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Holme Pierrepont Hall Holme Pierrepont, Nottinghamshire NG12 2LD 0115 9332371 | www.holmepierreponthall.com | @holmepierreponthall FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Celebrating the Peak Season for Wedding Proposals at Holme Pierrepont Hall The Brackenbury family of Holme Pierrepont Hall are preparing for the forthcoming peak season for wedding proposals by sharing the heritage of some old English wedding traditions. Contrary to popular opinion that Valentine’s Day is the peak time of year for wedding proposals, internet traffic evidence suggests that Christmas is actually the favoured time for ‘popping the question’, with a surge in online searches for wedding venues being seen from tea-time on Christmas Day.

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HolmePierrepontHallHolmePierrepont,NottinghamshireNG122LD

01159332371|www.holmepierreponthall.com|@holmepierreponthall

FORIMMEDIATERELEASE

CelebratingthePeakSeasonforWeddingProposals

atHolmePierrepontHall

TheBrackenburyfamilyofHolmePierrepontHallarepreparingfortheforthcomingpeakseasonforweddingproposalsbysharingtheheritageofsomeoldEnglishweddingtraditions.ContrarytopopularopinionthatValentine’sDayisthepeaktimeofyearforweddingproposals,internettrafficevidencesuggeststhatChristmasisactuallythefavouredtimefor‘poppingthequestion’,withasurgeinonlinesearchesforweddingvenuesbeingseenfromtea-timeonChristmasDay.

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Beingattheheartofbothweddingceremoniesandreceptionssince1997,HolmePierrepontHallhascelebratedweddingsofalltastesandstylesbuttheTudorheritageofthemanorhousehasweddingtalestotellwhichdatebackcenturies.RobertBrackenbury,19thgenerationownerofHolmePierrepontHallsays:“We’reallfamiliarwithmanypopularweddingtraditionssuchasthrowingconfettiandcuttingthecakebutmanylongheldcustomshavebeenforgottenthroughthegenerationsorareonlydiscoveredwhencouplesstartdoingtheirresearchwhentheyfirstgetengaged.”Forexample,therearelotsoftraditionsandsuperstitionsassociatedwithweddingdressesandhowtheyaremadeandit’sfascinatingtoseehowtheoriginsofmanyofthesetraditionalcustomsareshapingnewtrendstoday.”HolmePierrepontHallisaGradeIlistedTudorManorHousedatingbacktocirca1500setina30acresecludedestate,justafewminutesawayfromTrentBridge.WithsomeoftheoldestbrickworkinthecountyandaGradeIIlistedcourtyardgardenandgrounds,HolmePierrepontHallisnowanexclusive-useweddingvenuebutopensthehouseandgardenstothepublicforselectedeventsthroughout2018.Tofindoutmorevisitwww.holmepierreponthall.comoremailRobertBrackenburydirectatweddings@holmepierreponthall.co.uk

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NOTESFOREDITORS:SourceforseasonalpeakinonlinesearchtrafficGoogleTrendsdata2004–2017availableatwww.google.com/trendsWeddingTraditionsandSuperstitionsfromtheHolmePierrepontHallArchives:

§ SewingtheDressUpuntilrecenttimes,womenworeamoreelaborateeverydaydressratherthanaspecialweddingdressbecauseevenfortherichwealthy,theideaofwearingadressforonedaywasunimaginable.Whenweddingdressesweremade,inEnglishtraditionasmallcoinwasoftensewnintothehemofthegowntobringgoodluckandprosperity.Itwasbelievedthatasmalldetailshouldalwaysbeleftunfinishedonthedressuntilthedayofthewedding,asover-confidencecouldbringdisaster!Absolutelynobodyworkingonaweddingdress,inacommercialworkroomorathomewouldhavedreamedof‘whistlingwhiletheywork’becausewhistling(indaysgoneby)wasbelievedtosummonthedevil.Blackordarkthreadwasalsonevertobeusedonaweddingdress-evenfortacking,asthiswasdeemedtobringbadluck.

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§ VeilsandChastityInthepast,brideswereoftenguardedcarefullyuntiltheceremony,toprotecttheirchastityandthebridewouldwearherhairdownandhaveherfacecoveredasasignofthischastity.Traditionally,thebridewouldbeeasilydistinguishableinanagewhenallotherwomenkepttheirhairup.Themodernweddingveilsymbolisesthistoday.Historicalsuperstitionssuggestedthattheveilwasnottobewornortriedonpriortotheweddingday–soasnottoencouragebadluck.Thebridalveilisasymbolofyouth,modesty,andvirginityandwasusedtowardoffevil.

