The bizarre reason brides are burying sausages the night before their wedding day

Daily Mail​

09-05-2025

Brides have shocked the internet by partaking in a strange ritual which urges them to bury a raw sausage the night before tying the knot - to ensure sunny spells on the big day.
As wedding season approaches, many British nearlyweds hope and pray to have good weather - as the UK is famously known for its rain.
Superstitious couples will typically have something new, something old, something borrowed and something blue, along with preventing the groom from seeing the bride's dress before their nuptials - all in the name of bringing good luck to their marriage.
But there is now a new belief doing the rounds on TikTok - which sees women planting a raw sausage in soil the night before their wedding.
They believe that this will help keep the rain away on their wedding day and ensure hot, sunny weather.
Natasha Bennett, from East Lothian, Scotland, was disappointed when she saw there was a 70 per cent chance of rain and thunderstorms on the day she was marrying her husband.
She then 'took matters into her own hands' and decided to bury a sausage in the woods as a last resort. Much to her surprise, her special day was filled with clear blue skies and golden sun.
Natasha said: 'I discovered this on TikTok and I can't let any future brides suffer. It works I promise!'
Another Scottish bride, who goes by the username @aimsbeee on TikTok, also decided to dig a hole in her garden with her bridesmaids.
She was filmed sorting through the soil with a small shovel before placing the sausage inside.
Aimsbeee then cut the video to her beaming on her perfect wedding day which was bright with only a couple of clouds in the sky.
Bethany Anne tied the knot recently and decided to do the same, filming herself buying a pork sausage underneath wood chippings in a garden.
She said: 'Everyone laughed at me for burying a sausage the night before my wedding but it worked!!! We had sun all day.'
Other past brides commented on her post and said that the trick had also worked for them, with one commenting: 'I did it and it worked! Was supposed to rain all day and not a cloud in the sky.'
Other past brides commented on her post and said that the sausage trick had also worked for them
Another penned: 'We did this and it worked!!! We were a March wedding too so it was like a miracle.'
A third added: 'It works!!! Poured with rain until 15 minutes before our ceremony!! Then the sun came out and our day was perfect!!'
A fourth said: 'I get married on Saturday and am 100 per cent doing this.'
Although the origins of this tradition are hard to place, it is thought to have come from England or Scotland.
Although it was once said that rain on your wedding would signify that your relationship would last and you would be blessed with good fertility, it appears couples are less keen with having wet weather and would prefer a dry day.
While the trend may have started in Britain, it has now become recognised worldwide, with brides across the other side of the world using the hack.
Rach Lane, from North Stradbroke Island in Australia, was also anxiously checking weather reports for her big day, which said it was due to be rainy and windy.
'This is your sign to bury a sausage the night before your wedding day,' she said on TikTok. 'Bury a sausage for good weather ladies, it actually worked.'
Rach Lane, from North Stradbroke Island in Australia, was also anxiously checking weather reports for her big day, which said it was due to be rainy and windy
Lo and behold, Rach managed to get the picturesque beach wedding that she always wanted and perfect pictures of her and her new husband strolling along the sand
Lo and behold, Rach managed to get the picturesque beach wedding that she always wanted and perfect pictures of her and her new husband strolling along the sand.
Even the bridal party is getting involved in the fun, with Lucy Alice in a video bringing a packet of Richmond sausages to her best friend's house.
As soon as she made the road trip to the bride's house, the pair ventured to the garden to bury the sausage and like the others, confirmed that it did indeed work.
Planting a raw sausage in the ground is added to the long list of interesting and unique wedding traditions from around the globe, some of which include sawing a log and cutting the groom's tie.
In the Southern United States, betrothed couples sometimes 'bury the bourbon' before a wedding.
According to superstition, if a couple buries a full bottle of liquor at the site of their marriage, the booze will ward off the rain and make for a sunny wedding day.
The couple then gets to dig up the bourbon at the ceremony and everyone gets to partake, if they're of legal age, which is 21 in America.
In Spain, friends of the groom will cut his tie into pieces. The swatches are then auctioned off as tokens of good luck.
After the wedding ceremony in Germany, the bride and groom - still dressed in their finery - work together to saw a log in half. The teamwork needed for the task is said to set the stage for a harmonious marriage.
In Hungary, the bride will be put 'up for sale' at her wedding reception and whoever puts money into a collective pot gets their chance to dance with the bride - that is, until the groom attempts to steal her away.
Mexican tradition sees couples who have just said their vows are literally lassoed by friends and family.
The lassos are often elaborately decorated with crystals and beads before they are used to physically - and symbolically - string the newlywed couple together.
In the French-speaking areas of Canada, young singles at a wedding sometimes perform a 'silly sock dance.'
The aptly-titled dance involves the singles strutting their stuff in brightly coloured hosiery.