Wedding Cakes

Your wedding cake is part of your reception decor, check out the cakes below to for inspiration

 

Cake Credits
Lori Ann Blethen, NY,NJ,MD
Cakes by Katrice
Sweet Elements
Graceful Cake Creations
Luciano's Delight
Marney Cakes, NY

Spring Weddings...New Beginnings

Elegant Touch Events


I love Spring, not only do I get to thaw out from the cold, but I am surrounded with new sounds, smells and colors. Birds chirping, flowers blooming in various shades and sizes, and just an overall feeling of new beginnings.

This would be an especially great time to host your wedding...a time of new beginnings in your life. A Spring wedding gives you a great spring board (pun intended) for design. There are new fashion collections and colors introduced during spring that can inspire your wedding.

Jump into Spring with this beautiful invitation perfect for a beautiful day. This invitation is on a soft white card featuring light yellow flowers that add the elegant touch! This invitation is printed on paper that is Green Seal Certified, made with 100 percent post-consumer fibers and created without the use of chlorine compounds.



Birds are definately a sign of Spring, this invitation features spring blue and green colors with two birds resting on a branch. Wording is printed at the top center of the invitation.



You cannot think of Spring without thinking of flowers. The flowers that you choose for your Spring wedding should reflect the blooms of the season.

Pat Cowhig


Savannah's Garden


Flowers by Mona


Elegant Touch Events


Your wedding cake is part of your wedding decor, don't forget to include a spring inspired wedding cake.




Baker's Perfection

The Cake Lady

Your centerpieces are a great way to showcase your theme.

Desiree DeLara

Blooms Design Studio





Linden Grove Floral

How about a touch of whimsey!!!



Don't go overboard, simple is better and just using some elements are needed let your theme pop.

Be Inspired by the new beginnings of Spring.

Spotlight on Jennyvi Dizon Couture

I love being outside the box in anything I do and when I came across Jennyvi Dizon, I had found just that... in her wedding dresses. Today's spotlight shines on Jennyvi Dizon Couture. I loved her unique designs.



Jennyvi Dizon was born to conquer the fashion world. Her awe-inspiring designs capture the imagination, and her creative flexibility allows her to design everything from modern designer fashion to the most detailed, exquisite bridal and formal gowns. Originally from the Philippines, Jennyvi has resided in Phoenix since the age of 5, showcasing her skills at an early age, taking after her father (a tailor). She is a graduate of Phoenix College's fashion program, has been awarded the 2004 People's Choice Designer of the Year award, the 2006 FGI Rising Star Award, the 2006 LabelHorde Designer of the Year award, in 2007 voted the Best Custom Bridal Designs by the Phoenix New Times and was a pioneering figure in Phoenix's now radiant fashion scene. Jennyvi's unique styles have been celebrity viewed in Los Angeles, showcased in numerous shows and boutiques in Phoenix, and featured such prestigious publications as LabelHorde, 944 Magazine, the Arizona Republic's Yes Magazine, and much more.






Jennyvi Dizon Couture is a premier custom bridal and evening wear label based in Phoenix, Arizona. Jennyvi Dizon Couture creates classy, hand-made bridal and evening wear designs that capture the imagination and the heart. Jennyvi’s unique talent and attention to detail shines through in every Jennyvi Dizon Couture gown she creates for her clients. From a simple elegant wedding dress to the most lavish gown you can imagine, Jennyvi Dizon Couture will create the most beautiful, most exquisite gown of your dreams.






Check out her thoughts and see more designs on her blog



kym ventola - www.ventolaphotography.com
iva kozeli - www.flickr.com/ikozeli
chaz carlson - www.brokenimagephoto.com

Reception Looks

There are many romantic looks that you can get for your receptions , here are a few:

 

Be Inspired!!

Kathy

Top Wedding and Honeymoon Destinations - Pt 1

Planning a destination wedding can be fun and can help you to combine the expence of a wedding and honeymoon. Once the wedding is over, most couples look forward to their honeymoon - a tie to unwind, relax and spend time together as a newlyweds

Destination weddings and honeymoon destination are endless. An exotic beach vacation, a safari, a ski trip. Try for All-inclusive resorts that pretty much allow you to have fun without worrying about small details.


