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Today's weddings both
timely and traditional
It used to be that wed-
dings were limited to three
classifications: informal,
with the ceremony held in a
church, chapel, home, club,
garden or hotel; formal, held
in a church, chapel, home,
club or hotel; and ultra-
formal, held in church.
Now there's yet another
classification -- very infor-
mal, as young couples
search for new ways to ex-
press their feelings about
love and life. A meadow, a
beach, or a park may very
well be chosen as the site for
a wedding ceremony nowa-
days. Or, if the happy pair
has a special hobby or in-
terest, the ceremony may
even take place in _an air-
plane, as it did for one cou-
ple in the skies above the
Wedding cake
originally pile
of cakes -
The tradition of the mod-
ern wedding cake dates back
to medieval times. In that
era, it was the custom that
wedding guests brought
small cakes for the couple
and piled them up in the cen-
ter of the table. The bride
and groom were supposed to
kiss over the cakes without
knocking the pile over.
One day, a traveling
baker came up with the idea .-
of icing all the cakes to-
gether into one large cake to
make the couple's kiss
easier. That event marked
the start of today's wedding
cake!
San Fernando Valley in.
Southern California. Other
couples have married on
horseback, (with the entire
bridal party on horseback)
aboard a boat,, or eveh in a
submarine. (The groom was
a naval officer.)
In the Ozarks of Mis-
souri, a lovely cavern has
become so popular as a wed-
ding site that it is now
known as "The Bridal
Cave."
Most young couples
wanting to get away from
the stiff formality of church
or chapel weddings will
probably choose to be
married in the family gar-
den, however. Aside from
the sentimental attraction of
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a place you know and love,
the family garden can pro-
vide a lovely setting for the
wedding ceremony, with its
flowers, trees and grass.
If a young couple should
decide on a public park for
their wedding rites, it would
be advisable to check with
the proper authorities first.
In some cities, getting mar-
ried in the park has become
so popular, you have to
make a reservation!
With today's emphasis on
the natural, more and more
invitations will probably be
inviting friends and families
to share the joy of Jane and
John's wedding day .. . un-
der the old oak tree in the ,
meadow.