The Groom’s Cake is special way of honouring the groom. It is usually a gift from the bride to the groom, and, traditionally it is a dark cake of both fruits and nuts or soaked in liquor.
The groom’s cake may be presented any time during the wedding celebration, and it is also nice served as a toast to the groom at the rehearsal dinner to be enjoyed and shared in an intimate tribute to the wedding attendants and special guests. Or, serve it at the reception as a second flavour choice of cake for your guests.
Special boxed miniature groom’s cakes are also a nice touch, and make a sweet gift for your attendants. This follows the superstition that a maiden who sleeps with a slice of groom’s cake under her pillow will dream of her future partner.
Tradition also dictates that a bride who keeps a piece of her wedding cake will have a faithful and loving husband.
One of the nicest traditions of all is that of saving part of the wedding cake to share on your first anniversary. Before the advent of the freezer, the groom’s cake was always the cake reserved for this occasion, as the heavy fruit and liquor soaked cakes are preserved and carry a very long shelf life.
Many traditions are focused on the bride. By including a groom’s cake as part of your wedding is a nice way to honour your groom. The cake can be modeled after a hobby, sports, or something that is important to the groom.
The groom’s cake is making a comeback after being popular about 25 years ago. It faded into the background as new customs overtook it, but we’re glad to see it back; stronger than it has been in many decades.
A Windsor groom-to-be planned their entire wedding for one year; identical to what his bride-to-be had stated she wanted, except she was completely in the dark about the wedding planning and totally surprised! She thought she was going to a retirement party. What a guy, what a gal –
Produced by http://www.youtube.com/user/GavinMichaelBooth (some adult language contained), in my hometown of Windsor, Ontario. This is perhaps the fastest delivery of wedding media- ever.
Some brides wait forever for their videos ; but Gavin delivered the video overnight and to date, there have been 23,000 views on You Tube in 24 hours, (see the wedding below on youtube) with major media coverage from all across the globe.
Gavin is an incredibly hard-working Producer/Director, with aspirations to meet his 12 biggest heroes. He has blogged for 1600 days straight, which is the equivalent of 4 years, and still has a bucket list of names that he wants to meet. They include Steven Spielberg, Johnny Depp, Matt Damon and Ben Affleck, to name a few. He believes that the world operates with 6 degrees of separation and is hoping to realize his dream sooner, than later. He will be traveling to the annual Toronto Film Fest in September, and who knows who he will meet there!!!
Congrats to the couple- Shawn and Colleen Lippert. May you spend 100 years together, in harmony! What a delightfully romantic way to begin married life together. They’ll always have their story!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53-6dPB1hkg&feature=feedlik
Love is above all, the gift of oneself! Jean Anouilh
Please share this. It is a beautiful story, in a world that needs more good news stories. Thoughtful, touching and a true love story.
Written by: Sheryl Davies, Publisher, The Wedding Guide Windsor|Essex County. [email protected] Sheryl is proud to call Mr. Booth a friend and wishes him the best in all his future endeavors. And, three cheers to the bride and groom!
Receiving lines at your wedding reception can be long, tedious and time consuming. Even if each of 200 guests take only 30 seconds to wish the couple well, it could take as long as one hour. But it can be an important portion of your reception if you want your family and wedding party to personally meet and share a few moments with your guests.
Many couples are choosing to enter the reception site with a grand introduction and use the time to greet guests at their tables instead. This is the first introduction as a legally married duo! This grand introduction is exciting, dynamic and a 21st century way of introduction.
 Steve Pomerleau Photography, Windsor, Ontario- will travel The announcement is made by the DJ or band leader, who introduces the newly marrieds, then their attendants in the order they exited the ceremony. The introduction can be as brief as “meet the new couple” or if the couple prefer, a more detailed introduction sets an intimate atmosphere for the reception. The announcer will need the phonetic spelling of the wedding party’s names.
After the grand introduction, the couple will then move around the reception, greeting the guests. The atmosphere is much less formal and group photographs can be taken from table-to-table. It is dynamic, hectic and whirlwind; very celebrity style!
Many couples love this new alternative to the traditional receiving line of the past. However, if you prefer the traditional way and feel that it will be the best method of introducing your guests, feel free to continue using this tried and true tradition. Each wedding has different circumstances and the formality of the reception, your individual style and your personalities as a couple, will dictate what you choose and why.
