Christina Aguilera engaged!
 

http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/Musi...eut/index.html

I never even realized she's been in a long term relationship... good for them for keeping it out of the tabloids.

Wonder if it'll be a Pittsburgh wedding? ;) somehow I doubt that!

:rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

I knew she has been with that guy. They have been together since the "stripped" album. I am happy for her.

much happier than i was for britney:rolleyes:

Re: Christina Aguilera engaged!
 

I don't know why it would be a Pittsburgh wedding, but you can have her. We New Yorkers renounce her Velveeta® ways.

Re: Re: Christina Aguilera engaged!
 

Ms. Aguilera is from Pittsburgh, that's why kddani said that she hopes that it would be a Pittsburgh wedding.

She should at least have a cookie table.

there's no need for that..

all the best to her and her fiance.

LOL...but so very true. :)

Wouldn't it be ironic if Spears turns out to be the one who is the "dirty" one? That makes me hope that Aguilera's marriage lasts. Happily and forever.

How nice! :)

I imagine it must be very difficult to keep your relationship out of the tabloids. Good for them!

best of luck to her...
may she keep the high road and everything out of the tabloids.

Of course I've never been a celebrity, but there are those who crave the spotlight and stop at nothing to give the paparazzi something to feed on. Smoking your cigarette on a hotel patio with no makeup on and walking barefoot into a yucky gas station bathroom are some of these examples (HI BRITNEY).

The last time Christina was in town a couple of years ago, she was dating one of her back up dancers (the one with the corn rows), glad to know she's finally found the one and she's keeping herself out of the tabloiods.

No need for eye rolling at all, indeedy. We should all be so lucky.

What she said! And I too have more respect for Christina than Britney! I am happy for her and wish her lots of luck

Definitely a "must do"!

Maybe we should send her a letter & offer to help her with one! LOL

I don't mind Christina; she's a Pittsburgh girl afterall!

Congratulations!

What's a cookie table?

I feel like a retard, but I've never heard of this.

Exactly. Congrats to her. She kept this relationship so far out of the tabloids. I think I've only seen one picture of them together.

There's a thread on it somewhere on GC.

Basically I think it's a Pittsburgh thing (someone correct me if I'm wrong) where relatives make tons of cookies for the reception. It's always a huge hit.

Here is the site from the previous discussion:
http://saints.grettir.org/cookietable.htm

The Legend of The Cookie Table
An excerpt from "The Cookie Table: A Pittsburgh Tradition" by Suzanne Martinson, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Food Editor
You can have a designer wedding gown and tuxedo or hand-me-downs. You can have an "A-copy" guest list or just the closest of kissing kin. You can receive your guests at the fanciest restaurant or at a potluck at the firehall. But you aren't truly a Pittsburgher unless you have The Cookie Table.
When we first moved here and a bride-to-be mentioned The Cookie Table, I was puzzled. "What do you need cookies for?" I asked. "At a wedding, you eat cake."
Little did I know. The Cookie Table is as much a part of Pittsburgh as the Pirates and the Steelers and the Penguins. We may bleed black and gold, but at any event worth writing home about, we have cookies.
And most of these cookies are homemade by the mother of the bride, sisters, aunts, cousins and grandmothers. Sometimes both sides of the extended family get involved. Friends are also called into the fray. Happy to do it, in fact. The Cookie Table is, indeed, the gift of love.
Nobody knows the exact origin of the tradition, which has been exported to other parts of Pennsylvania, other states, too. It may be Italian or Slovak or Polish or Croatian or Greek. The Scandinavians may get involved, and the Indians, too. The Germans do cookies, and so do the Irish. If we've left anybody out (like the English), add them to the cookie equation. There may be no greater tribute to cross-cultural friends and marriages than The Cookie Table. It's what makes America great; a medley of cultures taking the best from each. The best, in this case, being favorite family cookie recipes. When we researched the topic for the premier edition of the Food Section in 1996, we talked with more than 150 people. The cookies that emerged most often as the "must haves" on the table were: Pizzelles; Biscotti; Italian Anise Drops; Baklava; Cherry Cheesecakes; Thumbprints; Pecan Tassies; Apricot, Poppyseed, and Nut Rolls. And two indicators that Americans never stop innovating: Buckeyes and Hershey Kiss Cookies...
Remember, in Pittsburgh, people don't wonder, "How was the wedding?" They ask, "Were the cookies good?"

Thanks for posting that article, TxAphi! I'd never read that before and it really summed up the tradition nicely!

My sister is planning a nice cookie table at her reception this summer and most of the female relatives in our extended (ie big Italian/Polish clan) family are making cookies for the event. She didn't ask me, though, since it's common knowledge that I am the world's more incompetant baker.

