Are you doing or ditching the “carry over the threshold” tradition?

Like many, we haven't talked about it but we will probably skip it. I'm cool either way

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I'm surprised that many have skipped it! It's something you see on movies or tv so I always assumed this is what most couples did on their wedding night!

You know...I haven't thought about this one. I'm sure fiance hasn't either. I foresee it going like the gif above .

Ha! No go over here. I would never have asked him to try and pick me up!

We did not even consider doing this. I weigh more than my husband does and he broke his collarbone several years ago and it never healed correctly - sounds more like a trip to the emergency room than fun.

We haven’t thought about this one yet, but I’m going to bring it up to my FH. I think he’d be into doing this as we went to our hotel room and when we come back home after the honeymoon!

My understanding of the origin of this tradition is twofold an ancient Norse culture the best man helped carry away unwilling bride so you carry them over the threshold family's home to yours and then consummated the marriage and turned over a garter is proof which is also the origin of a garter tradition the second origin that I have heard is that all doorways and windows are in between places relating to Fairies and changelings in British culture

you carry the bride over the threshold to protect her from being stolen or changed or corrupted

Well he is 6'3" and 200 to my under 5 feet and under 90 pounds of nothingness so it physically possible

I haven't and won't ask

Guess? He will be his usual special self and As we both know fairy version he'll probably do all doors lol

Definitely did not do this. It definitely would have ended up like the last picture lol

I’d actually love to do this. We haven’t talked about it.

View Quoted Comment Hahaha. Love this! Making fun memories is the best!

You know we were way too exhausted for this

Maybe. Just for fun. We’ll see. I don’t think either of us care too much either way.

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Lol!! That gif is hilarious!

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I'm sure it would be fun!!

We probably will be most likely ditching this tradition. We are both very clumsy lol

We're ditching it. He'd probably throw his back out trying. He has joked about putting his hands on my waste while I "hop" over the threshold. We're not big on traditions anyway.

This is probably something we'd do to be funny, I think it's cute! But we probably won't remember it by the time we're all done, haha.

Probably not! I’m to self conscious of my weight.

This is actually one of my favorites

We live in an apartment on the 3rd floor so I don't think i'll make him carry me up all the stairs. lol maybe right when we get to the door!