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No wedding celebration will be complete without a delicious repast for the couple and their guests. Whether a simple picnic, hors d’oeuvres, or a complete banquet, your wedding meal should be part of the memories of this exquisite day. Check out the delectable Las Vegas catering options that will accent your festivities.

You can opt for barbecue, buffet, or sit-down elegance when you arrange a reception feast for your guests. Many Las Vegas caterers provide amenities like table coverings and tableware, a multi-course meal, and cleanup service as part of their fee, but be sure to find out in advance what is covered and what you will have to pay separately.

Table and reception hall decorations as well as the wedding cake can be included in your catering package. Beverages, hors d’oeuvres, and appetizers can be factored into your deal as well. Work with the catering consultant to coordinate your wedding theme with the meal preparations. If necessary, auxiliary services like hall or chair rentals can be arranged, along with floral centerpieces and other accents.

Whatever type of food your wedding plans may include, these gourmet caterers hold the cards in offering a variety of specializations to make your dream day the best ever.

Top Kat Catering
3557 S. Maryland Parkway
Las Vegas, Nevada 89109
702-737-6823
Top Kat Catering is one of the best-known Las Vegas caterers in the business. Family owned with a complete menu of full-service dining, this company puts the customer first. Let Top Kat help with music, bar service, décor, and even the wedding cake.

You Name It Events
3663 S. Polaris
Las Vegas, Nevada 89103
702-253-1400
You Name It Events will cater your wedding with food, liquor, and entertainment, if desired. Equipped to offer a variety of services for any kind of event, including a company picnic, casino party, or promotion as well as the famed wedding celebrations, you can work with the staff to create your own special wedding themes.

At Your Service Catering
633 D North Decatur Boulevard
Las Vegas, Nevada 89107
702-870-1502
At Your Service provides a full complement of services to enhance your wedding celebration. In addition to being a fully licensed food and liquor vendor, the professional enterprise can arrange for seating, tables, and props. Request a written proposal.

Whatever type of food your wedding plans may include, these gourmet caterers hold the cards in offering a variety of specializations to make your dream day the best ever.

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Randy is owner of Weddings Information.. Randy owned and operated a very successful storefront/mailorder business from 1988 to 2003. Currently full time owner/operator of several online businesses.


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Engagement Ring And Wedding Band Article

A Brief History
The wedding ring has a long and rich history. The Egyptians are credited for beginning the tradition of the wedding ring around 3,000 BC when an Egyptian Pharaoh gave his beloved a ring as a symbol of his love. In Egyptian hieroglyphics, the circle is the symbol of eternity because it has no beginning or end. The earliest wedding rings were made from braided reedy plants like hemp. These primitive rings generally did not last more than a year and had to be replaced often. Later, leather, bone and ivory were crafted into rings as tokens of love.

The Romans used rings made of durable iron; however the symbolism behind the use of the ring was not quite as romantic as the Egyptian's. To the Romans, a wedding ring was used to signify a binding, legal agreement of ownership by the husband and the ring was a token of purchase. In the third century, silver and gold replaced iron. Iron tended to rust and gold and silver had more aesthetic beauty. Gold or silver rings also symbolized the groom's faith that his betrothed was to be trusted with his valuable property.

Early Celtic rings were made of hair. The bride and groom would weave locks of their hair together into a braid and the bride would wear the ring as a token of their commitment to each other.

Puzzle rings, called a Gimmel, were popular engagement/wedding rings in the 15th century. The Gimmel ring consisted of two or more interlocking rings, joined by a pivot, so they could slide together to form one ring (symbolizing the union of two lives). The most popular Gimmel ring depicted two hands and a heart, which symbolized faith, trust or plighted troth. When all three rings were joined, the hands clasped over the heart. This variation of the Gimmel ring was called a Fede (Italian for 'faith') ring. One part of the ring was given to the bride as her engagement ring, the second and third parts of the ring were kept by the groom-to-be and the witness of the engagement ceremony. At the marriage ceremony, all three parts would be reunited on the bride's finger.

The Claddagh ring, a version of a Fede ring, became popular in 17th century Ireland and remains popular to this day. It depicts two hands holding a crowned heart. The motto associated with the ring 'Let love and friendship reign' has become the traditional Irish wedding band.

During the Renaissance and throughout the 18th century, sterling silver poesy rings were popular wedding bands. Poesy rings were engraved with mottoes or verses, mostly with a religious or romantic overtone.

At the same time poesy rings were popular, the Puritans were renouncing wedding bands, because they considered jewelry frivolous. Colonial Americans often exchanged thimbles during the wedding ceremony. Thimbles were acceptable to the Puritans because they were viewed as a practical item. After the wedding, the women would slice off the bottom of the thimble and created a wedding band.

During the Victorian and Edwardian eras, wedding bands were engraved with intertwined hearts, flowers, intricate leaves and delicate filigree. In the 1920's and 1930's, the art deco movement introduced wedding ring styles focusing on bold colors and geometric shapes. Today, wedding rings can be made of gold, silver, platinum or a combination of two or more metals.

Superstitions
There are many superstitions associated with the wedding ring. Here are a few:


It is unlucky to go shopping for wedding rings on a Friday, due to the bad luck associated with that day.
It is unlucky for the bride or groom to wear their rings before the wedding ceremony.
Once the wedding ring has been placed on the finger, it is considered bad luck to remove it. If the ring accidentally comes off, the husband must replace it on her finger.
Dropping the ring during the ceremony is an evil omen. Whoever dropped the ring, it would signify they would die first. If the ring rolls away from the alter and rested on a gravestone in the floor of the chapel, it would mean the bride would die first if the person buried underneath the floor was a woman; the groom would die first if it was a man buried below.
A too-tight ring might point to painful jealousy or the stifling of one party by the other.
A too-loose ring could mean a parting of the ways through careless acts or forgetfulness.
Having the wedding ring(s) blessed by a clergyman is believed to give the ring the power to rid disease and guard the wearer from devils.



Written by: Tom Tsatsos

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