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| 453.1 | An American view | DECEAT::DARCY | Abolish Section 31 | Fri Oct 21 1988 18:44 | 25 |
| A couple of differences (between typical American weddings) include:
1) Groom reading congratulations and wishes of people not in
attendance at reception.
2) ALL ushers giving a little roast to the groom (and bride).
3) Good food.
4) A dance after the reception where whole town is invited,
well it seemed like it :-)
5) A picture after the wedding ceremony, outside the church,
of the whole lot in attendance.
6) More good food.
7) The rush of the bride and groom after they decide to leave reception
(there must be a word for it but I don't know it)
8) Coming of the hall and seeing the sun
These may be peculiar to Cork, but Corkonians are noted for
their "uniqueness". [Nothing from the Clare crowd now]
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| 453.2 | You forget to mention the DRINK ;-) | GAOV08::DKEATING | Roamin' Cadillac Church SAVES | Mon Oct 24 1988 08:54 | 1 |
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| 453.3 | Thanks for the info! | DPDMAI::GRIFFITH | | Mon Oct 24 1988 13:00 | 7 |
| Thanks for the vital info - we can come up with the drink - half
& halfs, Irish Coffee & Bushmills...noooo problem!
Regards...Chris
P.S. What about the wedding vows?
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| 453.4 | Blaccchhhh! | CSG::ONEILL | Its a LONG way to Tipperary... | Mon Oct 24 1988 15:42 | 25 |
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Seems to me like there is a STANDARD wedding menu - ALL the
weddings I have been to at home had the following (with only
Minor variations). I wonder where the popularity of (Honeydew)
Melon came from for socials/weddings etc.? Its not as if the
Irish Population were exactly brought up on Melon! ;-)
MELON to start
MUSHROOM soup
TURKEY and HAM, ROAST POTATO, MASHED POTATO, BRUSSEL SPROUTS
and CARROTS
SHERRY TRIFLE
COFFEE and WEDDING CAKE
Trad. Irish wedding cakes are very rich fruit cakes (laced with
whiskey or brandy) 3 tiers each one iced with a layer of Almond Icing
(Marzipan) covered with a layer of HARD sugar icing...everyone
gets a MORSEL with coffee.
Ann
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| 453.5 | The most important part of the meal | VIDEO::FARRELL | The Hacker. DTN 235-8164 | Mon Oct 24 1988 18:50 | 25 |
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Re: .4
>> COFFEE and WEDDING CAKE
>> Trad. Irish wedding cakes are very rich fruit cakes (laced with
>> whiskey or brandy) 3 tiers each one iced with a layer of Almond Icing
>> (Marzipan) covered with a layer of HARD sugar icing...everyone
>> gets a MORSEL with coffee.
The way it is with the wedding cakes, you either love them or hate them. (Hmmm,
bit like your spouse I suppose :-) ). Anyway, I've made about 6 of these for
myself and for friends. If you want a recipe, I can dig mine out for you.
Two points. They're best when:
A) Made about 3+ months before the event.
B) Made with lots of uisce beatha. (Sort of cleanses any problems caused by
A above. :-) )
Good luck, and don't forget to enjoy yourselves.
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| 453.6 | WELL laced! | CSG001::ONEILL | Its a LONG way to Tipperary... | Tue Oct 25 1988 14:19 | 11 |
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Where I come from the BEST wedding cakes are those made with
POTEEN !!! Last wedding I was at the cake was made about a
year before it was iced, left for about 2 months after icing
and STANK of poteen - best cake Ive ever eaten! 8-}
Ann
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| 453.7 | minute-rice? | DECEAT::DARCY | Abolish Section 31 | Tue Oct 25 1988 15:07 | 3 |
| My grandfather used to make fruit cake in September for December.
He used to mix up all the ingrediants into a ball, wrap them in
a towel and put it in the basement for three months. Potent stuff.
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| 453.8 | Secrets of the Master baker :-) | VIDEO::FARRELL | The Hacker. DTN 235-8164 | Tue Oct 25 1988 15:20 | 17 |
| 453.9 | 101 uses....! | CSG::ONEILL | Its a LONG way to Tipperary... | Wed Oct 26 1988 15:09 | 15 |
| 453.10 | A Yank's two cents worth | AIAG::GAVIN | | Thu Oct 27 1988 12:50 | 22 |
| Unfortunately I have never been to a wedding in Ireland, but here
are a couple traditional (or should I say medieval) suggestions:
1) The ring. The Claddagh ring is traditionally a friendship/
engagement/wedding ring. Alternatively, my brother-in-law has a
gold band engraved with shamrocks all around (it looks better than
it sounds).
2) The toast. How about Mead instead of Champagne? It's pretty
sweet, but you probably won't be drinking too much of it anyway.
According to the label on my bottle of Bunratty Mead:
"Mead is believed to have powers of fertility and virility. The
bride and groom at mediaeval weddings drank mead for one full moon
after their wedding - hence the term honeymoon, still used today."
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Regardless of how you do it, congratulations and have a wonderful
wedding!
Michael
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| 453.11 | Piper? | MAMTS1::JDEMARIA | | Thu Oct 27 1988 19:23 | 4 |
| How about a piper at the church. It could set a very nice mood.
Good Luck!!
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| 453.12 | The video is great too | AUSTIN::OREILLY | Stout in Austin? | Thu Oct 27 1988 19:55 | 7 |
| We had the Dallas Girls Choir sing The Irish Blessing and other
songs. They perform for a donation and the high pitched voices
echoing through the church were incredible. We also a four brass
ensemble. The priest said a wonderful Irish prayer at the end of
the ceremony.
JO'R
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