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These days couples planning a wedding try to book the ceremony on a Saturday, then guests do not have to take time off work; at least not unless they have top travel a long way. But it wasn’t always like that and in time gone by holding a wedding on a Saturday was considered to be very unlucky.

With wedding venues often booked up many months, if not years, in advance; it is becoming increasingly popular to get married on another day of the week. Those considering this option may be interested in the following traditional rhyme;

Marry on Monday for wealth,
Marry on Tuesday for health,
Marry on Wednesday the best day of all,
Marry on Thursday for losses,
Marry on Friday for crosses,
Marry on Saturday for no luck at all.

The earlier days of the week are said to be fortunate, with the end of the week considered to be unlucky. Thursdays and Fridays – particularly if the Friday falls on the 13th – and Saturdays are not favored.

You will notice that Sunday does not feature at all in the rhyme, presumably dating from times when all weddings took place in church – Sundays are of course the busiest day in a church. The advent of civil ceremonies would also have ruled out Sundays because most Registry Offices are in buildings that would not be open on that day. However, now that weddings can take place in approved, licenced premises, Sunday weddings are becoming increasingly popular.

If you are planning a wedding soon then may I wish you the very best of luck.

The author has been happily married for 23 years and our wedding was on a Saturday, so don’t take the above table too seriously! His interests include heraldry and he has a shop selling gifts with family crests.

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