The Second Line Defined

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Photo Courtesy of Style Me Pretty.com The planners here at Simply Jubilee Events have been privileged to plan several weddings in New Orleans over the past few years. This year will be no different! Many couples love to incorporate a “second line” march into their reception processional. The “second line” refers to the participants that… read more »

The Wedding Cake

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                      The wedding cake plays a very important role in the reception, but its meaning in today’ wedding  is somewhat different than in the past. For instance, the Romans used to break the cake over a bride’s head to symbolize fertility. During the medieval ages,… read more »

The Kiss

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  The tradition of the wedding kiss is something so special, which holds an equally special tradition many aren’t aware of. Although the couple may kiss after reciting their wedding vows, the first kiss as a married couple contains a historical meaning as well. Not only is this of course, a way to demonstrate their… read more »

Bridal Shower Etiquette

  Along with your wedding usually comes wedding showers. Today we are featuring some Do’s and Don’ts of wedding showers inspired by Emily post’s Wedding Etiquette. Don’t force any of your friends to throw you a shower. No matter how bad you want to have one, they are quite expensive and being in your wedding might already be… read more »

Wedding Traditions

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Taking part in the tradition of something old, new, borrowed and  blue has become almost a standard in most weddings.  We all take part in it, but where did it come from?  It is a popular rhyme that has been used since the Victorian times.  The “something old” is the bond that ties the bride’s… read more »

The Art of Handfasting

Handfasting, Weddingology, Simply Jubilee Events

Handfasting is an ancient commitment ceremony that includes a binding together of the hands of the couple with a ritual cord. Handfasting is a symbolic ceremony to honor a couple’s desire for commitment to each other; to acknowledge that their lives and their fates are now bound together. Hence the name, handfasting, which means “hand… read more »

Weddingology: The science and art of weddings

Did you know the term “bride” itself is old English and was a name for “cook”?  Oh how far we have come.