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By: Max Bellamy
The wedding cake design should not only reflect personal style, but also ideally be in sync with the menu and the décor of the wedding reception. The wedding cake should fit in the theme of the wedding reception.
Wedding cake designs can come in many forms, from the usual cream or white icings in conventional designs, to wholly non-traditional designs laced with vibrant artistry.
With the passing of time, wedding cake designs have evolved. Couples are now choosing cupcake trees with greater frequency, which was one of the foremost wedding cake ideas. Yet, some still have a preference for the conventional cakes for their wedding cakes.
The size and design of the wedding cake may depend on a number of things, like the size of the wedding budget or the availability of other desserts in the reception.
Today, one can find pastry chefs who offer infinite wedding cake ideas on icings, decorations, construction, and flavors.
A wedding cake’s design can be a reflection of personal taste. A couple with a passion for cars or motorcycles can have wedding cakes reflecting the same; a small motorcycle accompanying the miniature figures of the couple atop the cake, for example.
The flavor of the wedding cake is another important aspect. No flavor is off-limits for the modern wedding. One can have cheesecakes, mousse-filled cakes, pound cakes, vanilla, chocolate or sponge cake.
Today, one can find competent bakers with the ability to create the lacy look of the bride’s dress with frosting or the use of pearls. With frosting, these bakers can duplicate the look of any part of the reception’s décor. Also, couples can have their initials entwined in the cake with frosting.
In Bermuda, wedding cakes have a little green tree as a cake topping. Following the wedding, the newlyweds can plant the same tree in their garden, and symbolically watch it grow with time.
Then there are other options like adding edible fruits, chocolates or nuts around the cake. This will augment the designs on the guests’ plates. For that matter, one can also use edible roses, lavender or oregano as designs, or non-edible flowers as cake toppings.
By: Michele Neisler
Do you want to play wedding gift roulette, or would you rather lessen your chances of receiving a ceramic sombrero chip bowl or a clapper by taking the time to fill out a wedding gift registry?
A wedding gift registry is the perfect way to let all of your guests know just what you need to start your new life together. A gift registry is a service offered by stores to couples that allows them to compile a personalized gift registry wish list that will help well wishers in choosing the perfect present.
You may even be surprised to find out just how many stores offer a gift registry, both on-line and off. Be sure to fill out a gift registry for both to accommodate guests who prefer on-line shopping as well as guests who like to shop in person.
Gift Registry Made Simple
Whether you plan to use an on-line gift registry or a gift registry at a local store, the process is very much the same for both.
* Ask for a gift registry form at the store or click on the
gift registry link at a website in order to receive a
detailed list of gift ideas.
* Take time to browse through the suggested items to find a
brand that you would prefer for certain items, and check
out other gift registry items you hadn’t previously
considered, or may have overlooked for your gift registry
list.
* Place a check by the gift registry items that you’d most
like to receive, and if applicable, the number you need
such as eight place settings.
* When you have finished, either return your gift registry
list to the store’s customer service department, or submit
your on-line gift registry.
There is one sticky gift registry issue that many couples find difficulty handling. What to do when you’d rather receive money than fill out a gift registry?
Many couples would simply like to receive a monetary gift that will help them pay for a honeymoon trip or the down payment on a mortgage, and skip the gift registry all together. But can you just ask your guests to give you money without seeming rude? The answer is probably not. Why? Because your guests are just that; guests. While receiving gifts from a gift registry is nice, it shouldn’t be implied as a requirement for attending.
The best idea would be to provide a list of stores holding your gift registry list, while simultaneously having your closest friends and relatives ‘leak’ out the information that you could really use a monetary gift much more. This way, many guests will get the message, and you get to avoid the impression of being rude.
Gift Registry Tips
* Register with at least one national chain store’s gift
registry as a courtesy to your out-of-town quests.
* Be sure to choose items in all price ranges on your gift
registry.
* Include a list of stores that have your gift registry list
when you send out your shower and wedding invitations.
Author: Jaid Chambers
The wedding favors are the small emblems of gratitude that are extended by the newly wed locked couples to their special wedding guests for attending the party and sharing the special moments with them.
