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Blue-plate special – term used in the United States by restaurants that refers to a specially low-priced meal, usually changing daily. Buffet / Smörgåsbord – typically involves patrons serving themselves from foods placed in a public area. Buffets are effective for serving large numbers of people at once, and are often seen in ...
A wedding in Chicago, 1925. A wedding is a celebratory ceremony where two people are brought together in matrimony. [1] Wedding traditions and customs differ across cultures, countries, religions, and societies in terms of how a marriage is celebrated, but are strongly symbolic, and often have roots in superstitions for what makes a lucky or unlucky marriage.
George Elgar Hicks's "The Wedding Breakfast", 1862. The name is claimed [1] to have arisen from the fact that in pre-Reformation times, the wedding service was usually a Eucharistic Mass and that the newlyweds would therefore have been fasting before the wedding in order to be eligible to receive the sacrament of Holy Communion.
86 – a term used when the restaurant has run out of, or is unable to prepare a particular menu item. The term is also generally used to mean getting rid of someone or something, including the situation where a bar patron is ejected from the premises and refused readmittance. [1] À la carte; All you can eat; Bartender; Blue-plate special ...
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The bride's parents may include the 嫁妝 gaa jòng (bride's dowry) (jiàzhuāng) along with the reciprocal gifts on the day of betrothal, or may present the bride's dowry separately a few days before the wedding ceremony. Chinese dowries typically include: bedding (e.g. pillows, bolsters, comforter set, blankets, bed sheets)
Wedding reception in 17th-century Russia by Konstantin Makovsky Wedding dance of an Azerbaijani married couple. A wedding reception is a party usually held after the completion of a marriage ceremony as hospitality for those who have attended the wedding, hence the name reception: the couple receive society, in the form of family and friends, for the first time as a married couple.
The TLC show became a sensation after debuting in 2007 and has helped hundreds of brides find their dream wedding dress — most of the time with a side of drama.