Why do chimney sweeps go to weddings

So impressed was the King he invited the sweep to attend the wedding of his daughter. He was introduced to the princess who greeted him warmly for saving the life of the King. A lot of the younger generation have never heard of a lucky chimney sweep attending a wedding and just wonder why on earth there is a grubby lady hanging around! The Tradition is then usually explained to them by an older member of the wedding party who has seen many a sweep at a wedding.

A fearless London chimney sweep is said to have stepped out into the path of the runaway horses and brought it to a halt, calming the horse. The chimney sweep then disappeared back in to the crowds before the king got the chance to thank him.

From that day the king declared that all chimney sweeps should be treat with honour and believed them to be bearers of Good Luck. It is even rumoured that on the wedding day of the Queen and prince Phillip that a Chimney Sweep was escorted in to Buckingham palace and was seen shaking hands with prince Phillip to bring him luck before the wedding.

Coming up In the next few weeks Val sweep is attending several more weddings including the wedding ceremony of two lovely ladies who are getting married, who I am sure will be thrilled by their surprise visit from a Lucky Sweep as well as their family and friends. As for the Future of lucky wedding Chimney sweeps I am quite sure it will continue to be a wonderful and unique Great British tradition.

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Already subscribed? Log in. King George was so grateful to the chimney sweep for saving his life that he issued a Royal Decree that all chimney sweeps were to be regarded as bearers of good luck and that chimney sweeps were to be treated with the greatest respect.

From that day forth the tradition of chimney sweeps being regarded as omens of good luck was established and this is why many couples make the choice to hire a chimney sweep to attend their wedding day. Not many chimney sweeps carry on the tradition of top hats and tails as their standard attire these days — the topcoat tails make it difficult to climb a ladder! However, we can still be convinced to wear them for weddings, quincineras and other photo opportunities.