http://whatjapanthinks.com/2007/05/12/almost-a-quarter-of-japanese-wedding-banquets-go-uneaten/ From kimono to keitai; research Japanese facts and figures through translated opinion polls and surveys. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 07:03:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 http://whatjapanthinks.com/2007/05/12/almost-a-quarter-of-japanese-wedding-banquets-go-uneaten/#comment-22011 Deas Sun, 13 May 2007 14:11:33 +0000 http://whatjapanthinks.com/2007/05/12/almost-a-quarter-of-japanese-wedding-banquets-go-uneaten/#comment-22011 When I went to my host brother's wedding, I remember being let down because of the cake. The wedding cake was all for show - there was one real piece of cake, and the rest was made from cardboard. They frosted it over to make it look seamless, but there were markings for where the bride and groom were to sink the knife. I guess they already knew that it would go to waste... Too bad, cause I wouldn't have let my share of it linger for more than a few minutes.... When I went to my host brother’s wedding, I remember being let down because of the cake. The wedding cake was all for show - there was one real piece of cake, and the rest was made from cardboard. They frosted it over to make it look seamless, but there were markings for where the bride and groom were to sink the knife. I guess they already knew that it would go to waste… Too bad, cause I wouldn’t have let my share of it linger for more than a few minutes….

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