pot of gold cake -- she's found her pot of gold
rainbow cake into pot of gold...a rainbow of happiness and pot of good fortune for your marriage
a four-leaf clover with edible image of groom in center -- she's found her lucky charm
a LARGE stien/glass of beer/ale -- here's to a great marriage (fits both sides, Irish and Deutsch!)
(helps to be a german/irish mix myself!)
How ambitious are you ?
How about something like this ?
a cake w/ a celtic knot on top?
or w/ celtic wedding band design on side--sort of like cake is inside the wedding band? google image search > celtic wedding band
a claddagh?
something built off this traditional toast:
"May Joy and Peace surround you, Contentment latch your door, And Happiness be with you now, And bless you evermore."
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(tho' I still think toastin' w/ beer or ale would be better!)
Did a bit of research on Irish Weddings.
1. There's one quaint custom where the groom was invited to the bride's house right before the wedding and they cooked a goose in his honor. It was called Aitin' the gander it has to be where we get the expression 'his goose is cooked!' Love this one.
2. Lucky horseshoe. Irish brides used to carry a real horseshoe for good luck. (Turned up so the luck won't run out). You can get porcelain horseshoes which most Irish brides carry these days, or one made of fabric which is worn on the wrist.
3. Claddagh- the hands were for friendship, the crown was for loyalty, and the heart was for love. Doug suggested this one too. The claddah ring is often either an engagement or wedding ring.
How about tying some things together:
A horseshoe cake in ivory basketweave (like Belleek china) with small green shamrocks on it (http://www.houseofireland.com/cgi-bin/hoi/bel0093.html?id=aXpR6SeK) and a gumpaste banner across the middle of the horseshoe with gold celtic knots on either end and the bride and groom's name in the middle?
Just my .02
(I'm over 1/2 Irish)
Rae
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