This ancient rhyme will help you choose which month will have your love flourishing and which day will cast bad luck on your marriage.
Married when the year is new, he’ll be loving kind and true.
When February birds do mate you may wed, or dread your fate.
If you wed when March winds blow Joy and sorrow both you’ll know.
Marry in April when you can Joy for maiden and the man.
Marry in the month of May and you’ll surely rue the day.
Marry when the June roses grow over land and sea you’ll go.
Those who in July do wed will labour for their daily bread.
Whoever wed in August be, many a change is sure to see.
Marry in September’s shine, your living will be rich and fine.
If in October you do marry love will come, but riches tarry.
If you wed in bleak November only joys will come, remember.
When December’s snows fall fast, marry and true love will last