A dinner following the wedding rehearsal is not a necessity, but it is a lovely way to begin your wedding festivities and allows your attendants and families to relax and get acquainted. It’s a casual evening that sets the stage for your wedding day.
The meal is traditionally hosted by the groom’s parents, and includes the immediate family of both the bride and groom, the clergyman and members of the wedding party and their spouses. In some circumstances, you may want to include special and out-of-town guests who have already arrived.
The rehearsal dinner is the traditional time for the groom’s father to make a formal toast to the couple. It is also an appropriate time for the attendants’ gifts to be given out. Seating plans and place cards are especially important at this dinner, probably a first meeting for more than one of the group. The bridal couple generally sits at the head of the group, their parents flank them. The members of the wedding party are seated throughout the rest of the family members and special guests. Presumably, they will feel more at ease and be able to assist in making the other guests more comfortable.
Because it is an icebreaker of sorts, relax and enjoy the rehearsal dinner. Don’t linger too long, however. Brides look terrible with bleary eyes. Get home early and pamper yourself tonight- for tomorrow you’ll be married!
Cheap, Chintzy, Fast and Brainless: welcome to the new standards.
By Paul Pannone
Reprinted from eWed News article
What’s being accepted as the new normal in the wake of a lingering economic decline is becoming increasingly concerning to a wave of professionals that understand standards will never be as they were when they were younger. The shock and dismay of declining standards are said to be forcing some into retirement to enjoy the last years of their life, away from the changes that are concerning to them.
Recent discussions with every walk of life including journalists and college professors that say they’re finding it difficult to accept the cultural changes blame the Internet, citing the rise of mediocrity and lower standards. Along with print publications, most point out the value supplied by the Net, providing real-time information exchange. But just as many say they question the value of the information.
“There are vast amounts of information in every conceivable topic but as the standards of how the information is collected and assembled decreases, the skepticism of the reader should be increasing proportionately. There are many factors to be considered; has the writer taken the time to verify the source’s statements? Were there ample attempts to garner balancing statements and differences of opinion? Those are the questions that should always be asked,” according to writers and journalists that fear the decline in quality.
The comparison of quality versus quantity is a growing concern in every aspect of life apart from professionals, as standards are felt to be giving up ground daily. Manufacturers, sales people and displaced professionals see the changes and say they’re growing increasingly wary of the rising mediocrity and its acceptance. “It wouldn’t be bad if it ends at mediocrity, who knows how low this will go?” say some that feel we’ve not yet seen the bottom of the barrel.
Have you seen this? asked one Social Media follower concerned about the decline. Dresses to be married in—we refuse to call them wedding dresses—for under $500 dollars. Veteran dress sources say the quality standards have lowered to meet the decline in consumer spending. Some say past recessions they’ve lived through forced consumers to seek lower pricing but they still demanded quality. “Not anymore; this generation was never taught what quality was. Mommy and daddy coddled them and they never had to think on their feet. Now, as consumers, it shows; they’ll take anything they’re given, as long as it’s cheap,” feel a growing number of sources.
The remarks are offset by New York wedding and other major market consultants that told eWedNews, “I cringe when I read about a $1,200 dollar dress in your articles; I have clients that spend more than that on their underwear.” While the statement may be true, cutbacks in spending at every income level, including luxury, force us to think perhaps the current $1,200 spent on “underwear” is down from $1,800 a few years ago; who would know?
Sources feel, “If manufacturers are creating products for less that is what people will be spending. When the standard price for a wedding gown used to be $3,000 dollars that’s what a bride expected to pay in her mind. Today, if a manufacturer is able to create the look she wants for less, that’s what she will be paying at the counter,” said bridal gown sources.
In all other aspects of wedding planning including the venue and meal itself, tricks to cut down the costs are being exposed. Sheryl Davies of The Wedding Guide in Canada told eWedNews, “An emerging trend; Fill’em with bread and poo- poos and they’ll eat less at dinner. But, seriously it was really a nice touch and we all got to snack!”
“There is no doubt that spending is down,” say numerous sources in the wedding industry. Others that are trying to adapt to couples that want to save money by doing it themselves say the trend may be shifting, as the economy improves. Most bridal planners in major markets say their clients have the means to fund events that will be memorable and leave lasting impressions for decades to come, while in other areas, frugality is expected to continue to guide average spending.
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