A Nürnberger Brautbecher is a cup two people can drink from at the same time.

Polterabend is the custom of tying shoes to the back of the wedding car.

The custom of wearing a white wedding dress started with Queen Victoria when she married German Prince Albert.

German women always get a diamond solitaire (single) engagement ring.

Baumstamm sägen is when the German couple cuts their wedding cake.

A married German woman can typically be addressed with her husband's name such as Frau Manfred Müller.

German couples saw a log together after the ceremony to show they can work together.

The typical processional music as the bride enters the church is from Richard Wagner.

The 25th wedding anniversary is traditionally called the "golden" anniversary.

The honeymoon in German is referred to as the "Flitterwochen".

Die Hochzeitskerze is the name for the tiered wedding cake.

When the bride tosses her bouquet over her shoulder, whoever catches it is going to be her best friend.

The bride puts a penny in her shoe so that money will be plentiful in marriage.

Queen Victoria spoke German.

A pastor or priest or rabbi can legally marry people in Germany.

Often the hood of the wedding car is decorated with flowers.

Germans wear a wedding band on the ring finger of their right hand when married.

Smashing dishes for the couple to sweep up together is called the Polterabend.

The Stammbuch contains the marriage certificate.