The tradition of wearing pearls on your wedding day is a controversial wedding tradition. To some, it is a time-honored tradition – where a strand of pearls is passed from one generation to the next and worn by the bride on her wedding day. The pearls are worn to "take away the bride's tears"; to ensure a happy marriage without tears. Greeks believe the pearl would promote marital harmony; pearls symbolize love, success, happiness, modesty, chastity and purity. The height of this wedding tradition occurred during the Victorian Era. This tradition does not require that the strand of pearls be passed from one generation to the next. The bride or someone close to her can purchase a pearl necklace as a piece of wedding jewelry and still follow the wedding tradition.
However a few cultures, Filipino, Mexican and Italian, believe wearing pearls on your wedding day will cause a tear-filled marriage.
As with all wedding traditions, the bride and groom are the final say in which tradition to follow and what it means to them.
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