The term "honeymoon" is though to originate from the times when a man captured his bride.
The couple would hide from the bride's parents before marrying.
The couple would remain in hiding for a further cycle of the moon after the wedding. During this period they drank honey wine.
In Scotland the custom was for a woman with milk in her breasts to prepare the marital bed to encourage fertility in the newlyweds.
In Ireland a laying hen was tied to the bed on the first honeymoon night in the hope that some of its fertility would be passed on to the couple.
Eating a double yolked egg was also thought to bring fertility.