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It is believed that the custom of carrying the bride over the threshold originated from the same belief that aroused the idea of runaway carpet and strewing the isle with flowers and petals. According to ancient belief; the newly married couple was very susceptible to evil spirits. By carrying the bride and supplying a protective layer between the floor and the bride, she would be protected from the ground monster.
It is rather intriguing to look at old wedding customs and to make comparisons to more modern systems that have been put in place. Whether there was a ground monster or not, an item of interest to the modern bride has been a personalized wedding tote. A very elegant fabric tote that is quite pleasing to the eye and would make it to the top of the wish list of any bride today.
An attractive wedding cake top is one of the highlights of the wedding reception. Gone are the days when the couple used to believe that they needed to keep tradition alive by settling for less.
The three tier wedding cake is based on the unusual shape of the spire of Saint Bride’s Church in London. The bride and groom make the first cut of the wedding cake to signify sharing their life together. Every guest then eats at least a very small piece of the cake to ensure good luck. If a single woman sleeps with a piece of wedding cake under her pillow, she will dream of her future husband.
Brides and grooms all over the world are having a change of heart. They have moved from the tradition of signing a wedding attendance register to a more contemporary and practical means of preserving something precious.
It is believed that guests will prefer to leave their well wishes for the bride and groom on a distinctive wedding signature platter. Your wedding memories will be the talk of the town on a porcelain platter. Guests can sign their names and thoughts to create a one of a kind gift. Cheers to the special couple!
It is believed that the ritual of throwing the wedding garter dates back before women wore hoses with a garter belt. It was a chance for the single men to share in the good fortune of the groom. In our modern society it is believed that the man, who catches the wedding garter when it is thrown by the groom, will be the next to marry. In the 14th century, it was customary for the bride to toss her garter to the men, but they sometimes had too much to drink and under the influence of alcohol became too impatient and would try to remove the garter off the bride ahead of time.
Today, tossing the wedding garter has become just as much a part of tradition as well as fun. Some garters may even be personalized to make the finishing touch more special.
It is such a nice feeling that the young man and woman will exchange wedding vows and then be swept away in a fairytale cloud of everlasting wedding bliss. The reality is that on their way back from the honeymoon the real world starts to rear its ugly face. This is really the time when this wonderful couple starts to draw from their years of solid upbringing. All the lessons that were modeled by their parents will come back either gradually or like a flood that knows no boundary.
The single unity wedding candle that the couple lit during the ceremony was lit from two individual candles, representing the two families from which the couple came. Two families with maybe different cultural values and who sometimes come from different countries. Yet, their children saw it fit to fall in love and marry each other regardless of the challenges that initially faced them. This, very often is the glue that helps to keep some couples together. This is proof that families all over the world love and value their offsprings and care enough to model their values to them sometimes consciously or unconscientiously. This is solid proof that the family unit is resilient and can bounce back after adversity.
A properly planned wedding will usually have a checklist of items from the bridal shower to the honeymoon all covered in one way or the other. Most weddings today have a coordinator that handles everything that is directly or indirectly connected to this event.One item that sometimes gets overlooked is the appreciation gift for the smallest members of the wedding party. These are the ‘child attendants’ such as the town crier, the ring bearer, the flower girl etc.
A great idea for a gift is the heart awareness fleece blanket that is crafted with the softest fleece and features a heart awareness red dress with pink embroidered design. These colorful children’s gifts are bound to be well received.
Janet and Jim wanted everything connected to their wedding to be unique and personalized. They generated a lot of precious time and energy into the planning of the actual ceremony as well as the reception. They wanted their cake to be the rich fruit cake that is typical of a Jamaican wedding cake. This rich cake was a little heavier than the ones most of their friends were accustomed to having at their friends’ weddings. The one common thing about the cakes from the two different cultures was that they were decorated with the same delicate icing.
Janet and Jim wanted the icing on their wedding cake to be mostly white with clusters of peach and cream roses at strategic areas around the various layers. On the top level, the couple planned to have a gorgeous wedding cake top complete with a fancy monogram. The thought of having an alternative to a stiff statue on top of their wedding cake was something great to anticipate.
One of the things that modern couples have to contend with when they decide to get married is to decide on the coordination of the wedding. The couple needs to ask if they want the added stress of having to prepare all the necessary items on their long check list and then to be responsible to see them being implemented on the day of their wedding. In my opinion, that’s way too much to place on the shoulders of the couple.
Getting married is stressful in itself. The stress is not considered to be labeled as “distress” but rather “eustress” meaning a kind of stress with a good ending.
Couples will be involved in the early parts of the planning for the event, but should relinquish the final execution to a responsible individual who is organized and can command respect.
Knowing what to do during the ceremony and who will be responsible to do it is a key component of the wedding ceremony as well as the reception. An example is; who is responsible for directing the guests to the signing of the wedding guests’ registry? And after the church ceremony who will take the guestbook to the reception hall? If the guest book is electronic who will be instructing the guests on its proper use? All of these questions and more, point to the wedding coordinator. The coordinator must be able to delegate responsible individuals to perform different functions and also train them to recognize when their task is completed.
More and more couples are opting to use electronic gadgets in their weddings. One popular use of an electronic gadget is for the permanent preservation of the signatures of
the wedding guests. This can be done on a personalized wedding signature platter. This platter is made of porcelain and can be displayed in the home of the special couple.
Many couples stick to the old method of asking their guests to sign a guestbook. Others are willing to explore new and innovative methods that are time saving and are just as effective. So, if you are a new couple that is exploring new options to be used in the place of the traditional guestbook; take the plunge and see if you are satisfied.