As the maid of honor for my sister's upcoming wedding, I have heard an endless amount about wedding traditions and what is meant to be done. To be honest, some of them sound reasonable, but I had no idea weddings had so many traditions. Some of them I had never even heard of before.

The maid of honor has to hold the dress trail as the bride walks down the aisle.

The mothers of the bride and groom need to coordinate their dresses.

The couple is supposed to save the top tier of the wedding cake, freeze it, and eat it on their first anniversary. That sounds disgusting. I cannot understand the appeal of eating year old cake. Even if it stays frozen, there is no guarantee that it can remain fresh. There's also freezer burn to worry about.

The bride is supposed to throw her bouquet into a crowd of young women, and whoever catches it will be the next to get married. This is a well-known tradition and a fun one as well, but my sister had made the comment, "Why would I spend hundreds, or thousands, of dollars on flowers if they're just going to end up with someone else? That's like throwing money away." Now I think this one is just a reason to make weddings more expensive.

The bride wears a garter and the groom is supposed to stick his head under her dress and remove it with his teeth. This one is not family-friendly and would feel embarrassing in front of all of a person's family and friends. It's definitely inappropriate, or as my sister said, "I don't like what that suggests."

Traditions can be a great thing - we like them because they're familiar to us. They're what we know. They bring comfort and history with them, reminding us of the past. Changing what we know is not always easy. But, alas, traditions don't ring true for everyone, and that's okay.