Hawaii - The Hawaiian Islands are a beautiful place for a honeymoon. “Hawaii is a home of some of the most beautiful beaches in the world. It has a brilliant wildlife, perfect temperatures and rare volcanic peaks. Thousands of tourists came to this beautiful land every year.” Check out the Four Seasons website for their exotic packages with activities which include Tennis, golf, spa facilities, pools, hiking, shopping, cultural center.


Disney World - Disney World is a great place for your destination wedding and honeymoon. It may sound very clicheish but it really is a magical place and not just for kids. Whether as a destination wedding location or a honeymoon location this place would be a great choice



France – Ooh la la!!Romance is synonymous with France. I am a hopeless romantic and I can only imaging having romantic dinner as newlyweds with the Eiffel Tower as my backdrop.




Rome – The Italian capital is known for its Italian cuisines, and also for breathtakingly beautiful old chapels and churches. The ambiance of these sites will bring a certain charm to your wedding day. The beautiful historical sites will be great for Honeymoon exploration.




Jamaica - Jamaica is a great tropical paradise island. Filled with great nightlife , beautiful beaches, and waterfalls. Great for nature lovers, your can enjoy, a leisurely bamboo raft trip or explore the many caves and waterfalls that abound in its green forests.



Be Inspired by the world for your destination weddings or honeymoons.

Kathy

Great Finds around the blogosphere

I would like to share some of my new wedding website faves.

Estillo Weddings they have a great selection of unique finds. They were voted amongst the 75 best wedding websites by Brides magazine.

I thought these wrappers were great for anyone considering a cupcake tree for their wedding.
















These totes are great to keep all of your wedding contracts and wedding lists in place.





I thought that these placecards would be great for a bridal luncheon or other pre-wedding party. They are bud vases and a placecards all in one.


















I found these to be a great gift for a bridesmaid who loves to read.




I always loved the look of a flower in your hair. It brings back some old movies I loved.






As part of their cherry blossom collection, here are some table numbers great in an Asian theme wedding




Be Inspired by unique finds.

Kathy
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Sweet and Tasty favors: Spotlight on Shake your Bon Bons

Beau-coup.com


Spotlight Shake your Bon Bons http://www.beau-coup.com/midori-party-favor-boxes.htm

I love wedding favors, I especially like wedding favors I could eat. My spotlight shines on Aimee Plesa's tasty creations from her Shake your Bon Bons company.

Although, not a line specifically marketed as a wedding favor; I could only imagine opening a beautiful box to find these tasty confections. Aimee's product line comes from her imagination. She has developed a line of 23 flavors that developed into her "Traditional Bon Bon" line. She now offers 5 complete lines of Bon Bons (each wildly different from the other), some of the smoothest fudge you will ever find, delicious coffees and a whole line of colorful handcrafted items.

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Her candies are all handmade. Aimee takes great pride in filling each order one at a time. With no added preservatives. Your goodies are not mass produced, filled with preservatives and collecting dust in some warehouse.

So if you are looking for a great and tasty favor idea consider "Shake your Bon Bons" with an average of about 25 bonbons in a 1lb order, 8lbs should give you enough bon bons to fill 100 favor boxes. Maybe you should consider getting 9lbs so you could save some of the tasty treats for yourself.

Below see different boxes that you could use to present these delectable treats.







Be Inspired by sweet and tasty treats.

FAvor box Resources
Beau-Coup.com
Favorideas.com
weddingbydezings.com

Wedding Toasts

The ceremony was beautiful now its time for the reception. Food, dancing, fun, thank yous and toasts.

Your guests have come out to join you on your special day and you should take the time to say thank you. It is also an opportunity to thank those who have not only supported you during the wedding planning but throughout your life. It does not have to be a long speech, it should be a sentiment from the heart. You can decide whether you will give the toasts or whether your husband, or maybe even both.

Hold your glass in your hand, look around to acknowledge everyone and begin. Giving some thought and possibly writing down what you would like to say is definitely important, it will help you to have your thoughts organized and a lists of all of those you wish to thank. If however you happen to forget all of the individuals that you wish to thank, be careful with starting to list names beyond immediate family to avoid hurt feelings. If you will be using a quote from a poem or book, rehearse it so that when you speak it flows naturally and seems unrehearsed.


