I have a pressing question. Please answer.

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Posted by Espo22

theres only a viennese hour. Some people just get confused and say venetian but its wrong, or dh's friend actually always messes up and says vietnamese lol. Theres no venetian hour, but i understand why youre confused bc seems like i see more ppl say venetian than viennese.

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Yea its only viennese hour. My friend also calls it vietnamese and i correct her all the time!

from Wikipedia:

[edit] Italian customs
In some parts of Italy, a party, known as a Serenade, is thrown outside of the bride’s home by the groom. His family and friends come and wait for the bride, entertaining themselves until she appears. The groom then sings to his bride to further seduce her. Once his song is sung, the party ends.

The day of the wedding the groom’s men try their hardest to make the groom as uncomfortable as possible by saying things like “Maybe she forgot where the church is”

It is also traditional for the grooms family to give a dowry to the bride and to provide the engagement ring. The bride’s family is then responsible for receiving the guests of the wedding in their home for a reception afterward.

The color green is very important in the Italian wedding. In Italy, the tradition of some thing blue is replaced with something green. This color brings good luck to the married couple. The veil and brides maids also were important in an Italian wedding. The tradition began in Ancient Rome when the veil was used to hide the bride from any spirits that would corrupt her and the bridesmaids were to wear similar outfits so that the evil spirits were further confused.

In Sicilian customs, the dessert course is often presented as a Venetian Table, a dazzling array of pastries, fruits, coffees, cakes, (etc) presented in great quantity with much celebration. This is often called Venetian Hour .

After dessert, more dancing commences, gifts are given, and the guests eventually begin to leave. In Southern Italy, as the guests leave, they hand envelopes of money to the bride and groom, who return the gift with a wedding favor, a small token of appreciation.

Viennese Hour.

And btw Vietnamese hour is HILARIOUS Denise!

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Posted by snwb08

from Wikipedia:

[edit] Italian customs
In some parts of Italy, a party, known as a Serenade, is thrown outside of the bride’s home by the groom. His family and friends come and wait for the bride, entertaining themselves until she appears. The groom then sings to his bride to further seduce her. Once his song is sung, the party ends.

The day of the wedding the groom’s men try their hardest to make the groom as uncomfortable as possible by saying things like “Maybe she forgot where the church is”

It is also traditional for the grooms family to give a dowry to the bride and to provide the engagement ring. The bride’s family is then responsible for receiving the guests of the wedding in their home for a reception afterward.

The color green is very important in the Italian wedding. In Italy, the tradition of some thing blue is replaced with something green. This color brings good luck to the married couple. The veil and brides maids also were important in an Italian wedding. The tradition began in Ancient Rome when the veil was used to hide the bride from any spirits that would corrupt her and the bridesmaids were to wear similar outfits so that the evil spirits were further confused.

In Sicilian customs, the dessert course is often presented as a Venetian Table, a dazzling array of pastries, fruits, coffees, cakes, (etc) presented in great quantity with much celebration. This is often called Venetian Hour .

After dessert, more dancing commences, gifts are given, and the guests eventually begin to leave. In Southern Italy, as the guests leave, they hand envelopes of money to the bride and groom, who return the gift with a wedding favor, a small token of appreciation.

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hmmm thats interesting. I remember when first engaged i was confused bc at RH's they all referred to it as viennese but alot of ppl said venetian and all rh's i looked at even just online it said viennese. Are there any rh's that call it venetian?

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Posted by Mimacat

Is there a difference between the two, or are they just different names for the same thing?

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if there is an RH that does call it venetian, i am sure its the same thing, now im confused hahaha

i looked it up and saw a place upstate that calls it venetian and sounds like the same thing. Maybe its places in NYC that call it viennese

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Posted by Mimacat

Yeah I saw that too. Like the Oswego country club. Weird. I wish there was an expert to answer this, b/c this has been bothering me for months. Clearly I need to get out more.

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thats the same one i saw, the oswego country club

its bugging me too now and im trying to find more info

this one as almost same info as posted above but says viennese so seems like same thing

http://www.lifeinitaly.com/weddings/Traditional-Italian-Wedding.asp

its the same exact thing. we say Venetian in Brooklyn. lol. FH's cousins say Viennese.

Either way its dessert!

That quote is from wikipedia so if someone thought it was Venetian -that is why they wrote it. . . anyone can edit wikipedia, doesn't make it right!

It IS Viennese though, although I call it both!

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Posted by Espo22

this one as almost same info as posted above but says viennese so seems like same thing

http://www.lifeinitaly.com/weddings/Traditional-Italian-Wedding.asp

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Denise you are like the research Queen. I stink at it...so anytime I need something researched, I'm going to email you to find out for me.

I have heard Venetian, I believe it's the exact same thing...

And Tilde-
I must admit I did not know that anyone was able to edit Wikepedia, so thanks.

My question is...
will there be black and white cookies or rainbow cookies avaiable?

I say Viennese. Sometimes they call it a Viennese table b/c they don't always add an hour onto the party.

I don't care what you call it, but I am not coming unless you have a VIETNAMESE hour.

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Posted by ChristineAaron08

I say Viennese. Sometimes they call it a Viennese table b/c they don't always add an hour onto the party.

I don't care what you call it, but I am not coming unless you have a VIETNAMESE hour.

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