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Getting Hitched at Summer Camp: Weird or Wonderful?
Okay. I know I was just bashing competitive eating contests at weddings, but when I read this Wall Street Journal article about having a wedding at a summer camp, I was struck by just how fun it seemed. Several couples-to-be have rented out camps for their wedding weekend — usually camps that one of them attended as a child — and brought their guests up in school buses, had them stay in cabins, eat in the mess hall, and play… More »
Things We Won’t Do on Our Wedding Day: Cake Eating Contest
I’m not sure when that magical day will come, but you can bet your ass I won’t be having a cake eating contest at my wedding reception, like Hall Hunt, a competitive eater, and his wife. Shall I count the reasons why?
1. I really don’t need to be bursting out of my dress. I’m sure I’ll be strapped in pretty tight as it is.
2. All of the extra cake I’ll have shoved down my throat is just taking up valuable… More »
Marriage Economics: Would You Sell Tickets to Your Wedding?
Weddings can be loads of fun, but they can also cost loads of money, forcing some couples to shorten their guest list and remove their +1 invitation extensions. Slate’s Daniel Engber argues that telling guests not to bring an escort is bad practice, ruining the fun for guests and defeating the purpose of a good wedding. So what does he suggest to keep the price of the party affordable for bride and groom? Selling tickets to your wedding.
It sounds a… More »
Katherine Heigl’s Sister Gets Married!
Aww…sweet photos of Katherine’s sister, Meg, on her wedding day back in 2007. Yes, Meg is Asian and yes, she’s Katherine Heigl’s sister. Meg was adopted before Katherine was born.
Congratulations, Meg!
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An Ice Sculpture For Your Wedding Buffet?
I hadn’t thought about an ice sculpture as a part of a wedding buffet table, until I saw this one at the bridal show last weekend. Check out this swan ice sculpture by Ice Sculptures By Ramon in Dayton Ohio.
An ice sculpture can be a beautiful addition to your wedding buffet table. Most ice sculptures will last from 6-8 hours, depending on the temperatures in your reception location.
It’s definitely something different from the normal centerpiece you would find at a… More »
Spectacular Wedding Fruit Display
Last weekend when I was at the bridal show checking out all the fun wedding ideas, one thing that really caught my attention was this gorgeous wedding fruit display by Mrs. B’s Catering.
It was a spectacular display, using watermelon for bowls to hold the fruit, and fresh kale and greens as a base. There were also grapes and fresh pineapple in there to add to the look, along with white lights twined through the whole centerpiece.
I love the carved watermelon… More »
Signature Cocktails For A Holiday Wedding
If you’re looking for some last minute cocktail recipes to use as your signature wedding cocktail, there are some really yummy recipes out there to choose from.
You can offer several holiday cocktails at your wedding, but keep in mind if you offer more varieties, you’ll also have to have more ingredients on hand to make them. That adds cost, and takes up space you might not have in your reception bar area.
Pictured: Jim Beam Snowstorm
Sticking to one or two really… More »
Brides Magazine Wedding Survey
A new study to be released in the January issue of Brides Magazine, which hits news stands on December 8th, reveals how and why couples are recasting and revisiting the traditional wedding and reception.
The study finds some of the aspects of a traditional wedding are still there. The white bridal gown, music, food, cake and vows are still very traditional, but beyond that many brides are pairing the traditional with the wildly original to fit their own personalities.
Party is replacing… More »
Make Your Own Wedding Place Cards
You can make your own wedding place cards. If you’re a neat printer, or you have a friend who writes well you can hand print your name place cards. You can also set them up to print out on your computer in a hand written or nice script font.
You can buy a nice card stock to print them on, then use a scrapbook cutter to cut your edges evenly. You can even double or triple layer your place cards to… More »
Winter Wedding Place Card Ideas
I love to do something fun for place cards, so I thought I’d take a look and see what winter wedding place card ideas, to go with the winter white wedding ideas I posted the other day.
First up I found these really cute snowflake wedding place cards from Timeless Paper at Etsy. I love the die cut details, and the idea of hooking it onto the glass, very elegant and a little different.
These handmade pop-up white bird placecards from PetrinaCaseStudio… More »
Wedding Fruit Arrangements
Even if you choose not to hire a caterer for your wedding reception you can make your food look good enough to make your wedding guests say wow! A fresh fruit arrangement can make a wonderful centerpiece for your food buffet table.
