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University of Georgia "G" Groom's cake

Mar 08, 2008 - This is the groom's cake that accompanied the wedding cake that I created for the March 8th, 2008 wedding. The groom was graduating from the University of Georgia at the end of May, 2008. The cake was a devil's food cake with caramel and coconut filling. - 11 Comments

Chocolate Basketweave Groom's Cake

Aug 03, 2009 - Chocolate amaretto cake with chocolate amaretto filling and chocolate buttercream icing in a basketweave design on both tiers. Strawberries and memorabilia indicating the couple's love for their chocolate lab adorn the top and sides of the cakes. - 13 Comments

Giant cupcake!

May 03, 2008 - This was the groom's cake that went along with the "golden beauty" wedding cake for a wedding on Saturday, May 3rd, 2008. The bride and I discussed the groom's interests in an attempt to come up with something really cute and creative for the groom's cake, and this final product incorporated the groom's love of cupcakes into their wedding celebration. The base of the cupcake was a three layer 10-inch round chocolate cake with milk chocolate filling and white chocolate buttercream icing. - 14 Comments

Catholic Charities Threaten DC over Same Sex Bill

Nov 12, 2009 - The Catholic Archdiocese of Washington said Wednesday that it will be unable to continue the social service programs it runs for the District if the city doesn't change a proposed same-sex marriage law, a threat that could affect tens of thousands of people the church helps with adoption, homelessness and health care. Under the bill, headed for a D.C. Council vote next month, religious organizations would not be required to perform or make space available for same-sex weddings. - 34 Comments

Reception tips and ideas

Oct 29, 2009 - Henry Hager And Jenna Bush Wedding Your wedding will no doubt be the most romantic day of your lives, it's a celebration of love and commitment. But it's also the biggest party you'll probably ever throw. So pull out all the stops and make it a night to remember. We've researched the top wedding experts to find their best ideas for throwing a fun and unique reception, while maximizing the romance and tugging at the heartstrings of your guests. Whether you use one or 10 of them, we hope you will find at least a few new and creative ideas to make your reception even more fabulous.

If you're planning an outdoor event, don't forget to spray the grounds for insects about an hour before the guests arrive.

Skip the huge head table at the reception, share an intimate dinner for two, or share a small table with your parents or children.

Ask your caterer to prepare a late night snack for the bride and groom. As more often than not you are too busy with guests when dinner is served.

Want to use those disposable cameras on the reception tables. To avoid having hundreds of the same pictures by turning your guests into creative photographers with a photo hunt. Leave a list of ten great photos you would like that table to take during the reception. Photo ideas could include; build a pyramid, group table shot, funniest pose, a guest kissing the bartender or grandparents holding hands.

Don't like the disposable cameras but still want to get memories captured by your guests? Set up a docking station so guests can load their photos to your computer on the spot.

Offer your guests one or two signature cocktails that you've personalized with a cute name and your wedding colors.

Want the expensive look of calligraphy for your invitations without the cost? Calligraphic fonts that look like the real thing are readily available. Free font sources: searchfreefonts.com, highfonts.com, dafont.com

Have a graphic artist create a custom wedding logo that you can use on printed materials and other elements of your wedding to create a cohesive look. (If you’re artistic you can do this yourself. - 0 Comments

Would you go all out for your wedding cake?

Mar 14, 2008 - This four-tiered square cake features citrus rolled "fringed" fondant and bright green sugar-paste orchids. Cake by Cheryl Kleinman Would you go all out for your wedding cake? Yeah.... - 16 Comments

Callas and Vines

Aug 03, 2009 - A Three tiered floral fantasy; The top and bottom tier were vanilla cake with vanilla buttercream filling and icing, and the middle tier was red velvet cake with cream cheese buttercream filling and icing. Calla lilies, daisies, and assorted wildflowers decorated the sides of the tiers, while creeping ivy wound it's way up the sides of the cake. My mother helped me set up this cake and I don't know where she might have been that day, but her head was not in the game! - 5 Comments

When Weddings Hit the Internet

Jun 26, 2009 - When Yanna Elfes was planning her ultimate big fat Greek wedding in Sydney, she never imagined it would be virtually attended by millions of people around the world or become the subject of a vicious email slur campaign and a police investigation. But that's exactly what happened after she married her husband Kosta two months ago at the Greek Orthodox church in Kogarah. Her friends published photos on their Facebook pages and within days the images were appearing in nasty viral emails that quickly spread across Australia and to workplaces as far flung as London and Dubai. - 5 Comments

Pretty Purple and Butterflies

May 24, 2009 - Wedding cake to resemble this Martha Stewart creation. The top and bottom tier are vanilla cake with strawberry filling and purple vanilla buttercream icing. The middle tier was devoted to the groom and is chocolate cake with chocolate mousse filling and purple white chocolate buttercream icing. - 17 Comments

Coconut and coffee beans

May 02, 2009 - Champagne colored coconut cake with crushed almond filling and almond flavored buttercream icing. The scrollwork was done in a red that matched the bridesmaid dresses of the wedding party. The base of each tier was completed with a row of dark chocolate covered coffee beans to reflect the couple's love for coffee. - 14 Comments