to help with fertility, something a bride should have in her mind.
The problem was that garlic, as much as it helped scaring evil spirits away, did not have a pleasant odor.
Someone along the way had the idea to embroider wedding gowns, wheat and ivy and have brides carry a bouquet of flowers with strong aromas so that they could be a little ore sweet smelling.
Cool fact is that when dresses were embroidered with wheat or ivy, brides took it after the wedding and planted it, so they could give bits of it to their daughters when it was their turn to marry.
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