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In my mind’s eye I sometimes shift the wedding scenes from my childhood Caribbean wedding experiences to the ones experienced in this culture. For starters let’s look at the wedding garters. The brides in my childhood days either didn’t wear the wedding garters that their husbands would remove and toss or they were perhaps reserving that for a ‘bride and groom only’ event. It is not entirely clear if they actually did or did not wear one. One thing that was always prominent was the personalized wedding jewelry that was often passed down from one generation to the next.
Wedding meals were basically different when I was a child growing up in the Caribbean. The main dish consisted mainly of Curried Mutton and Stewed Beef. The cooked starch was mainly Rice and Peas or plain Rice. There was a special soup and a good serving of vegetables. The head table had a tiered wedding cake that was a rich dark fruit cake that smelled a bit like wine. Also, on that table was delicious bread baked in the shape of birds such as ducks. Weddings were lots of fun when I was a child. I can truly say that I had a blast!
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