Wedding Glossary
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Flower basket - A basket usually used by the wedding flower girls to hold flower petals to be tossed down the aisle before the bride makes her entrance.
Father of the Bride - He usually is to pay for the wedding and escorts the bride down the aisle.
Favors - These are small gifts that may be given to all guests at a wedding as a thank you for their attendance, and also to serve as a souvenier.
Fiancé - The groom or husband-to-be between the engagement and the wedding engaged to be married.
Fiancée - An engaged woman.
Finger Tip - One of the most popular lengths of veil which extends to the fingertips.
Fish Bowl - A centerpiece made of a bowl to be used at the center of the table.
Flower Girls or Flower Children - Usually small girls that come before the bride down the aisle scattering flower petals.
Flyaway - A layered veil that will barely reach to the shoulder.
Fondant - This is a sweet elastic icing made from sugar, syrup and gelatin that is used to be draped over the wedding cake for decoration.
Formal - At a formal wedding, has dress codes that will apply such as black tie.
Fountain - This is the name of a wedding veil style which will reach either to the shoulder or elbow where part is gathered up atop the bride head and the remainder set loose to fall around her face. elbow, depending on preference.
Full Dress Jacket - Usually worn at very formal weddings, short in front and have two long tails in the back.
French Cuffs - shirt cuffs which are folded over and closed with cuff links
Fitted Sleeves - sleeves that fit very close to the arm.
Floor-length Dress - the dress's hemline falls 1/2 to 1 1/2 inches from the floor.