Thought I would share this one with you today. Santa Rosa, CA 2/8/2012 You can’t get a better photographer in Maui!!! While doing business in Maui, I came across Nicole at Behind the Lens. We hired her for a week to shoot a corporate meeting, and family portraits for the attendees. I can’t say enough about her company and … Read More
Money Dance
Money Dance According to one custom, when arranged marriages were common, the Groom collected a dowry only after his marriage was consummated. The money dance insured that the couple would have some money before they left their wedding reception. According to another wedding tradition, the people of the village gave gifts of pottery, livestock, and garden plants to the newlyweds … Read More
Maui Photographer Blog, Wedding Cakes
Wedding Cake Also during the days of the Roman empire, wedding cakes were baked of wheat or barley. At the reception, they were traditionally broken over the head of the new Bride by the Groom as a symbol of her fertility. Guests would then scramble for pieces of the cake, and take them home for good luck. It later became … Read More