| A |
| Aufruf (OOF - roof) - calling up of a couple
to the Torah on the Shabbat before their wedding. |
| Ascot Tie - A wide necktie for the formal
daytime wedding. |
| Anniversary Cake - A smaller wedding cake
for your first wedding anniversary. |
| B |
| Bachelorette - Term used for a bride while
she is engaged and before she is married. |
| Bridal shower - Party given for the bride
before the wedding to be usually coordinated by the bridesmaids to offer gifts
for the bride and groom for their new home. |
| Bubbles - Used in place of rice at a wedding
to send off the bride and groom. |
| Back-Up Cake - A sheet cake of the same
flavor as your wedding cake, used to serve a very large guest list after your
display cake is finished. |
| Butter cream Icing - A soft and creamy icing
made of butter, confectionery sugar and milk that can be colored, flavored and
used for decoration or filling for a wedding cake. |
| Bow tie(dickey bow) - A short tie shaped
like a bow that can be worn with a wing or laydown collar. |
| Body Shapers - Sheer hosiery that provides
support and control for under a garment. |
| Backpiece - A decorated comb on the back of
a bride's head to be attached to a veil. |
| Ballet veil - A veil that drops below the
bride's knees, but above her ankles. |
| Basket Weave - A type of decorative piping
on the wedding cake |
| Best Man - The best man will have numerous
duties; keeping the ring safe, sign the marriage license, announcing speeches
at the reception and making his own. |
| Biedermeier - A type of posy where the
flowers are arranged in rings according to their color. |
| Blusher - A short veil that covers the
brides face before the ceremony. |
| Bomboniere - This is an Italian term which
refers to wedding favors which are passed out to wedding guests as a keepsake
in appreciation of their attendance. |
| Boutonnière - This is a single flower
worn on the lapel of a man's jacket. |
| Bride's Bouquet - The bunch of flowers for
the bride. |
| C |
| Cake top - Usually a statue or other
collectable used to adorn the top of a wedding cake. |
| Chapel Train - The train on a wedding dress
that extends 3 1/2 to 4 1/2 feet from the waist. |
| Candelabra - A centerpiece created at the
base, neck, or top of a multi-armed candelabra for candles and decorated with
flowers. |
| Comb - a Bridal headpiece that is held to
the head with comb teeth that is usually decorated with flowers. |
| Crepe - A lightly crinkled textured fabric.
|
| Corsage - A single or small spray of flowers
usually with ribbon or lace for the hand or on a pin. Orchids and gardenias are
popular choices for close female friends and relatives. |
| Calligraphy - A highly stylized form of
writing seen on wedding invitations. |
| Cathedral veil - The longest of veils, this
is three and a half yards in length. |
| Cathedral - Large church for a couple to
marry. |
| Crown - Similar to a tiara, it is a
headpiece made of stones and beads that the bride may choose to wear. |
| Cummerbund - This is a broad sash worn
around a man's waist on top of his shirt but under the jacket. |
| Carat - The standard unit of weight for
diamonds and most other gems. |
| Cascade Bouquet - resembles waterfall with
the flowers flowing loosely downward. |
| Classic bouquet - A bunch of flowers that
can be made into a bouquet holder, wired, or hand-tied. |
| Croquenbouche - A wedding cake formed with
cream puffs. |
| Choker Necklace - a single strand of pearls
worn around the collar |
| Cap Sleeves - the shortest sleeve style, it
usually covers only the shoulder |
| Chantilly Lace - Delicate bobbin lace of
scrolls and florals on a soft mesh background. |
| Centerpiece - Used as the decoration for the
center of the table at a wedding. |
| Centerpiece Cake - A specialty cake that
takes the place of flowers as your table decorations. |
| Chocolate Ganache - A thick, delectable
icing made of chocolate and heavy cream. |
| Chatan (ha-TAN) - The groom. |
| Chupah (hoo-PAH) - The wedding canopy to
cover the couple that symbolizes the couple's new home and the presence of god.
|
| Cake server - A cake knife used in the
tradition of cutting the wedding cake. |
