Let the groom have his cake …

When you ordered your wedding cake, did you think of ordering something special for the groom, too? Groom’s cakes are a Southern tradition. They were displayed with the wedding cake (or, bride’s cake) at the reception and cut into pieces to be sent home with the guests. The superstitious said that single women who slept [...]

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Asking for your hand

It used to be common practice for a man to ask his intended’s father for her hand in marriage before proposing. To not do so was a major faux pas and could offend the woman’s family.
Of course, things are way different now. Women are no longer seen as their parents’ possessions, and few women go [...]

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