Sugar and spice

I love poetry not composing but reading what other people have written and making sense of some while others are self explanatory. The poem Sugar and spice and all things nice that's what girls are made of.............are words I have heard over the years I wasn't sure the source or how the rest of the words continue but Wikipedia.org-the online encyclopedia is quite helpful as I was able to trace the origin to  of Sugar and Spice to a 1963  song by Merseybeat band The Searches. A further search led me to scrapbook.com and the rest of that poem brought to my mind a lot of things that I can easily associate with weddings:


Sunshine and rainbows
and ribbons for hair bows
that's what little girls are made of

Not to drift too much to the poem: one thing most guest in Kenyan weddings await at a reception is the wedding cake. So why the poem: Cakes are sweet (sugar) and the flavors (spice) vary from individual wedding, The cake flavors vary from: chocolate, marble, lemon, carrot, and even black forest are amongst cakes that I have seen being selected by brides around especially in Nairobi. The wedding Icing can include: Royal Icing, Fondant, Whipped and Butter creams.

Whatever option one settles for its important to remember:

1. The groom should also be comfortable with the flavor chosen, it would be terrible if its a flavor he hates or even a few people close to him can't it eat.
2. Its good to keep in mind the color scheme of the wedding so that the cake blends with the overall theme.
3. If you choose to keep a tier for yourselves having it done in fruit cake is important. More importantly to check with your cake vendor before you settle for your option.
4. Whether you settle for decorations for your cake that are flowers that are either silk, icing or fresh flowers your cake decorator is in the best position to advice you including how much cake-the number of tiers that will feed your guests.
5. Be sure to check out the wedding cake servers, knives, and stands the vendor plans to use for your wedding.         
   
   
   

After all is said the overall cost should fit within your budget and enjoy the day, when it comes without much worry. Our next article will discuss the second part of the poem that I highlighted on this article. Feel free to leave a comment