The tradition of not to see each other (the Bride and Groom) before the ceremony . .
The tradition of "hiding" the Bride from the Groom, prior to the wedding comes from the days of arranged marriages when a wedding was merely a business deal between Fathers. Thing like love and attraction on the part of the Bride and Groom had nothing to do with it. The Groom saw the Bride, for the first time, when she walked down the aisle and a veil covered her face. After the minister pronounced them man and wife, the Groom then lifted the veil, not only to kiss the Bride, but also to see the face he would be waking up to for the rest of his life.
From "To See or Not to See" by Ted Crowder, Atlanta Bridal September 2002
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