The 1996 summer solstice occurs at 9:24 PM Eastern Standard Time on Thursday, June 20. This means that our wedding is on the first full day of summer, 1996.

The next blue moon occurs on June 30, 1996. A blue moon is the second full moon in a given month. Full moons occur on Saturday, June 1 and Sunday, June 30, 1996.

According to the Old Farmer's Almanac, June and October are the luckiest months to be married.

Early Americans believed a bride could ensure a happy wedding day if she fed a cat out of an old shoe.

If a cat sneezes in front of a bride the day before her wedding, it's a sign of good luck.

If you go swimming the first day you are married, you will have twins.

Ancient Greeks and Romans honored Juno, the goddess of love and marriage, with festivals and celebrations in June. As a result, June brides expected happiness and prosperity.

Ancient Romans believed it was bad luck for a new bride to stumble as she entered her new home, so her husband carried her over the threshold.

Long ago in India, a coconut was passed over the bride and groom three times and then shattered on the ground to drive away demons.

The wedding cake has been a part of the wedding celebration since the early Romans broke a thin loaf over the bride's head at the end of the ceremony.

The bride and groom who sleep with their heads to the north on their wedding night will always be happy.