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Bride and groom cupcakes are great for weddings, anniversaries and maybe even a new engagement. Learn about bride and groom cupcakes with help from a two-time winner of Food Network's Cupcake Wars in this free video clip.
A rock and roll wedding menu is a great way to really personalize the event. Learn about a do-it-yourself rock and roll wedding menu with help from the owner of a successful wedding planning company in this free video clip.
Selecting music for choruses requires you to find out the range of the chorus in question. Get music ideas for choruses with help from a singer, actress and performer in this free video clip.
A toast may be necessary at an event like a birthday or a wedding reception. Get ideas for toasting with help from a research analyst and writer in this free video clip.
The wedding centerpiece is one of those objects that you can really have a lot of fun with at a wedding. Get fun, eclectic ideas for a wedding centerpiece with help from a floral design industry professional in this free video clip.
Choosing the right size wedding venue requires you to keep a few very important things in ind. Choose the right size wedding venue with help from a longtime wedding planner and expert in this free video clip.
Displaying drinks at a buffet reception is something you can have a lot of fun with. Display drinks at a buffet reception with help from a longtime wedding planner and expert in this free video clip.
You can use your crochet skills to create a three-tier wedding cake. Crochet wedding cakes won't go bad, making them a great keepsake for the bride and groom to display in their new home. Decorate the cake with crocheted flowers in the bride and groom's colors to mimic their wedding cake. You can make the cake before the wedding and use it as a centerpiece at the bride-to-be's shower. This project uses basic crochet stitches, so even a beginner can execute this pattern.
Wedding cakes often have multiple layers of different-size cakes. For each layer to be secure, you must use cake plates and supports. Otherwise, cake layers may sink into one another or slide off to the side, causing a cake catastrophe on your wedding day. Using proper supports also makes transporting the cake to the reception location easier as it is less likely to topple.
The bridal presentation is a distinct element of a Christian wedding, where one or both parents of the bride "present" their child to the celebrant, her husband-to-be and the guests. It is part of the so-called traditional order of service, and even through it's not usually practiced in weddings of the 21st century, its symbolic meaning still remains important.
Champagne wedding punch is a great way to celebrate someone's most special of days with a little alcoholic beverage. Learn how to make champagne wedding punch and find out the recipe with help from a bartender in this free video clip.
Father-daughter dances can be special events that a young girl will remember for the rest of her life. These dances are a unique opportunity for a father to spend time with his daughter and make her feel special. Father-daughter dances are often sponsored by churches and nonprofit organizations to help foster and raise awareness of family values. Girls who have lost their father can be escorted by a father figure, such as an uncle or grandfather.
With careful planning, you can cater a wedding using the space of a small kitchen to create a delicious and economical menu for your intimate affair. Your kitchen may limit your storage and cooking space, but not your creativity. A menu with controlled portions requires attention to the number of guests, your budget, your method of serving and most importantly, the safety of your food.
Airbrushing lends itself well to wedding cake decoration. It allows for numerous designs unattainable through piping and ornamentation work alone, and facilitates the application of numerous themes, particularly those involving portraits and scenery. The same airbrushing technique used on other themed cakes applies to wedding cakes, but commonly used designs include beach, ocean and seasonal images. The most important aspects of airbrushing a wedding cake, other than matching the design to the theme of the wedding, include applying gentle pressure to the trigger, holding the nozzle the ideal distance from the cake surface and positioning the nozzle at the correct…
Themed weddings receptions allow you to express your creative side and make an already momentous day even more special. Because the culture evolved over hundreds of years as their nomadic nature carried them across different countries, a Gypsy theme offers several options for a wedding reception. Using traditional and modern elements of the Gypsy culture, you can design a theme for your reception that not only pleases you and your guests, but creates a scene you'll remember fondly for years to come.
Being the DJ for a couple on their happy day may seem like a fun gig, but you should retain your professional approach; after all, the couple are paying for the entertainment you provide. The likelihood of things not running smoothly increases if you haven't planned your set. Learning to anticipate your audience will help you succeed.
Hurricane centerpieces are an inexpensive way to brighten up the tables at your reception. They can be easily adapted or added to in order to fit your personal taste and many reception venues offer them as a centerpiece option. Candlelight adds a refined touch to your wedding reception decor. Use hurricane centerpieces to bring your reception to life with a quiet, understated elegance.
Wedding cakes are traditionally built from layers stacked on top of each other with filling in between each layer or consist of tiers separated by pillars. These presentations are majestic and elegant but have to be properly secured to ensure the cake will not topple during the celebration. You can use utilize one or more stabilizing methods to keep wedding cakes steady.
Flowers and champagne are two popular items you can find at wedding celebrations, as they both bring to mind a sense of romance. Lilacs in particular provide a soft purple or blue hue to décor and give off a sweet scent to add to the ambiance. Make your own romantic lilac and champagne centerpieces to save a little money on your big day.
