There lies an outrageous but true ritual behind the popular
tradition of getting married in the month of June. It dates all the way back in the 15th
century, when Spring came around and people would come out after the long and
very lean winter months and bathe communally.
Yes, communally.
It made sense that June was the best time to get married then,
when people still smelled nice and that suggested a symbol of a good beginning
for couples.
Interestingly enough, brides used to carry fragrant bouquets
of flowers not for aesthetics, but to actually mask the body odor that was
asserting itself again. (And there is no
known historical record about what the grooms did on their end!)
What’s even stranger is the history behind the wedding
cake. In ancient Rome before icing was
even invented, marriages were sealed when the groom smashed barley bread over
the bride’s head for good fortune.
All this is too wild a trivia for me and I’m glad I live in
a time when women do not smell putrid and have bits of bread all over their
heads on their wedding day.
Last Saturday, the lovely Katie Federchuk married the love
of her life Billy with a reception held at the beautiful Crystal Banquet Hall
in Markham, Ontario. She wanted a simple
mostly-white wedding cake with a little touch of femininity.
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| cake table adorned with fresh flower petals notice that adorable 'i do' beneath the cake? |
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| view of the bride & groom and guests of honour |
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Best wishes to the happy couple!
Stay sweet!
Bebsy
More wedding cakes to be posted. Stay tuned!
Beautiful cake crafting... love your cricut cake - the Cricut machine is a wonderful invention :D Perfectly decorated icing every time. Gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteWendy @ ECTaS
Thanks, Wendy! :-)
ReplyDeleteI found myself falling in love with my cricut cake again while doing this wedding cake. When I tried using it in the past, preparing the gum paste/fondant was too cumbersome, and I found it much easier to cut using the good old Martha Stewart craft knife. (I was too cheap to purchase Cricut sugar sheets!) The poor machine just gathered dust in my basement the past year!
I somehow got the hang of it last week, applying shortening on the fondant as it got cut. I was pretty surprised with the results!
It is indeed a wonderful invention!
Hugs
Bebsy
You made this Wedding Cake??? I am so over my heels impressed ... lovely. Isn't it nice today's brides carry bouquets of flowers for their beauty and not to cover any odors?
ReplyDeleteThank you! ;-0
DeleteWow! What a gorgeous wedding cake and I loved learning all of the bridal trivia. Thank you for sharing it :).
ReplyDeleteWhy thank you!! Glad you enjoyed that! :-)
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Thank you, Marcie! Would love that! :-)
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