I am Hispanic, and in our Mexican weddings, there is typically only a maid of honor, most people don’t even have a best-man included in the ceremony. Taking this into consideration, I found it odd to see about 5 bridesmaids and groomsmen was “normal”... but what’s the point?
Today groomsmen and bridesmaids are in charge of preparing a bachelor party, escorting each other, and assisting with typical wedding duties, but back in Ancient Rome, they had much more serious duties.
Romans were very superstitious and believed evil spirits lurked around at weddings hoping to target their malice i=onto the new couple. To confuse these spirits or demons, 10 bridesmaids were to dress exactly like the bride and 10 groomsmen as the groom.
These were typically close friends or family of the couple. Why was 10 the magical number, you ask.. well because these were the witnesses necessary for the wedding to take place.
I may add groomsmen actually accompanied the bride, this because they would “protect” her from thieves and gazing eyes.
In modern time and during the past centuries, these honored guests typically must have showed support for the bond between the upcoming marriage to gain such spot in the wedding party.
Cool. but my bridesmaids will definitely not be dressing exactly like me.
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