Do's and Don'ts

* Do choose a story general enough for every listener to understand
* Don't include slang (unless it's in such wide use that everyone will get it): you're thanking all your guests, so you need to include everyone.
*Don't embarrass anyone (at least not in a mean-spirited way) and forget foul language.
* Don't give a toasts if you are drunk, it's a horrible idea ( you should not get drunk at your own wedding, anyway). It's a toast, not a roast
*Do try to limit your speech to two - three minutes. Speak slowly and clearly
*Do keep it simple. It's nice to tell a quick, illustrative anecdote, but launching into anything too lengthy makes you hard to follow


Etiquette expert Jason Tesauro, coauthor with Phineas Mollod of The Modern Lover: A Playbook for Suitors, Spouses & Ringless Carousers (Ten Speed Press, 2004), suggests kicking things off with something borrowed. "Using part of a song, poem, or even a bit of the history of toasting as your intro will get the marbles out of your mouth and loosen up your tongue while your guests are still quieting down," he says. "If they miss anything, no big deal -- they weren't your words anyway." Start your toast with an eloquent reflection on marriage, love, or soul-binding. (The Knot)

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Technical checks:

Take the time to do a quick mic check too: Tesauro suggest that most microphones are made to sound best at a distance about equal to that between your extended index and pinkie fingers.

Be inspired by the Masters, integrate their words into your own speech>

Here are some starting lines, resources provided by The Knot

("As Shakespeare said..."; "In the words of the poet Nikki Giovanni..."), relating them to bride and groom. The idea is to get the crowd to feel the universal significance and emotional impact of the words.

1. May your love be like the misty rain, gentle coming in but flooding the river.
-- Traditional African

2. In so much as love grows in you, so beauty grows. For love is the beauty of the soul.
-- St. Augustine

3. We never live so intensely as when we love strongly. We never realize ourselves so vividly as when we are in full glow of love for others.
-- Walter Rauschenbusch

4. To love someone deeply gives you strength. Being loved by someone deeply gives you courage.
-- Lao Tzu

5. Love does not consist in gazing at each other, but in looking outward together in the same direction.
-- Antoine de Saint-Exupery

6. One word
Frees us of all the weight and pain of life:
That word is love.
-- Sophocles

7. Night and day you are the one,
Only you beneath the moon and under the sun.
-- Cole Porter

8. At the touch of love everyone becomes a poet.
-- Plato

9. Love is a fire that feeds our life.
-- Pablo Neruda

10. Love is friendship set to music.
-- Anonymous

11. Marriage is like a golden ring in a chain, whose beginning is a glance and whose ending is eternity.
-- Kahlil Gibran

12. The strongest and sweetest songs
yet remain to be sung.
-- Walt Whitman

13. We are each other's harvest; we are each other's business; we are each other's magnitude and bond.
-- Gwendolyn Brooks

14. In our life there is a single color, as on an artist's palette, which provides the meaning of life and art. It is the color of love.
-- Marc Chagall

15. We love because it's the only true adventure.
-- Nikki Giovanni

16. We don't read and write poetry because it's cute. We read and write poetry because we are members of the human race. And the human race is filled with passion. And medicine, law, business, engineering, these are noble pursuits and necessary to sustain life. But poetry, beauty, romance, love, these are what we stay alive for.
-- John Keating, in Dead Poets Society (1989)

17. They do not love that do not show their love.
--William Shakespeare

18. When people care for you and cry for you, they can straighten out your soul.
-- Langston Hughes

19. Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same.
-- Emily Bronte

20. That love is all there is
Is all we know of love.
-- Emily Dickinson

21. A great flame follows a little spark.
-- Dante Alighieri

22. There is only one happiness in life, to love and be loved.
-- George Sand

23. Without love, the world itself would not survive.
-- Lope de Vega

24. When love reigns, the impossible may be attained.
-- Indian proverb

25. Love is life.
-- Leo Tolstoy

26. Love is a canvas furnished by nature and embroidered by imagination.
-- Voltaire

27. Love is a moment that lasts forever.
-- Anonymous

28. Love is all you need.
-- John Lennon/Paul McCartney

29. A good marriage is that in which each appoints the other guardian of his solitude.
-- Rainer Maria Rilke

30. May your dreams ride on the wings of angels who know their way home to the skies.
-- Anonymous


Be Inspired!