Wedding Customs and Traditions Everything in the wedding from veil, flowers, and old shoes, to the bridesmaids and processionals, at one time, bore a very specific and vitally significant meaning. Today, although the original substance is often lost. the old world customs are incorporated into the weddings because they are traditional and ritualisticWedding Customs and Traditions Everything in the wedding from veil, flowers, and old shoes, to the bridesmaids and processionals, at one time, bore a very specific and vitally significant meaning. Today, although the original substance is often lost, the old world customs are incorporated into the weddings because they are traditional and ritualistic