By communicating openly with their daughters, fathers give them the tools to build successful relationships in life. Studies show that daughters who have good communication with their fathers go on to communicate well with their romantic partners as teens and young adults.Sometimes fathers find it difficult to communicate with daughters and can't relate to their interests or personalities. Using helpful techniques will improve the communication between fathers and daughters, strengthening a loving and trusting bond between them.
The cake is one of the major attractions at most weddings. Whether you use an individual cake stand or one with tiers and pillars, you can decorate it in a way that will enhance the presentation of the cake and add to the sense of occasion. Drape a wedding cake in tulle that complements the wedding colors and the theme. A string of lights twisted into the tulle creates a romantic feel. Add decorations to the tulle such as beads, pearls and real or silk flowers.
Swagging your head table with material such as fabric or garland is a simple but attractive way to decorate for your wedding. It is also easy to personalize this decoration. Not only can you swag your table with any color or material imaginable, but you can also add extra decorations, such as bows, flowers or silk butterflies, allowing you to incorporate every color or theme from your wedding.
If you’ve rented a wedding hall and discover an unsightly wall or a portion of it that can detract the focus from your celebrations, there’s no need to worry. You can use a range of cost-effective decorations to camouflage the walls. Smartly disguise your wedding reception walls by enhancing them with your wedding theme; or choose from decoration ideas such as fabrics, balloons, buntings and potted plants. These decoration ideas don’t just cover the walls, but add beauty and elegance to your wedding celebrations.
A mini wedding tier cake can take a lot more effort than a large cake, particularly when you have many guests. The most challenging part is making the cake and then cutting it out, but once you have your tiers, icing can be fun and simple. You can make each cake as complicated or as simple as you want, but the size of the cake will limit your creativity.
The look and feel of the venue for your wedding reception can set the whole tone for your wedding. Many people decorate in specific themes or colors and prefer to transform the room into an elegant vision where you and your guests can dance the night away. Ugly drapes that are a permanent part of the venue can put a damper on your plans; however, there are creative ways to hide unsightly features that would other wise interfere with your romantic moment.
Confirmation is a time when a child deepens his relationship with his faith. Confirmation occurs usually when a child is around 13 years of age and it is seen as a rite of passage into adulthood, when the child vows to stay true to his faith and follow his church's doctrine. A confirmation reception is a party that occurs after the official confirmation ceremony so that the family and friends of the child can gather to celebrate the joyous event.
Space planning is key to decorating large wedding venues. Make sure your decorative elements are in the right scale to the space. Otherwise they will drown in the vast emptiness. Make every corner functional and fill nooks and crannies with appropriate decor to maximize the space. Huge wedding venues can be overwhelming but with careful planning and design execution can provide an intimacy essential to a wedding celebration.
Planning a bar for a wedding reception requires attention to detail because they can be a high-cost item in the wedding budget. Choosing to have a cash bar is the only way to eliminate this high cost, but many people perceive offering only a cash bar as tacky. Other options go a long way toward minimizing this cost.
Your wedding menu card gives guests a preview of the food on offer at your reception. It should also complement your overall theme. Yet, the menu card -- a small but important element in wedding planning -- is often overlooked. If you plan to have a vintage wedding theme, you should extend it to your menu card. Use readily available templates to design elegant vintage wedding menu cards.
A well planned buffet at a wedding reception offers something for everyone -- from the pickiest eater, to vegetarians, to those whose meals consist of meat and potatoes. Unlike a sit-down dinner with several courses, a buffet stretches to accommodate a few extra guests. However, buffets can be humdrum. Surprise the guests with a wedding buffet that features a twist on the bridal couple's favorite childhood foods.
There are so many important aspects of a wedding: the dress, the music, the first dance, the decor, the location, the food and the guests. All the planning that's involved can become draining after a while. Choosing the wedding cake is a great way for you and your spouse to put a little fun back into the wedding planning. You have the opportunity to go to different bakeries to do taste tests, and you can try different combinations of flavors and styles.
A wedding cake is a traditional part of many European and North American wedding festivities and setting up the cake properly can add a touch of elegance to your big day. On the day of the wedding, which is typically followed by a reception, the cake is often delivered by representatives of the bakery responsible for making it.The finished cake usually arrives in pieces so the baker or a member of his staff can assemble it on location before arranging it -- often in a place of honor where other guests and the wedding party can enjoy looking at it…
Instead of sticking to an outdated regimen for modern receptions, today's brides and grooms put their own spin on familiar wedding customs. One such area that seems culturally required, but needs a bit of revamping was the bouquet/garter toss. Historically, this was done to indicate the next couple to walk down the aisle; but with couples waiting longer to take the plunge, the custom has much of its relevance. To put the fun back in the tradition, play around with the rules as well as the prize.
Many brides dream of a wedding high on glamour, and few things set a glamorous scene better than rhinestones. Incorporating rhinestones into a bridal ensemble is an easy task. Incorporating the sparkling stones into a wedding cake requires ingenuity. There are myriad ways to feature the illustrious accents on the cake itself or on its decorations. With rhinestones featured throughout the cake presentation, guests are sure to be awestruck by the showstopping confectionery display.
