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Ever wonder why the families are on different sides of the church?

Merry — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 19:44:23 +0000

In ancient days, fathers would offer daughters as peace offerings to warring tribes. Because of the hostility, the families were placed on opposite sides of the church so the ceremony could go on without bloodshed. The ceremony united the two warring factions into on family, and danger of war was resolved.

What do you know about the use of an apron?

Merry — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 15:04:41 +0000

I don’t think our kids know what an apron is or at least what it was used for. The principal use of an apron was to protect the dress underneath. Yes the dress. When women stated wearing pants and jeans, aprons kind of drifted away.

Several ways to use an apron are:

As a cover-up, the apron was easier to wash than dresses, took less material,
But along the way, it served as a potholder for removing hot pans from the oven
It was wonderful for drying children’s tears, and on occasion was even used for cleaning out dirty ears.
From the chicken coop, the apron was used for carrying eggs, fussy chicks and sometimes half-hatched eggs to be finished in the warming oven.
When company came, those aprons were an ideal hiding place for shy kids

These are a few of the things an apron can be used for. Check back again for even more uses. Maybe we should all get an apron and save the jeans.

HAPPY NEW YEAR

Merry — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 19:40:55 +0000

The celebration of the new year is one of the oldest holidays. Many believe it was first observed in ancient Babylon about 4000 years ago it marked the first New Moon after the Vernal Equinox. The Babylonian new year celebration lasted for eleven days. How did New Years Day move from the summer to the winter? A good question, especially since the spring is the season of rebirth, of planting new crops, and of blossoming. Today New years Day is January 1st.

Can you imagine making a cake without an electric mixer?

Merry — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 21:00:01 +0000

In the pre-electric-mixer day mixing a cake involved a lot of whipping the cake by hand. We usually didn’t have a hand cranked mixer that worked well, so this involved a large mixing spoon to whip it. Some old timers even counted the number of times they whipped the mixture – sort of made it fun and you didn’t notice your arm tiring.

I don’t think I ever caught anything from an apron

Merry — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 20:54:12 +0000

Grandma
used to set her hot apple pies on the window sill to cool.

Her Granddaughters
set theirs on the window sill to Thaw.

Her Great Granddaughters
would go crazy now trying to figure out how many germs were on that apron.

I don’t think I ever caught anything from an apron,except maybe a little Love and caring.

Why is it called “Tying the Knot”?

Merry — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 22:13:40 +0000

The expression “tying the knot” actually dates back to Roman Times when the bride wore a girdle secured by a knot. On the wedding night, the groom then had the honors of “untying the knot.” The couple’s lives were then tied together. Rituals of binding were also popular in ancient Carthage. The couple’s thumbs were laced together with a strip of leather. In India, the Hindu groom knotted a ribbon around his bride’s neck, and once tied, the marriage was legal and binding. For much of history the rope was the most powerful way to connect things and people. So, it made sense to talk about “tying the knot.”

Why a unity candle?

Merry — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 20:10:26 +0000

The Unity Candle symbolizes the joining together of two separate families and has become increasingly popular over the years. Basically, its a tall candle that stands, unlit, between two smaller, lit candles during the ceremony. One of these smaller candles is placed in the bride’s side and the other is on the groom’s side. After you are pronounced husband and wife, you each take your respective candle, meet at the Unity Candle and light it with your joined flames. Some brides and grooms choose to light the Unity Candle on their own, while others have parents and other members of their families join them. For those couples marrying for the second time, it is an especially appropriate way to include children from their first marriages in the ceremony and to acknowledge the uniting of two families as one

Something Old, Something New……..

Merry — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 01:42:40 +0000

The saying, “Something old, something new, something borrowed and something blue” is a popular rhyme that has been used since Victorian times. The “something old” represents the bond to the bride’s family and her old life; “something new” represents the couple’s new life together and their future hope for happiness, prosperity and success; “something borrowed” from a happily married woman is meant to impart similar happiness to the bride; and “something blue” represents fidelity and constancy.

Why do we wear bridal veils?

Merry — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 15:46:53 +0000

The bridal veil has long been a symbol of youth, modesty, and virginity and was used to ward off evil.
Eleanor Custis, Martha Washington’s granddaughter, wore the first white wedding veil in 1799. She was inspired by her fiance, who had told her how beautiful her face looked through a lace window curtain!

Releasing Wedding Doves

Merry — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 15:40:01 +0000

Doves mate for life and symbolize all the wishes we have for newlyweds, love, peace, harmony, fidelity and prosperity. In a trend, which is, growing across this country, more and more brides are choosing breathtaking dove releases for their ceremonies.

Releases are usually done immediately after the marriage ceremony, whether it is an intimate back-yard affair or a grand fairytale wedding and may involve from two to dozens of doves, which climb into the sky before flying home to their loft.

These doves are carefully trained to return home and are not released “into the wild”. Due to seasonal changes, dove release ceremonies are generally conducted from May to October in Michigan, but other services are offered year round, including doves shown in elegantly decorated cages fro the church entryway, the gift table, near the head table or any other location where they will contribute to the romance of the special day.

It is wise to book early, this is a specialty service with limited providers in any one area.