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Irish weddings are like no other and they have many wedding
customs that people have never heard of. There is one wedding
Irish tradition that states: 'Marry in May and Rue the Day'
while another states: 'Marry in April if you can, joy for
maiden and for man'. The Irish wedding customs start whent
he groom is invited to bride's home right before the wedding
and they cook a goose in his honor. In the olden times,
this custom was called Aitin' the Gander. The wedding
continues and the reception cannot be complete without
the Magic Hanky. This tradition involves having the
bride carry and special hanky that with a few stitches
can be turned into a christening bonnet for the couple's
first baby. With a couple of snips the bonnet can be
turned back into a hanky that the eldest child can carry
on his or her wedding day and contiue the tradition for
many generations.