Hi Friends, happy Thursday! Welcome to the Dark History podcast. We’re going to the chapel and we’re going to get married! But it’s not all pretty dresses and delicious cake (mmmmmm cake). In fact, a lot of the wedding traditions that we hold near and dear have a pretty dark past. In today’s episode we’ll find out why we kiss the bride, why the father gives the bride away, why bridesmaids exist and what’s with their matching dresses, and why the garter toss is even a thing. I appreciate you for coming by, and tune in next week for more Dark History. Want some cool Bailey Merch? Shop *NEW* Season 2 Dark History Merch : https://www.baileysarian.com PJ's I am wearing in today's video : https://shop-links.co/ch5gnEzNJSL _______ You can find the Dark History podcast on Apple, Spotify, wherever you listen to your podcasts, and every Thursday here on my YouTube for the visual side of things. Apple Podcast- apple.co/darkhistory Dark History Merch- baileysarian.com _______ FOLLOW ME AROUND Tik Tok : https://bit.ly/3e3jL9v Instagram : http://bit.ly/2nbO4PR Facebook : http://bit.ly/2mdZtK6 Twitter : http://bit.ly/2yT4BLV Pinterest : http://bit.ly/2mVpXnY Youtube : http://bit.ly/1HGw3Og Snapchat : https://bit.ly/3cC0V9d Discord: https://discord.gg/BaileySarian RECOMMEND A STORY HERE : cases4bailey@gmail.com Wanna Send Me Something? Bailey Sarian 4400 W Riverside Dr Ste 110-300, Burbank, CA 91505 Chapters: INTRO - 00:00 BABYLONIANS DID IT FIRST - 04:05 A BRIDAL RETURN POLICY - 10:15 BIG FAT (ANCIENT) GREEK WEDDING - 15:55 THIS IS SPARTA - 19:24 THE ROMAN’S POWER PLAY - 26:48 KISS YOUR BRIDE THEN SMASH CAKE ON HER HEAD - 30:37 LANDLORD=MATCHMAKER - 37:42 A MEDICI MARRIAGE - 43:03 DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER - 47:22 WHAT HAPPENS IN VEGAS - 54:06 CONCLUSION - 56:04 Dark History is an Audioboom Original. Hair: Angel Gonzalez Makeup: Jill Powell I'm your host -- Bailey Sarian