Sticks and branches may not be the first things that come to mind when creating naturalistic centerpieces for weddings, but they can be incorporated into beautiful and creative pieces. Sticks can add a rustic feel to a wedding centerpiece. They can be the main focus of the centerpiece or used sparingly to accent an existing centerpiece.
If you find that the available venue for your wedding isn't as pretty as you had dreamed it would be, don't despair. Common wedding decorations are pretty enough to cover up a multitude of flaws. The trick is creating an illusion with the materials you choose. By doing so, you can create a wedding wonderland that will totally transform even the ugliest of wedding locations. Plain meeting rooms, barns, church halls or outdoor venues can be spruced up with material, lighting, candles or plants, and it doesn't have to break your budget.
Your reception doesn’t have to be at a country club to bring glamour into your décor. To make your centerpieces glamorous, focus on using whites, metallics or rich colors like plum and burgundy. These colors look sexier and more luscious than pastels. Objects in these colors will look expensive – even if you bought them on a budget.
The decor at a wedding reception helps to set the theme and determine the ambiance of the room and of the night. The head table at a wedding reception is where the bride, groom, their parents and some or all of their immediate families sit during the wedding dinner. This table usually faces the rest of the hall so that the guests have a view of the newly-married couple. The wall or area behind the head table can be beautifully decorated and is also used as a backdrop for photos with the bride and groom. Popular ways to decorate this…
Fondant is an invaluable cake decorating medium because you can shape it to resemble any texture or object. You can even fashion fondant to resemble pleated or ruffled fabric. This application looks especially fitting on the side of a cake, trimming the edge with a delicate finish. Ruffles and pleats require the same straightforward, repetitive process. Once you find the exact technique to create your desired ruffle or pleat shape, you simply replicate that shape across a strip of fondant.
Ethereal and romantic shades of lavender and gold create a sophisticated palette for a wedding reception. While there are many flowers that bloom in pastel shades of purple or gold, incorporating these colors into your reception goes beyond a vase of color-coordinated blossoms. When employed in witty and unexpected ways, a lavender and gold wedding reception celebrates your marriage with elegance.
Setting a salad bar for a wedding requires a little planning not only for the foods you would like to have, but also for how the buffet should be set up to efficiently move guests through the line. That said, some couples opt for buffet receptions to facilitate easier preparation and cleanup. With some basic guidelines, your salad bar buffet can accommodate guests of all ages and diets.
Whether you live along the coast or in a big city, a seashore-themed wedding reception is within your reach. Any indoor locale can be transformed into a beach paradise. Invite your guests to travel to the tropics as you surround them with your favorite island decor, favors and of course food. A seashore reception can be simple and affordable, with a fun ambiance that will be talked about for years to come.
Share your love of the sea with your wedding guests by decorating the tables for your reception with nautical centerpieces. Combine common elements from the beach to craft beautiful arrangements for your celebration. Sand, candles, seashells and beach glass are refreshing accents for your nautical theme.
A strong father-daughter relationship helps girls with self-esteem. As she matures, your daughter will know how she should be treated and valued in a relationship because you will have shown her how special she is to you. Fathers know the value of spending quality time with their girls, but sometimes need creative ideas to spark their juices.
Weddings are about more than the “I do.” Both the bride and groom involve themselves in the wedding planning, and strive to create an occasion they can cherish for the rest of their lives. Choosing a location and a service that best captures the essence of their relationship can make their special day a unique one.
Tulle and flowers create a beautiful and elegant look at any wedding, and also are easily customizable to any bride's color scheme. There are many centerpieces that utilize both tulle and flowers, and these arrangements make beautiful decorations on the guests' tables. Flowers provide an elegant feel to a wedding, while tulle adds a bit of romance.
A wedding reception is a special party held to celebrate the new couple after the ceremony. Wedding reception games and contests have been a fun and common tradition for many years. They make ideal icebreakers and are an enjoyable way to encourage the families of the couples to meet and mingle.
Dress up a table at your wedding reception devoted to cookies. Sure, most people love wedding cake, but everyone loves a tasty cookie. Surprise guests with a variety of your favorite cookies that they can enjoy at the reception or as a take-home gift. Cookie tables give guests a tasty alternative to the cake. Whether you and your family bake the cookies yourself, or you order them from a bakery, the cookie table will be a hit with your guests.
While a cake is traditionally served for dessert at a wedding, donuts do not have to be excluded. A wedding can incorporate any food item that you enjoy because the ceremony should represent your personality and style. It is a time of celebration and if you love sticky and powdery donuts, display them in a manner that is similar to a cupcake display at wedding reception. Additionally, donuts work well for morning weddings in which you can serve them with coffee. Plan on your guests eating at least one donut each and order a couple dozen extra just in case.
Outdoor tailgating is commonly associated with foods that are easy to eat and simple to make, such as chicken wings, dips and grilled items. You can put a unique twist on your tailgating party by applying your creativity and building upon the classics and finishing them on the grill for a smoky element. Update the traditional chicken, pork and beef dishes to fit your tailgating theme, the guests or style of cooking you prefer, and put a new twist on your outdoor tailgating party.