Notice, whenever there's a thread with the words "Pittsburgh" and "wedding" in it, it's only a matter of time before the cookie table gets mentioned! :)

That's what I was thinking; funny how quickly a reputation can change.

Ok, now THAT is my kind of wedding!

Is she going to have a press conference to announce that she is no longer a virgin?

Is an MTV "Married" reality show in the works?

Is she going to have a baby and name it after some kind of piece of fruit?

Why do we care?

I have been told that my first marriage did not work out because we didn't have a cookie table (my parents felt that it was "not our thing")! AND, when you hire a caterer for a wedding in the Pittsburgh area, they will tell you (whether you ask or not) if they will set up the Cookie Table.

ktsnake, you're right on the money!

KR - in purely mathamatical terms, W=B+G+Ct !!!

I've never been to Pittsburgh outside of the airport.

If I ever get married, however, I will have the MOTHER OF ALL COOKIE TABLES.

It sounds pretty delish...and I'm sure it makes quite a dish.

that picture was taken YEARS ago when Genie in a Bottle came out

congratz to them!

here's a similar article... although the picture in this one makes her look like a plastic doll?

http://entertainment.msn.com/music/a...px?news=181299

I went to my first wedding in New York last September and it was insane! They had a Viennese Hour with any dessert you could imagine. There was a chocolate fondue station, crepe station, petit fours, bananas foster station, frozen custard, Italian ices, gelato, tarts, muffins, pastries, and cheesecake just to name a few. Then, to top it all off, there was the wedding cake. The groom was Irish/Italian and the bride was Italian, so is it a cultural thing? Or is it a New York thing? I love desserts, but it was overwhelming!

Ok, now to the topic of this thread- I’ve always liked Christina more than Britney. I have a whole lot more respect for her (even when she was “dirrrty”). Good for her for finding love and getting engaged! :)

I have attended a few weddings with the Viennese Hour. The first time, I walked into the room and was nearly knocked ovre by the smell of sugar and chocolate. When I first read about the cookie tables on GC, I thought that it was a version of the Viennese Hour except it's not just a table of cookies, it's an entire room full of all sorts of sweets! The truth is I never even saw the wedding cake at my first Viennese Hour because I was so overwhelmed by the desserts.

I'm not sure if it's a NY thing or an Italian thing, but it sure is a delicious! :D

I've just got to get myself invited to a wedding with a Viennese Hour...!

My curiosity (and sweet tooth!) got the best of me, and I just googled the Viennese Hour. It does sound totally yummy (and I'd still like to experience one!), and it does seem to be somewhat New York based. But it is different from The Cookie Table.

When you enter the reception hall of a Pittsburgh wedding, The Cookie Table is already set up. Sometimes, there are platters of cookies on each table, to compliment the actual Table. Other times, there are both individual and large plates at The Cookie Table, for people to bring cookies to the whole table.

But the main difference is the culture behind it: one never, ever pays for the cookies used on a Cookie Table! It is not just a sweet appetizer; it is a symbol of how many people came together in approval to make cookies for that couple. Usually, at the showers leading up to the wedding, people volunteer or are sometimes asked if or what they're planning to make for The Cookie Table. Note that Dani said that she was planning to make about 10½ dozen cookies for her friend. That many cookies is definitely a huge mark of approval! Depending on the cookie, one might make a token four dozen to an infinite amount - obviously, minature ladylocks are made at a smaller amount, due to the time limits, while someone who has an electric Spritz shooter might make 10-20 dozen!

When I say that I didn't have one, it was because we discouraged it. In retrospect, we were wrong - at least 12 people showed up with large Tupperware containers stuffed with cookies! (The Tupperware containers are part & parcel of The Cookie Table; each carefully labelled with who brought what for the thank yous, and stored underneath The Table until after the wedding.) Those did make it to the tables, but we never had a formal Cookie Table. I will never make that mistake again!

I feel bad for Britney cuz the tabloids definitely portrayed really badly throughout I mean Britney just like everybody else wants to live her life!!!
....same goes for Christina, i hope her engagement/marriage will last too.

P.S Though Christina is so much more talented & awesome than Britney you cant really knock on Britney for what we achieved!

...admit it...you all loved that 'Hit mE baby One more time' song! HAHAHAH its a classic! :)


i havent seen much hype about her engagement on TV. ie. Access Hollywood etc.

I need this. Hook me up please. :)

You know, I have one, but I've never used it. For some reason, it frightens me! I just get visions of me being knocked flat on my back in the kitchen, with cookie dough squirting all over me, like the Sorcerer's Apprentice!