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"Loyal Save the Date reader icballerina mentioned in the comments of this post that she had to look up the term &amp;amp;#8220;cocktail hour&amp;amp;#8221;&amp;amp;#8212;and asked that I give you all a quick primer in weird wedding vocabulary. So here you go. WARNING: This list is far from comprehensive&amp;amp;#8212;it&amp;amp;#8217;s either events or terms I think wedding newbies will be unsure about or words I think are funny. after party Post-reception, many couples host an after party where guests can continue to celebrate &amp;amp;#8217;til the wee hours. Food and drinks may or may not be covered by the bride and groom. bridegroom A guy who&amp;amp;#8217;s about to get married. Usually we just say &amp;amp;#8220;groom.&amp;amp;#8221; bird cage A short veil that&amp;amp;#8217;s clipped to the bride&amp;amp;#8217;s hair and only covers her face and chin. bustle A bride&amp;amp;#8217;s dress is &amp;amp;#8220;bustled&amp;amp;#8221; after the ceremony, meaning the train (see below) is secured under the dress with a series of buttons or hooks so it doesn&amp;amp;#8217;t drag on the floor. cocktail hour The hour (can be more or less) after the ceremony but before the reception, when guests mingle and often enjoy hors d&amp;amp;#8217;oeuvres and cocktails. Sometimes the newlyweds are taking photos during cocktail hour and don&amp;amp;#8217;t join the party until the reception. engagement party Not a nationwide phenomenon, an engagement party is an opportunity to celebrate a couple&amp;amp;#8217;s engagement. It&amp;amp;#8217;s often a dinner party hosted by the couple&amp;amp;#8217;s parents. escort card Tells a person (or a couple) which table they&amp;amp;#8217;re seated at. Typical wording: Mr. and Mrs. James Earl Jones, Table 8. Not to be confused with a place card (see below). fiance A guy who&amp;amp;#8217;s engaged to be married. (So a woman would say, &amp;amp;#8220;Ralph is my finace.) finacee A girl who&amp;amp;#8217;s engaged to be married. (So a guy would say, &amp;amp;#8220;Bertha is my fiancee.) Technically there&amp;amp;#8217;s an accent over the first &amp;amp;#8220;e&amp;amp;#8221; in both of those words&amp;amp;#8212;which are pronounced the exact same way&amp;amp;#8212;but the program we blog with is a little moody about accents, so I skip &amp;amp;#8217;em on Save the Date. groom&amp;amp;#8217;s cake A second cake that&amp;amp;#8217;s usually smaller than the wedding cake, the groom&amp;#x27;s cake is dedicated to the groom&amp;amp;#8217;s interests. (Which can be unfortunate, when the groom&amp;amp;#8217;s interest in hunting is symbolized with a giant, dead deer rendered in cake.) money dance A tradition where the bride collects money from male wedding guests in exchange for a turn on the dance floor. place card Tells a person where at a table they&amp;amp;#8217;re sitting; only for weddings where seats (not just tables) are assigned. processional or walking down the aisle The entrance of the bride (and sometimes bridesmaids, parents and other honored guests). Guests should stand when the bride is at the head of the aisle. recessional or walking up the aisle The exit of the newlyweds, followed by the wedding party and then guests. shower A party where female friends of the bride and groom &amp;amp;#8220;shower&amp;amp;#8221; the bride with gifts for the couple&amp;amp;#8217;s home. tossing bouquet If the bride wants to do the bouquet toss, she normally won&amp;amp;#8217;t throw her actual bouquet, which is probably heavy enough to take out a guest or two. Plus, if she throws it she won&amp;amp;#8217;t have it for a keepsake. Instead, the florist will make a second, smaller bouquet just for throwing. train The long part of a wedding gown that drags behind the bride while she walks down the aisle. For the reception, the train is bustled (see above). wedding porn The embarrassing collection of bridal magazines most brides amass, especially early on in their engagement. Often concealed. Are there wedding-related words that confuse you? Or words you had to look up the first time you heard them? What are some other funny wedding words? More miscellaneous wedding stuff: * 8 Ways to Save When You&amp;amp;#8217;re Wedding Dress Shopping * Tech-Obsessed Couple Says &amp;amp;#8220;iDo&amp;amp;#8221; in an Apple Store * If You Haven&amp;amp;#8217;t Found Your Caterer, Check Out This List More Ways to Get Glamour You could win $50,000 just for registering or logging in to Glamour.com! Sign up for Glamour.com&amp;amp;#8217;s Style Tips of the Week and Beauty Tip of the Day newsletters! Add Glamour to your iGoogle homepage. Follow Glamour on Twitter. Photo: Thinkstock"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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