June Weddings: Interesting facts

Ewwww. I think I've heard that somewhere before. I think it was history class. I'm glad we're a little more civilized now.

That is crazy...an ANNUAL bath....ewwwww. Thanks so much for sharing this bridal history. I will pass it along next month when I attend the bridal shower for my future daughter-in-law..(August wedding)!

Very interesting story about June weddings. I was married in June and think if I only took an annual bath, I wouldn't have been getting married in June. I also think it would have taken more than flowers to mask the body odor. My husband would have made another choice or found someone who would atleast bathe semi annually....lol

Oh a bath a year, I have one daily and just couldn't imagine just what that would be like, pongy to say the least. I am in fact going to a June wedding at the end of the month LOL but I bet that is not the reason they chose it for then eh! Ellie :D

I bet the groom was really glad for those bouquet of flowers back then. I just couldn't imagine such a thing these days as an annual bath. Didn't they sweat back then?

How awful, i could have lived the rest of my life not knowing that pigs in a sty was cleaner than my ancestors. LOL

that was funny!!is it really true? what a way of masking the odor!!

That sounds about right. I heard that ages ago somewhere else. Not sure where but I did. There are a lot of interesting things that we still do today that we have no idea why we do them. We do them simply beacause they're tradition and we don't question it. I think people should really learn to question tradition though.

so that's why brides carry a bouquet of flowers during weddings! that's an interesting piece of trivia jill. but wait, people then don't take a bath everyday? they just take an annual bath and let the flowers do the masking of body odors??? ^__^;;

hey thank you for the interesting tidbits! i always love to read trivia and i found this quite funny! i guess it was quite popular to have your wedding in june until very recently (maybe the last 50 years or so) but not because they had their yearly bath in may! lol

Wow. I got married in June but it was because we were both out of school after May and that made it a good time. It never occurred to me I should take my yearly bath before the ceremony!

Is it true? funny, very funny. i cant belive this happnes. I think then everybody should carry a bouquet. Please tell me this not the truth. I am imagning this and i am not able to control myself from laughing. In india weather is so good even in winter every one can take a hot bath, except if any one is ill. So i cant belive that this happnes. Indian marriage: they clean the body of both by turmeric paste, Turmeric has a healing effect and burning sensation, they apply it for 2-5 days and then all the retuals. Do you know this turmeric paste has burning sensation, so the bride and groom should not allowed take bath atleast for 24 hr after applying it. even if they cry.. enjoy :)

Yes,the time in June is really an interesting and funny time.I also hope that I can do that in June in the future.But I think it maybe a little difficult because it all decide by my mother in our country.

Well, I guess the stench is like what people say about garlic. If you had garlic and the other person also, it does not offend you. Two stinky people, bride and groom, void the smell out. LOL

Hi jillhill. Jeesh, you would think they could have taken at least 1 bath per season, just to start things off right. I am wondering where you located this most interesting history of the 1500s. I love the part about brides carrying a bouquet to cover up their body odor. How lovely! PearlGrace

Me and my husband were married in June, but definatley not for these reasons. I can not even imagine bathing once a year. All I can picture are a bunch of disgusting looking people with the worst body sores from being filthy!! I have heard this before and is sounds so unbelievable. Did they not know they were dirty? To much work to clean yourself up a little? I would at least jump in a pond or lake or something..........come on!