According to a 2018 poll by Pew Research Center, 29% of Americans believe in astrology, up from 25% in 2009, which might be why so much viral wedding content on TikTok includes astrological wedding seating charts and “the zodiacs as wedding dresses” videos. In America, astrological wedding planning is gaining popularity, coinciding with the rise of “new age” spirituality and wellness content on social media.

While Bell is primarily using astrology to plan her wedding as a way to ensure the day has “good energy” and her guests have a great time, some astrologers believe that the date and time of your wedding will also influence the future success of your marriage.įor centuries, astrology has played an important role in Indian weddings and arranged marriages, in which the bride and groom may be matched by an astrologer. (She had previously attended weddings with “bad astrology,” like planetary retrogrades, she said.) She wanted a wedding chart that would “stand on its own” but also activate her and her fiancé’s birth charts in positive ways. “Where the planets fall in the chart and what the rising sign is will give you insight into the energy surrounding the start of the marriage,” Bell said. Wedding charts are like birth charts, but for marriage ceremonies. A birth chart is a snapshot of the sky at the time, date and place a person is born, taking into account how the position of the sun, moon and planets interact with one another to influence the person’s life path and personality. She landed on June 8, 2024, which was ideal for both of their birth charts, she said. After Zannino, a director of business development, met Bell’s astrologically aligned proposal deadline on April 28, she quickly mapped out potential wedding charts in order to find a date.

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