§ TheColouroftheDressIntheearliesttimes,thecolourofthedresswasnotimportant,theninmedievaltimesredwaspopular,andblueandyellowfollowedinpopularity.WebelieveitwasHenryV’sdaughterin1406whoisfirstrecordedaswearingwhite,whereclothofsilverwasthetraditionalmaterialforroyalbrides.Whitecaughtonafterthis,initiallyacolourdenotingpower,iteventuallybecameasymbolforpurity.Bythemid1700s,nobilitywasshapingroyaltywithopulentweddingdressesandtrend-settingdesigns.Atraditionalweddingpoemaboutweddingdresscolourssays,“MarriedinWhite,youhavechosenright,MarriedinBlue,yourlovewillalwaysbetrue,MarriedinPearl,youwillliveinawhirl,MarriedinBrown,youwillliveintown,MarriedinRed,youwillwishyourselfdead,MarriedinYellow,ashamedofyourfellow,MarriedinGreen,ashamedtobeseen,MarriedinPink,yourspiritwillsink,MarriedinGrey,youwillgofaraway,MarriedinBlack,youwillwishyourselfback.”Theparticularlynegativereferenceto‘Sheworeagreendress’wasasayingthatsuggestedtheladyhadloosemorals!

§ Flowersand‘TossingtheBouquet’Thewreathofflowerscarriedbythebridesymbolisedthevictoryofpurityovertemptation.Traditionallybrideshadwornrosesintheirhair,butQueenVictoria’sadoptionoftheGermantraditionfororangeblossomentwinedaroundherveilstartedacrazefororangeblossomwhichlastedformanydecades.Flowerseachhaveasymbolicmeaning.Orangeblossomsignifiespurityandchastity.Rosessymboliseloveandsnowdropsrepresenthope.ThegroomoftenchoosesthesameflowerforhisbuttonholeasavestigeofthetimewhenaKnightwouldwearhisLady'scolourstodisplayhislove.Themodernthrowingofthebouquetfollowsonfromthealarmingancienttraditionoftheweddingpartyparticipatinginpreparingthebrideandgroomforbed.Thebrideandgroom’sstockingswereremovedandthrowntothecrowd,bringinggoodlucktothoselucky

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enoughtocatchthem.Thenthecouplewerefinallyleftinpeace!

§ WeddingCakesCakeshavebeenassociatedwithweddingsthroughouthistory.TheRomanssharedacakeduringtheweddingceremonyitself.InAnglo-Saxontimesguestswouldbringsmallcakestotheweddingandstackthemontopofeachother.Laterthecakeswereicedandthetieredcakewasborn.Thetoptierofthecakeisoftenkeptbycouplesforthechristeningoftheirfirstchildtoday.Cuttingtheweddingcakeisnowpartoftheritualcelebrationsatthereception.Thecouplemakethefirstcuttogethertosymbolisetheirsharedfuture.‘TheRibbonPull’AVictorianritualwastohaveasterlingsilvercharmmadeforeachbridesmaid.EachcharmwasattachedtoaribbonandplacedbetweenthelayersoftheWeddingCakebythebaker.BeforetheBrideandBridegroomsharedthefirstsliceofcake,theBridesmaidsassembledaroundittoeachpullonaribbontoextracttheircharmwhichwouldbringthemgoodluckforthefuture.Inlessopulenttimesofwartimewhensugarandfruitwerehardtocomeby,thriftyBrideshidalowlyspongeinsideacovermadeofcardboardandplaster.

§ WeddingRingsTheWeddingRinghasbeenwornonthethirdfingerofthelefthandsinceRomantimes.Theybelievedthattheveininthatfingerrunsdirectlytotheheart.

§ LuckyHorseshoesInthepast,itwascustomaryforthebridetobegivenahorseshoe,whichshecarriedonherwrist.Thesedaysthehorseshoesarelightweightpaperorhandcraftedversions,givenforgoodluck.

§ ‘Somethingold,somethingnew…’TherhymeoriginatedinVictoriantimes,basedonmucholdercustoms.The"somethingold"wasanoldgartergivenbyahappilymarriedwomaninthehopethatherhappinessinmarriagewouldbepassedontothenewbride."Somethingnew"isoftentheBride’sdress."Somethingborrowed"isoftenlentbythebride'sfamilyandmustbereturnedtoensuregoodluck."somethingblue"originatedinancientIsraelwherethebrideworeablueribboninherhairtorepresentfidelity.Asilversixpenceinthebride'sshoewastoensurewealthinthecouplesmarriedlife.Todaysomebridessubstituteapennyintheirshoe.

§ ConfettiConfettiisItalianforsweetswhichinItalyarethrownoverthecoupleastheyemergefromtheChurch.InBritain,beforetheuseofpaperconfettithemarriedcouplewereshoweredwithflowers,petals,riceorgrains,tobestowprosperityandfertility.

Snowdrops2018:HolmePierrepontwillopenitsSnowdropGardenstothepublicinFebruary2018.Seewww.holmepierreponthall.comfordetailsofopeningdates.

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PRESSENQUIRIES:RobertandCharlotteBrackenburyHolmePierrepontHallholmepierrepont@aol.com01159332371www.holmepierreponthall.com


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