Apr 24, 2009 -
I strayed from my normal cake obsession last weekend to try my hand at a few dozen wedding gown cookies. I really like how they turned out, they were definitely a labor of love! I made 36 in all and I ended up making 9 different variations.
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Jul 29, 2007 -
Words Worth a Thousand Pictures
The creative folks at Wonderful Graffiti Wedding (wonderfulgraffitiwedding.com) make it easy for you to put your feelings into words and then, surprisingly and oh-so-beautifully, put those words (or names or monograms) on a wall, a door, a votive, a limo or just about any smooth surface you can think of.
Their web site has some great ideas for personalizing your wedding from adding a famous quote to the backdrop of your ceremony site to decorating a wall at the reception with the menu. There are even ideas for personalizing your wedding favors with your monogram and signaling where the ladies’ room is with a cute insignia.
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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.
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Oct 28, 2009 -
Bridal necklace is one of the most important stuff for the bride and the ladies in her entourage for them to really shine in their special moment. This is why many brides and their bridesmaids have truly inched their way out in looking for the best kind of this ed hardy belts jewelry to perfectly match it with their gown and the kind of make they are proud to flaunt on that special event. It is interesting that in this new generation there are now many bridal stores specializing in this craft.
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Oct 29, 2009 -
Are you a bride stuck trying to decide the perfect favor for your guests, but don't want to waste money on trinkets your guests will leave on the table or never use? No one can resist the temptation of a sweet treat, so what better way to entice your guests than with these scrumptious Lollipop Favors? Each Lollipop favor features a delicious white candy with strawberry flavor wrapped and tied with the most perfect white bow to accent and bring a touch of class to your candy offering. Arrange these delightful favors as a bouquet, use them as the highlight of your candy bar or put one on each of your guest's place settings.
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Aug 16, 2009 -
Almond butter cake with cream cheese buttercream filling and icing. A band of fondant encircles the bottom of each tier, and silk lilies decorate the top and corner of each tier
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Oct 23, 2009 -
We had all had those holidays which stand out in our memories. It may be a fabulous memory which makes us all warm and fuzzy inside, to be compared to every future memory and be measured by it. We all have those holiday memories we'd like to forget---like the year both my Mom and my Aunt felt they had to be the one cooking the turkey and my Mom's turkey imploded. (Seriously...it became a heap of bones and the meat sort of disintegrated)
As children we had ideas about sugar plums just as much as we anticipated the tooth fairy...probably more. Later in life as we married and somehow combined families, and our family traditions changed. We created new memories together. We have had that gift we thought was going to rock someone's world which turned out to be as exciting as a flat tire.
There are those of us that prayed, pleaded, and made deals with God (or whoever else was listening) to just this one time....get that one thing or to be able to give that one great thing which would change our relationship with someone.
Of course there are also those times when we all thought "What the heck was this person thinking" when we opened a gift which astounded us. An example of this was someone close to me, her mother-in-law gave her a retractable clothesline one year, a sink hair strainer the next, and it just went even further down hill after that. (I am not kidding) And yes, we try to remember holiday seasons are about giving, not receiving....but still "What the heck!"
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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.
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Aug 03, 2009 -
Chocolate and butter cake cupcakes covered in cream cheese buttercream icing. Adorned with "B" fondant tokens. The top cutting cake was also butter cake with cream cheese buttercream icing.
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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!
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