December 2010
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November 2010
27 posts
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Wedding Etiquette - Inviting only a few guests to...
Q. How do I invite only a few guests to the ceremony and everyone to the reception?
A. Send everyone an invitation printed with such wording as: Mr. and Mrs. Brian Jacobson request the pleasure of your company at a reception in honour of the marriage of their daughter Angela to Mr. Shawn Hall date, time, place…
For those few you’d like to invite to the ceremony, include an enclosure...
When hiring a videographer make sure you understand whether the tape will be edited or unedited. Editing is what you most likely prefer (and will cost extra). Recently I met a bride who didn’t check the details and ended up with 12 hours of unedited tape. Ask questions and never assume anything.
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Happy Thanksgiving everyone
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How to Set a Formal Dinner Table for Your Wedding...
Your wedding reception is a formal affair. Proper etiquette and good table manners call for the host to ensure the table has been set correctly. The place settings should reflect the menu choices and always be positioned correctly. Don’t leave anything to chance. It is best to consult with your catering manager to be sure everything will be set properly.
Place Setting Styles
There are three types...
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Think Pink
Pink – the perpetual hot color for weddings – had begun to fall out of favor as brides experimented with more non-traditional hues like browns, grays, orange, and even black. But pink is back in a big way, and brides are incorporating the hue into their wedding cakes. Pink instantly freshens-up classic white: Tone down an all pink cake with white floral or lace details, or dress up a white cake...
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Delicious Hors D'Oeuvres Ideas For Your Wedding...
At a Wedding Reception where a full meal is to be served, hors d’oeuvres may be offered to guests during the first hour of the reception. However, at a tea or cocktail reception, hors d’oeuvres will be the “main course”.
There are may options for hors d’oeuvres, depending on the formality of your reception and the type of food to be served at the meal. Popular...
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Wedding Cupcake Cakes
Let’s see why some brides are choosing cupcakes over traditional wedding cakes. 1. You will pay approximately $2 per cupcake compared to $5 to $15 per piece of traditional wedding cake. 2. Save on cake cutting fees charged by caterers and banquet facilities. 3. Less cleanup for casual or outdoor weddings. 4. Use cupcake centerpieces on each wedding reception table instead of expensive floral...
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Charming Heart Cookie Centerpieces
I found this amazingly simple recipe while snooping around on the back of a Betty Crocker sugar cookie mix (17.5 oz pouch). If you know how to ice a cookie and are a pro at making polka dots, serve these at your next bridal shower or use as a heartfelt edible wedding centerpiece. Another idea is to make some cookies put them into cellephone bags, tie with a ribbon and hand out as wedding favors.
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Wedding Guests Have Memories like Elephants
Last month I did an article about what I thought were good and bad ways to save money on a wedding, and the responses were as varied as they should be—clearly everyone has different priorities. For example, some people thought the ideas I hated (like a foam-rubber wedding cake) were perfectly reasonable. And some thought the things I would never give up at my own wedding (like fresh flowers)...
