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Jordan almonds. In their most classic form of dragée and comfit, Jordan almonds, also known as koufeta, [1] consist of almonds which are sugar panned in various pastel colors. [2] Jordan almonds are often used as wedding favors —like bomboniere —with the "bitter" almonds and the "sweet" sugar symbolizing the bitterness of life and ...
In Australia, a bomboniere is party favor given out at weddings, first holy communions and the like. Such gifts may take the form of a wine bottle stopper, glass vase or picture frame as well as the more traditional sugared almonds in decorative bags.
The English word confetti (to denote Jordan almonds) is adopted from the Italian confectionery of the same name, which was a small sweet traditionally thrown during carnivals. Also known as dragée or comfit , Italian confetti are almonds with a hard sugar coating; their name equates to French confit .
Almond comfits (also known as "sugared almonds" or "Jordan almonds") in a muslin bag or other decorative container are a traditional gift at baptism and wedding celebrations in many countries of Europe and the Middle East, a custom which has spread to other countries such as Australia and Puerto Rico.
Wedding favors are small gifts given as a gesture of appreciation or gratitude to guests from the bride and groom during a wedding ceremony or a wedding reception. The tradition of distributing wedding favors is hundreds of years old.
Bridesman. A bridesman is a close male friend and/or relative of the bride, one who walks down the aisle in the bridal ceremony in the traditional place of a bridesmaid . Charlotte Brontë made reference to bridesmen, seemingly in the modern sense, in the final chapter of her 1859 novel Shirley, which is set in Yorkshire in 1811–12: "Amongst ...
A wedding anniversary is the anniversary of the date that a wedding took place. Couples often mark the occasion by celebrating their relationship, either privately or with a larger party. Special celebrations and gifts are often given for particular anniversary milestones (e.g., 10, 15, 20, or 25 years). In some cultures, traditional names ...
A page boy is a young male attendant at a wedding or a cotillion (a social dance). This type of wedding attendant is less common than it used to be, but it is still a way of including young relatives or the children of friends in a wedding. Pages are often seen at British royal weddings, such as the wedding of Prince William and Catherine ...
The mother of the groom is being serenaded. A wedding breakfast is a feast given to the newlyweds and guests after the wedding, making it equivalent to a wedding reception that serves a meal. The phrase is still used in British English . Nowadays the wedding breakfast is not normally a morning meal, nor does it look like a typical breakfast, so ...
Porcelain loving cup for Queen Victoria 's diamond jubilee (1897) A loving cup is a large cup with two arching handles. [1] It can describe a shared drinking container traditionally used at weddings and banquets, often made of silver. Loving cups are also given as trophies to winners of games or competitions. [2]