A traditional Irish bride doesn't spend a fortune on bouquets of exotic flower. instead, she usnally wears a wreath of the wild flower in her hair, freshly picked on the morning of her wedding. she carries more wild flowers in her hands, as well as a 'magic' handkerchief and a horseshoe for luck. part of the bride's wedding dress is usually used to make the christening ribe for the first-born child.