When the bride is ready to leave the house for the wedding ceremony a last look
in the mirror will bring her good luck. However returning to the mirror once she
has began her journey will result in bad luck.
Seeing a chimney sweep on the way to a wedding is though to bring good luck and
it is still possible to hire one to attend wedding ceremonies. Other good luck
omens when seen on the way to the ceremony include lambs, toads, spiders, black
cats and rainbows.
Seeing an open grave, a pig, a lizard, or hearing a cockerel crow after dawn are
all thought to be omens of bad luck. Monks and nuns are also a bad omen. This
may be because the are associated with poverty and chastity. They are also
though to signal a dependence on charity by the newlyweds.
Bad weather on the way to the wedding is thought to be an omen of an unhappy
marriage, although in some cultures rain is considered a good omen. Cloudy skies
and wind are believed to cause stormy marriages. Snow on the other hand is
associated with fertility and wealth.
