My wedding dress was both blue and borrowed, for whatever it’s worth in American marriage superstitions and legends. This, however, doesn’t appear to play a role in German wedding superstition, which, surprisingly enough considering Germans’ reputation world-wide for lacking senses of humor, revolves around practical jokes and public humiliation.

Until death do they part…

I’ve heard that one German pre-wedding tradition, for example, is the kidnapping of the bride by the groom’s best friend. The two go hide out somewhere, and the groom is expected to run around following clues that will eventually lead him to claim his bride.