It is customary that every single female present at an Armenian wedding arrive at the bride's parents home during the dressing process and write their name on the bottom of the bride's shoe for good luck. As each female gets married, the bride crosses off the girl's name from her shoes.
Armenians are also very superstitious when it comes to the "evil eye". They wear a charm called a Atchka Ooloonk . Armenian brides wear this blue charm on their special day as their something blue.
The groom, his family members and guests all gather at the groom's parents house on the day of the wedding. A Sazander, which is a traditional Armenian band is present at the groom's house. The Sazander band begins to play once the best man arrives at the groom's house. The groom's family leaves the house and heads to the bride's parent's house.
For Armenians the pomegranate is one of the most recognizable symbols of the country. In Armenian mythology it symbolizes fertility and good fortune. It was a guardian against the evil eye. At weddings in Western Armenia, a bride would throw a pomegranate and break it into pieces. Its scattered seeds ensured that the bride would bear children. In Van, Armenian women who wanted to have a son would eat bread made from dough mixed with pomegranate seeds.
Sources: http://peopleofar.wordpress.com/welcome-to-people-of-ar/, http://www.harsanik.com/articles/tips-%26-guides/armenian-wedding-traditions-%11-intro/.
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