自罗马帝国时代以来,吻新娘一直是西方结婚仪式的组成部分。在订了婚的罗马情侣当中,接吻是法律上的一种契约,象征着他们的结合有了公开的证明;倘若立下婚约的一方在正式婚礼举行之前死去,那么活着的一方可以保留结婚礼物,只要双方已经接过吻,而且也只有在已经接过吻的情况下才可以这样做。“这种接吻的象征价值,”尼古拉·佩雷拉指出, Since the Roman Empire, kissing the bride has been part of the Western wedding ceremony. Among the engaged Roman couples, kissing is a legal contract, which symbolizes that there is a public proof of their union; if the party that made the marriage contract dies before the formal wedding ceremony, the living party can retain the wedding gift. As long as the parties have already received a kiss, it can only be done if they have already received a kiss. “The symbolic value of this kiss,” said Nikola Pereira.