Expo tu Boda IB English

Extravagant cakes, memorable pictures, lovely wedding gowns, colorful (and incredibly creative party supplies, exotic honeymoons and super fashion shoes for bride and groom was my last weekend in Cintermex with Expo tu Boda. This is a convention in which several wedding related stores get together and offer their service (with coupons or descuentos) to the couple. You make be asking what was I doing there? Easy. My mother and father collaborate with the church for a diploma that couples take before getting married to know each other better and don’t have any little “surprises” once they are wife and husband. Cintermex always gives them a little stand for them to add couples and give information, but this time my father wasn’t able to go and my mother didn’t want to go alone, so I took his place. I was amazing. The dresses, the people, I mean, the whole atmosphere was so joyful I’m guessing because a wedding is a really special moment in their lives. Anyways, I had the chance to walk around and see. It’s funny, because more than once someone asked me if I was old enough to get married, and like twice they asked me where was my fiancé (sorry, but I don’t even have a boyfriend). I learn plenty, for example, you have to at least have everything ready four months before, the cakes are the easiest to ask, although the price varies in so many ways, Pasteleria Lety was the most expensive and in their display they had simple cakes. There was one that was for 200 persons, white with three levels and a red candy rose on top, the price was around $5,000 pesos; I kept searching and I find a lovely cake, with more detail and three roses in each level, the price was $3,500. So here you can see what the name of the company can make with the prices but the whole deal is to know how to search and taste as many cake you can. I won’t be able to tell you everything I saw that weekend so next entry I will like to talk about some really funny and new innovations for the couples photo shoot and some other surprises. I will see you next time.

Wedding Cake IB English

Anyone is up for a slice of cake? Well, I do! So today I’m going to talk about wedding cakes tradition. Some traditions are long lost; an example was the groom eating part of a loaf of barley break baked and break the rest over his bride’s head. It was a symbolizing the groom’s power over his bride and the breaking of the bride’s virginal state. This tradition goes back as far as the Roman Empire. Cakes in Medieval England where breads with flour-based foods without sweet. And is no joke, there was no sweets for the happy couple. But in the late 19^th century, cakes became popular; they were simple single-tired plum cakes with some variations. 

Mostly, wedding cakes are always white, but this remounts to the making of ingredients. White icing required only the use of refined sugar and it was less expensive and easy to do. Also, the white icing has the symbolism the purity of the couple. In first appeared in Victorian times and another symbolism to the white cake is thanks to the reference of “the bride’s cake”, which highlighted the bride as the central figure of the wedding and a special bond between her and the cake (kind of silly, but still cute). 

Cutting a slice of cake is all about symbolism.  The first task of the married couple is for the bride to cut a piece of cake with the help of her new husband. After cutting the first piece, the couple will feed one other; this means a mutual commitment of the newlyweds to provide for one another. 

A tradition started in the late 19^th century has continued now days, it consists of saving the top layer of a multitiered cake to freeze it and share it on their first wedding anniversary. It serves as a very pleasant reminder of what was like their very first special day together. I hope you enjoy this entry, I will see you next time.

Bibliography

Hudson Valley Weddings Web Site. «The Wedding Cake . . . history, customs and traditions.» Hundson Valley Weddings. 13 de October de 2011 <http://www.hudsonvalleyweddings.com/guide/cakehistory.htm>.