Wedding Glossary
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Bachelorette - Term used for a bride while she is engaged and before she is married.
Bridal shower - Party given for the bride before the wedding to be usually coordinated by the bridesmaids to offer gifts for the bride and groom for their new home. It is customary to give out bridal shower favors to your bridesmaids as a gesture of gratitude.
Bubbles - Used in place of rice at a wedding to send off the bride and groom.
Back-Up Cake - A sheet cake of the same flavor as your wedding cake, used to serve a very large guest list after your display cake is finished.
Butter cream Icing - A soft and creamy icing made of butter, confectionery sugar and milk that can be colored, flavored and used for decoration or filling for a wedding cake.
Bow tie(dickey bow) - A short tie shaped like a bow that can be worn with a wing or laydown collar.
Body Shapers - Sheer hosiery that provides support and control for under a garment.
Backpiece - A decorated comb on the back of a bride's head to be attached to a veil.
Ballet veil - A veil that drops below the bride's knees, but above her ankles.
Basket Weave - A type of decorative piping on the wedding cake.
Best Man - The best man will have numerous duties; keeping the ring safe, sign the marriage license, announcing speeches at the reception and making his own.
Biedermeier - A type of posy where the flowers are arranged in rings according to their color.
Blusher - A short veil that covers the brides face before the ceremony.
Bomboniere - This is an Italian term which refers to wedding favors which are passed out to wedding guests as a keepsake in appreciation of their attendance.
Boutonnière - This is a single flower worn on the lapel of a man's jacket.
Bride's Bouquet - The bunch of flowers for the bride.