As the resident Scot I really should have more of a clue than I do have
It's so hard to tell what is different because I'm right here, (I don't know if that makes any sense) I mean it wouldn't feel strange to me becuase that's just how we do it. It's like having an accent, you don't realise till someone points it out!
My friends had the hand-fasting at their wedding, but they tend to incorporate it during the ceremony now, rather than at the end.
You might want to know the origins of this before you decide to incorporate it though...
The hand fasting was done centuries ago as a way of "trying out" married life. The couple would get together at the anual fair & have the ceremony of "hand fasting" (tying the arms together). They were then bound officially together (not physically 
) for a year and a day. After this period they could decide to be married, or go their seperate way!
At this point it was considered far more important for a woman to be a good wife, to be fertile & good at keeping a home than to be pure!
ETA: OK this is brilliant, unlike some of the sites we actually do this stuff! 
http://www.scotlandsmusic.com/scotti...traditions.htm
The main points being:
the lucky horseshoe: This is usually given to the bride by any child attending the wedding. It is supposed to bring you good luck & fertility (which is why it is presented by a child). The pageboy (ring bearer in USA)
can give it, or a FG could... My MOH's little boy gave me one, as did my cousins's daughter:
You can see my FG looking at them as they were going in for the reception:
This is the sites definition, and it is still commonly believed over here that you should have a horseshoe outside your door to keep the devil out!
Horseshoes have always been lucky. There is a nice story about the devil asking a blacksmith to shoe his single hoof. When the blacksmith recognised his customer he carried out the job as painfully as possible until the devil roared for mercy. He was released on condition that he would never enter a place where a horseshoe was displayed. A horse shoe carried by the bride is considered a symbol of fertility.
The scramble is done in my area too:
The when the BMan leaves the church he throwns a handful of change onto the ground (or into the air) and the kids all 'scramble' to get it. We used to go to local weddings for this as kids
The original idea is that evil spirits would be greedy enough to be attracted to the wealth and would leave the bride & groom alone to begin their married life in peace!
Stepping out on your right foot it still done too.
When the bride leaves her home for the wedding she must step out on her right foot.
It is for luck, and is where the phrase (maybe just a scottish phrase?) or "putting your best foot forward" comes from.
My mum bought me a little silver shoe for my charm braclet to represent this
One other point is that we don't try on our complete outfits before the wedding.
You have to leave off something that you'll wear on the day when you go for your fittings, so you could try on your dress & veil, but you wouldn't be able to wear your shoes, or you could try your dress & shoes, but not the right underwear...
It is considered really bad luck for a couple of reasons. One being the really old tradition that if you look into a mirror while wearing all of your wedding outfit the mirror steals a peice of your soul & so you won't be giving your whole self to your groom. The other is simply that it is unluck in the same way that you don't count your chickens till they are hatched! Don't bet on it being true till it's actually happened!
Jewish and Celtic Traditions
Robyn and TJ, July 3, 2006
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