Ganache: This is a mixture of chocolate and cream, used either to fill or garnish a wedding cake.
Garden Arrangement: An airy floral arrangement featuring abstract wildflowers such as lisianthus, hollyhock, rambling roses, and foxglove.
Garland: A woven rope or strand flower arrangement often used to adorn pews, staircases and doorways.
Garter: Used by the bride to hold up stocking and to be tossed by the groom to the single men at the wedding.
Gauntlet Glove: Not as much a glove as it is a long sleeve that goes from wrist to elbow, not even covering the hand. Sometimes they'll come to a point on the back of your hand.
Gauntlet sleeve: A pouf at the top of the arm, then a separate section that covers the arm, coming to a point at the top of the hand. This separate section may also be a full-length glove.
Gemologist: Someone who has been trained and certified in diamonds and colored stones.
Georgette: A sheer fabric of polyester/silk with a crinkle crepe-like surface.
GIA: Gemological Institute of America, an organization that sets and upholds standards for grading diamonds and other precious stones.
Gibson Sleeve: Full at the shoulder, although more controlled than leg-o-mutton and fitted at the wrist.
Gigot sleeve: A large, rounded pouf over the shoulder, the narrowing over the arm to the wrist.
Girdle (diamond): The outer edge or the widest part of the diamond forming a band around the stone.
Girdle Top: Pantyhose with a sewn-on girdle, for the firmest possible tummy control.
Glassine: A thin sheet of paper placed on top of invitation faces and inner envelope print. It has a tissue-paper quality to it.
Glimmer Hosiery: Sheer or opaque hose which have high reflection properties from the yarn.
Godet: Triangular piece of fabric inserted into a seam to give fullness or shape.
Gore skirt: A flared skirt that is fitted at the waist and full at the hem. There are no gathers or pleats at the top. All the fullness comes from the shape of the panels. A gore skirt has more flare than an A-line in the front.
Graduated Support: Support hosiery that's more comfortable because there are no sudden changes in the tightness of the spandex going up and down the leg.
Granita: Similar to a sorbet but with a grainier texture usually made of fruit juice.
Groom: Man on wedding day.
Groom's Cake: A smaller version of the wedding cake or cake theme to the groom's interests. Usually served at the engagement party or the rehearsal dinner.
Groom's Tish: The groom's table. This is where the Chatan, his groomsmen, and male family members gather for song and dance before the wedding ceremony. Traditionally, the groom attempts to deliver a learned discourse about that week's Torah portion. However, the assembled throng do everything possible to ensure that the groom's discourse is not delivered.
Growing Garden: Centerpiece featuring abstract wildflowers. The composition is airy and less full than other designs. Lisianthus, hollyhock, rambling roses, digitalis, and smilax are well suited to this arrangement style.
Guest: Person invited to wedding ceremony to enjoy celebration at your expense.
Guest book: A book used at a wedding to collect signatures and addresses of guest attending the wedding.
Guest Book Table: An area for wedding guests and loved ones to sign a keepsake journal with well wishes for the newly married couple. Often set near the reception, the book (formally designed and bound) should be accompanied by a similarly elegant pen.
Guipure: A heavy lace designed to show large patterns over a coarse mesh background.
Gum Paste: This is a mixture of sugar, starch and gelatin. It's what many of those realistic looking flowers, fruits and ribbons are made of on a wedding cake.
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