Naturally the favors have to be elegant enough to be an indicative of the cultivated tastes. There salient aspect is an elegant choice, which is must for the couples, throwing the party. The most demanding and elegant wedding favors are the magnetic plush bears - a very adorable item that the guests will gladly take home.
Other some of the inexpensive yet adorable elegant wedding favors are the lovebird tea infuser that comes with elegant tasseled organza, flower pen bouquets, porcelain purse mirror with a marabou decent draw stringed pouch, quilted purse boxes or decent silvery mint tin with French mint and etc.
Besides, there is another more impressive set of elegant wedding favors by the dint of which the couple can wow their beloved guests and caste a long lasting impression in their heart.
A couple of crystal pears given to each guest will be worth meaningful. The personalized crystal hearts made up of Turkish crystal, the diamond bling place cad holder set, a couple of silver plated ice cream spoons, silver plated heart shaped tea infuser or an elegant pen made up of pure silver with a trendy look, may all be mind blowing wedding favors that are guaranteed to bring gentle curves to every single face on the special day.
However, these gifts may prove to be somewhat more costly as compared to the other wedding favors with elegantly stylized designs but these favors will doubtlessly turn to be genuinely memorable gifts.
Wedding cracker is another most loveable gift with an idea - entirely different. The crackers are the decorative items that are used as the party favors, very commonly seen in the England but are quite uncommon in some other parts of the world.
The crackers are the elegant cylindrical cardboard boxes, consisting of small gift to match the occasion and the theme of the celebration. The wedding cracker favors generally contain candies but the gifts may be as per the choice and selection of the brides, for instance, may be some hand made collectible gifts.
This beautiful handcrafted elegant wedding favor goes in coordination with any theme of wedding celebration. The wedding gifts in the crackers are the most significant thing. If chocolate is the choice of the couple, then there are a lot of chocolate types such as milk chocolates, semi-sweet chocolates, bitter chocolates, famous Belgian chocolates and etc. with different designs of flowers, hearts, butterflies and so on.
The external decoration of a cracker is another salient point to be noticed. The look must be simple yet elegant so as to match the very occasion. The costs of these elegant wedding favors are really nominal and come within an affordable range. You can find an aesthetic array of elegant wedding favor with some unique themes and concepts.
While silver and the crystal favors gives your wedding party a perfect finishing touch with glamour, the simple and skillfully crafted crackers filled with imported candies and chocolates, on the other hand, add some aesthetic flavor to the party - magnifying the elegance a few hundred times.
Author: Emily Tanner
Wedding planning truly is an art and that’s why many brides pay someone to organise every last detail, right down to writing the wedding invitations! Some brides even take a year off work to plan their big day! This is pretty extreme and not really necessary, but some brides feel they need this time to alleviate some of the pressure and stress. In fact, wedding planning can be a most enjoyable experience if handled the correct way.
Firstly, you must appreciate that organising a wedding is hard work and needs to be carefully prepared. Buy yourself a book or folder - this will become your bible of all things weddingy for the next year or so. Keep all your ideas, magazine cuttings, deadlines, phone numbers and wedding invitation replies in this, your wedding planning folder.
Once a date has been agreed, you need to get a dress chosen and ordered. It is worth noting that some wedding dresses can take up to 15 months! Now you must make a list of all the things that have to be done for your wedding, for example:
Have wedding cake made and decorated
Send out wedding invitations
Book photographer
Book church
Decide on honeymoon
Order wedding favours
Choose flowers
Take out wedding insurance
Agree on groomsmen and bridesmaids
Decide which items are immediate [e.g. things that need to be prepared in advance, such as ordering the wedding invitations or booking the church]. Then, draw up a 12-month schedule and insert each job into a month. Of course, the more immediate actions will need to be addressed in the first few months, whereas ordering wedding favours may wait until later on.
It would be a good idea to make a copy for your fiance and for your bridal party. Involving others in your wedding planning will make them feel more included as well as taking pressure off yourself. For example, you may put your chief bridesmaid in charge of wedding invitations - ordering them, writing them and sending them out.
Next you should agree a budget. Very few brides actually stick to their budget but you should put some ideas down on paper and try to keep to your original quote as best you can. Include payment deadlines in your schedule so you know which payments are going out of your account each month. This way, you can spread your bills and not be hit all at once.