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Selecting a Ceremony Location

You’re engaged! You’ve decided on a date!

Now what?

Now you begin coordinating that date with your search for the perfect venue to celebrate your wedding ceremony.

Before you settle on a place, take time to insure that you have your priorities in line. While this is an occasion for the biggest party you will ever give, that shouldn't be the prime target.

Your wedding ceremony is symbolic of a huge decision and commitment that you and your special someone have made to each other. Where you will be married needs to be your first critical decision.

If a religious location is important to you both, and you are both of the same faith and attend a church or synagogue on a regular basis, your decision is easy. But if you are living in a different area, and away from your family place of worship, you will need to look for potential locations. Many churches and synagogues will only marry “parishioners”.

If you choose a non-religious location for your wedding ceremony, there are several options to consider. Public gathering spaces in historical buildings, museums, art galleries, and even sports stadiums have all been used for memorable ceremonies.

Whether you choose to be married at home, at the beach, or in the mountains, you can create a beautiful setting for this important day.

Remember that the ceremony is what this day is all about!

Wedding Cake. Yes, no, maybe?

If you don’t like cake, don’t have one. There are plenty of other dessert options that you can offer to your guests. But if your Mom can’t imagine your reception without a gorgeous cake, be gracious and include it – and ask her to select it. There is a long tradition of cake at a wedding and you might want to consider including one.

Cakes have been a part of wedding celebrations since Roman times. Be glad that the tradition has evolved since then or you could find yourself having a thin loaf broken over your head at the close of the ceremony. The wheat in the cake was thought to symbolize fertility and the guests eagerly sought the crumbs from that loaf for good luck.

In the Middle Ages it became the custom for guests to bring small cakes to the celebration as their gifts to the couple. The bride and groom were expected to kiss over the pile of cakes for good luck. At some point,
an enterprising baker (or wedding planner) decided to put all the cakes together and cover them with frosting. Thus was born today’s modern tiered wedding cake.

Many couples choose to include a smaller cake as a nod to tradition but offer their guests a wide range of
dessert options which can include pies, ice cream sundaes, tortes, cookies, bars, and sometimes even flaming desserts served by the full wait staff in a darkened room.

Will you be serving cake at your wedding?

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