Today I thought I’d share a few simple ideas you can use to make your fruit the center of attention for your food table. Wedding reception fruit displays can be easier to create than you might think.
This first fruit… More »
A Love Potion For Your Wedding Ceremony
How would you like to serve a love potion to your guests on your wedding day? Love Potion #9® is a 60-proof, smooth, no grain alcohol (30% pure sugarcane alcohol) that was developed over the course of five years and almost 1,800 trial-and-error formulations before they found the perfect Love Potion blend of 20 exotic tropical fruit flavors, including mango, peach, chocolate, vanilla, pear, apple, cherry, almond and many others.
Wedding planners are finding some great ways to incorporate the… More »
Signature Cocktail Recipes From (ri)1
Planning a signature cocktail or two for your wedding reception can save you time and money. You can pick one or two of your favorite cocktail recipes to serve your wedding guests. Or pick a cocktail that represents your tastes, and one that represents your fiance.
When you pick one cocktail to serve you can make the drinks in larger batches, and you don’t have to stock your bar with several different types of alcohol. A couple big bonuses when you’re… More »
Should You Hire Live Entertainment or a DJ?
When you’re planning your wedding one of the questions you have to answer is, do you want to have live entertainment in the form of a band, or a string quartet for example. Or do you want to hire a DJ and have him spin some tunes all night long. There are several things you should consider when you’re making your entertainment decisions.
What is your entertainment budget?
What type of music do you and your guests enjoy listening to?
Do you have… More »
5 Brilliant Tips to Maximize Catering
One of the more important parts you have to really plan for is the food you’ll be serving the guests during your wedding. We’re talking about budget planning, scouting for caterers or hotels, food-tasting and planning the menu. There are two major considerations: how much money you’re willing to spend per head and if guests will enjoy the food.
Today, I’d like to highlight 5 Brilliant Tips to Maximize Catering on your wedding; accommodating both budget and food choices that your… More »
Wedding Theme Idea: Cherry Blossoms
It’s actually pretty interesting to observe how other countries put together weddings. One of the more interesting places would be my home country the Philippines. I noticed that the it’s quite common to opt to go for hotels as venue for the wedding receptions and to cater to this market, hotels actually offer out-of-the-ordinary wedding themes to help the bride and groom organize a memorable wedding celebration.
One example is the Cherry Blossoms theme available at the Diamond Hotel.
According to Wedding… More »
Wedding First Dance Idea:Pulp Fiction Moves
Are you a Pulp Fiction fan? You can incorporate your favorite movie into your wedding by dancing the first dance to “Pumpkin and Honey Bunny” (dialogue)/”Misirlou” performed by Dick Dale & His Deltones.
Make sure you get dance choreographed to like this couple here:
What the couple did was they started out with a slow song (a different one) and then broke out into the funny dance ala Uma Thurman and John Travolta. I loved the audience reaction the best though. Everyone… More »
Surprise Your Bride with a Song
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about 5 ways to get your groom involved. One of the tips I suggested was:
3. Highlight your Groom at the Wedding — I know that any wedding is really a bride’s special day but let him feel special too. If he’s a good writer or orator, let him have a portion during the wedding reception for him to share his thoughts about being married or perhaps he can read a poem he… More »
5 Tips on Creative Wedding Centerpieces
The first thing I notice whenever I walk into a wedding reception is the table centerpiece. The wedding centerpieces usually create the atmosphere of one’s wedding celebration.
There are a lot of creative ways you can make an impact in the kind of wedding centerpiece you choose:
To keep guests interested and created a creative atmosphere – Use wedding centerpieces that have variations in height, color, and materials
You can have 2 to 3 designs that you can scatter around the room. One… More »
Autumn Wedding Reception Ideas
Summer weddings are almost drawing to a close. Time to plan for autumn weddings. Fall is one of my favorite seasons. It’s not too hot and not too cold too!
The other week, I’ve given you ideas on autum wedding favors so this week, we’ll focus on ideas for your autumn wedding reception:
Umbrella Votive Holder-2 Piece
– What about candle centerpieces for the tables at the wedding reception? I suggest this votive holder with realistic textured metal leaves intertwine in two… More »
