Times have changed and long gone are the days where traditions determined what we do. Now we live in a time when we question the validity of some traditions and often opt to take an alternative course. Weddings are one of the modern-day celebrations where aged traditions are still very much alive and thus it is no wonder that younger brides are asking the question whether wedding garters still have a role to play in their ceremony.

The team at The Wedding Garter is your trusted online store with a wide selection of wedding accessories, lingerie and all things you might need to make your day special. As the name states, they also have a wide selection of wedding garters to choose from, surely making them the specialists in the field on explaining why wedding garters still have a place in a modern-day wedding.

“The tradition of wearing a wedding garter started at a time when the wedding dress represented a good fortune and often guests would want a piece of it. The story goes that in those days it was often the case that at some stage the wedding guests would storm the bride to tear off a piece of her dress to ensure their good fortune. Today this sounds completely barbaric and rather expensive, considering many brides hire their dresses which they then need to return. However, the result was that the wedding garter would then rather be offered for good luck by throwing it into the crowd, rather than having the bride go through the traumatic ordeal,” explains the team at The Wedding Garter. Although this is only one of the many funny and rather quirky stories which people often use to explain traditions, the practical aspect of a wedding garter was to keep the bride’s stockings in place.

While wedding ceremonies and celebrations do have a serious side to them, there is also an abundance of fun and mocking going around. It is, after all, a celebration amongst friends and families. Over more recent years, the removable of the wedding garter turned into one of the highlights of the occasion, often resulting in much laughter and serving as an indication that the celebration is standing towards an end. Thus, as many brides do not wear stockings anymore which you need to hold in place and as brides are no longer stormed by the crowds, you do not need to wear a wedding garter at all. Yet, it does contribute to be quite a fun and exciting event and even if you are not planning to take it off at your celebration, it surely is quite a seductive piece of fabric to save for much later when you are finally alone as a wedded couple.

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