▁one ▁to ▁marry . ▁ ▁An ▁older ▁custom ▁in ▁England ▁involved ▁guests ▁ra iding ▁the ▁b ride ' s ▁chamber ▁for ▁stock ings . ▁ ▁These ▁stock ings ▁taken ▁from ▁her ▁room ▁would ▁then ▁be ▁thrown ▁at ▁the ▁gro om . ▁ ▁Who ever ▁land ed ▁their ▁stock ing ▁on ▁the ▁gro om ' s ▁nose ▁would ▁be ▁the ▁next ▁one ▁to ▁marry . ▁ ▁Even ▁earlier ▁than ▁these ▁trad itions , ▁it ▁was ▁an ▁ancient ▁custom ▁for ▁the ▁b ride ▁or ▁gro om ▁to ▁throw ▁the ▁b ride ' s ▁g arter ▁to ▁the ▁marriage ▁witness es ▁to ▁confirm ▁that ▁their ▁marriage ▁had ▁been ▁consum m ated . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁wed ding ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁wed ding ▁reception , ▁the ▁newly w eds ▁usually ▁leave ▁for ▁their ▁h one ym oon , ▁a ▁trip ▁to ▁the ▁destination ▁of ▁their ▁choice . ▁ ▁During ▁this ▁trip , ▁which ▁last s ▁anywhere ▁from ▁a ▁few ▁days ▁to ▁a ▁few ▁weeks , ▁the ▁couple ▁consum m ates ▁their ▁marriage . ▁ ▁The ▁term ▁" h one ym oon " ▁comes ▁from ▁ancient ▁German ic ▁wed d ings , ▁where ▁the ▁newly ▁married ▁couple ▁would ▁drink ▁me ad ▁for ▁thirty ▁days ▁after ▁their ▁wed ding . ▁Wed d ings ▁were ▁only ▁held ▁on ▁a ▁night ▁where ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁full ▁moon . ▁They ▁d rank ▁the ▁h oney ▁wine ▁for ▁a ▁month , ▁thirty ▁days , ▁until ▁the ▁next ▁full ▁moon , ▁hence ▁the ▁name ▁" h oney ▁moon ". ▁ ▁The ▁tradition ▁of ▁the