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.
” There is only one kind of love, but there are a thousand different versions.” La Rocefoucauld
Your wedding invitation is the first impression that your guests will have of the uniqueness, that is your wedding style. That style, whether traditional or contemporary sets the stage for what’s to come. Your guests get excited for your upcoming nuptials when they receive your invitation in the mail.
 Invitation & Photo by See You There, Windsor, Ontario New style trends are being incorporated with unique creative elements like ribbon embellishments, different die cuts and 3D designs. Brides can choose from handmade papers that offer romantic touches with messages outfitted with bows, ribbons or good luck charms. There are many beautiful options to choose from, including linen papers, corrugated card stocks and embossed that create a sensational and trendy look.
Combinations of bright, bold colours, and recycled paper always carry the beginning of a theme wedding. It’s helpful to have an idea of how formal or informal you want your invitation to be, before you make an appointment with a specialist. Today, your specialist can custom-make invitations and help you with the proper wording for any of hundreds of circumstances and will have examples to show you.
In a time of long distance weddings, a wedding invitation four to six weeks before the chosen date isn’t enough advance notice. The popular “Save the Date” card is a simple postcard, printed notice or magnet that often gives notice of the wedding day months in advance, and require no commitment for a guests presence- that’s why response cards that accompany the invitation are for. They are a friendly FYI of your plans and their interest in having guests participate.
In this day and age, it is still not acceptable to send e-invitations except for engagement parties, brunches, showers or after parties. Remember that some of your guests may not be socially linked so be sure to print additional occasion-related invitations. Nothing takes the place of a proper wedding invitation sent the old fashioned way with a stamp. Your bridal website can be printed on a separate card and enclosed with the invitation and response card. A formal invitation requires a formal response.
Always double check your invitation proofs before sending them back to your stationer. Have someone other than yourself have another look-see also, checking the day and date, the time of the ceremony and the location of the venue.
The language of your invitation is predicated by the place you are holding your ceremony If you are marrying in a religious place of worship, the invitation language should read, ” request the honour of your presence. If the ceremony is being held elsewhere, the wording will read “request the pleasure of your company.”
Whatever style of invitation you are looking for, it’s important to find a stationer that has lots of experience in both traditional and custom wedding invitations, and can handle the creative process from your engagement to your wedding day and beyond with thank you cards.
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On the day of your wedding, someone is going to ask you if you have remembered :
” Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue.”
It’s an easy tradition to fulfill, so why not? Some brides take care of the entire situation by tucking two hankies into their small clutch bags; a blue one borrowed from grandmother or mother and another one borrowed white.
 Steve Pomerleau Photography, Windsor, Ontario- will travel However, if the tradition interests you, take time to coordinate some meaningful items on this special day! Look closely at your grandparents’ or your parents’ wedding photographs. Chances are your mother and grandmothers were wearing jewellery such as a pin, cameo, pendant, earrings, pearls or a vintage veil. These keepsakes may be tucked away in a special place (perhaps even wrapped in that blue lace-trimmed handkerchief); what an honour to have them included in your wedding finery!
Perhaps you’ll be carrying on a family tradition that started generations ago and it will provide a sweet touch to your day.
If carrying family keepsakes is not your style, consider a contemporary solution. Choose something old, perhaps from your childhood, or a memento from your first date. Borrow the jewellery or other sentimental items from your best friend. A blue ribbon can always be part of your garter, if you choose to uphold that tradition. It’s pretty simple- and you will be creating your own special sentiments.
One bride I recently read about, asked all her special “guests” to all wear blue to her wedding. At the reception, they all were introduced as valued “old” friends and were easily distinguishable from everyone else!
Check out the dynamite duo!
For over 18 years, we have watched Chalet Studio emerge as the property and business it is today. Through the tender, caring tutelage of Janet and Alan Arseneaultm, they have literally grown their dream with their gorgeous country estate studio, that pampers brides and grooms to the max. It is so calming upon your arrival, to set foot on their immaculate, manicured grounds; we can only imagine how soothing it makes brides, grooms and their wedding parties feel. Everything here is luxe, lush and relaxing- like a time long-ago but with all the modern technological advances tucked discreetly away from the eye.
This was a life-goal for this innovative couple, who took a gamble and bought country land and became “farmers” of photography. The flowers, the creek, the décor, the beach area, the wrapped decks and their studio are a one-stop for picture-taking. Weather is no longer a factor on anyone’s wedding day anymore, and they can even drive a T-bird or a fire engine in through their heavy antique doors for shooting purposes. If you want a particular picture with something you cherish, whether small or large, Chalet will make it happen for you.
Both Janet and Alan have their own strengths in this business and as a happily married couple, they work in tandem to create pictures of extraordinary beauty. It is a wonderful lifestyle they are enjoying and it speaks volumes to their commitment to living life to the fullest.
If one thinks of Alice in Wonderland, this is the ultimate in falling down the rabbit hole right into a wonderful, personal experience that any couple would be thrilled with.
Chalet Studio also welcomes family and children’s shoots, pets, graduations and any other celebratory milestones of your life. They have followed families from their engagements to their grandchildren, making them a generational business.
We wish them every success in all their future endeavours and cannot wait to see their property in the next five years, as their grounds continue to mature and, they continue to add more of their unique touches to this outstanding palette. They have a wedding playground in exquisitely good taste for every theme and personality.
The Wedding Guide is proud to have showcased Chalet Studio from their beginning, over 18 years ago. We wish them every success in their future endeavours.
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