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02/07/2015

FACTS YOU PROBABLY DON'T KNOW ABOUT WEDDING RING

1.The custom of given a wedding ring have the origins in Ancient Egypt. After them, Ancient Romans used wedding rings as the last from a series of gifts traditionally given as a betrothal gift .

2.The round shape of a wedding ring is a symbol of eternity because it had no beginning and no end, like time. Also the shape was to be found in forms of Sun and Moon, both worshiped by the ancient Egyptians.

3.Although today it is meant to be a gesture of love and appreciation, in medieval Europe that was part of a contract that was ensured between the two families of the groom and bride that included exchange of various amount of money or some other valuables.

4.The tradition imposes wearing the wedding ring on the right hand because this is the traditional hands for vows. There are however cultures where people wear the ring on the left hand on the third finger because of the belief that there is to be found vena amoris (the vain of love) who is directly connected with the heart.

5.In some parts of India it is custom to use a bichiya (toe ring) instead of a wedding ring.

6.The use of wedding rings for both partners started late 19th century, after a marketing campaign upon request of American jewellery industry in order to increase their revenues. Before, only groom offered a ring to the bride.

7.The most common words engraved on a wedding ring are the names of the grooms.

8.The first recorded diamond wedding ring was given by the King of Germany, Maximilian I to Mary of Burgundy in 1477.

01/07/2015

7 FACTS YOU PROBABLY DON'T KNOW ABOUT WEDDING CAKES

1. The most expensive wedding cake ever commissioned cost $30 million.
The confection was made by Buddy Valastro (better known as Cake Boss from the famed TLC cake show) at the request of NYC socialite Devorah Rose for her diamond gala event.

2. Queen Victoria was one of the first to have pure white icing on her wedding cake.
That's why it's called "royal icing."

3. It used to be bridal pie, not wedding cake.
The "bride's pie" (not cake) was served at most weddings up until the early 19th century.

4. One of the largest-ever wedding cakes used 10,000 pounds of cake batter and 4,810 pounds of frosting.
One of the largest wedding cakes ever made in the US was built for the Mohegan Sun casino at 17 feet tall and 15,032 pounds. The bakers used 10,000 pounds of cake batter and 4,810 pounds of frosting to create the towering confection.

5. White cakes symbolize purity and virginity.
The bride's cake was usually a white pound cake covered with white frosting.

6. The first wedding cakes were actually loaves of bread.
One of the first wedding cakes wasn't actually cake at all -- it was bread. In ancient Rome, bread was broken over the bride's head to symbolize good fortune and fertility to the couple.

7. One of the tallest ever cakes was almost 26 feet tall.
The tallest cake ever made (on record) was 25.65 feet tall. The towering confection consisted of 850 sponge cakes, shaped like cake bricks, glued together with caramel. Unfortunately for its creators, the cake didn't last long, as it started to lean and eventually fell.

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