SHADE HOTEL

EvEnt Planning a Wedding Store & Special Events phone: contact: e-mail: website: address: 562.436.2222 Linda duPlaine Gray linda@aweddingstore.net www.aweddingstore.net by appointment only From truffles to tiaras, your source for planning perfection. photos by www.weintraubphotography.com wedding tip: MatriMonial traditions Impress your friends and family with these fun bits of wedding trivia: tOKEnS OF lUCK • According to Greek culture, a sugar cube tucked away in your glove will sweeten your union. • Middle Eastern brides paint henna on their hands and feet to protect themselves from the evil eye. • The groom carries the bride across the threshold to bravely protect her from evil spirits lurking below. • According to Hindu tradition, rain on your wedding day is considered good luck. lORD OF tHE RingS • Wedding rings are worn on the fourth finger of the left hand because it was once thought that a vein in that finger led directly to the heart. • A sapphire in a wedding ring means marital happiness. Aquamarine represents marital harmony. • Seventeen tons of gold are made into wedding rings each year in the United States! lEt tHERE BE CaKE • The tradition of a wedding cake comes from ancient Rome, where revelers broke a loaf of bread over a bride’s head for fertility’s sake. • The custom of tiered cakes emerged from a game where the bride and groom attempted to kiss over an ever-higher cake without knocking it over. WEDDing FaSHiOnS • Queen Victoria started the Western world’s white wedding dress trend in 1840. Before then, brides simply wore their best dress. • Ancient Greeks and Romans thought the veil protected the bride from evil spirits. Brides have worn veils ever since. • In Korea, brides don bright hues of red and yellow. • Brides carry or wear “something old” on their wedding day to symbolize continuity with the past. The “something blue” symbolizes purity, fidelity and love. 36 http://www.aweddingstore.net http://www.weintraubphotography.com

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