La Dolce Lulu

If you want a more organic approach to your wedding cake, or if you are like me and have an allergy La Dolce Lulu makes wonderful tasty cakes.

I haven't gotten to order any yet-but when I do I will definitely post a review.

Green Eggs and Ham

Green Eggs and Ham would match my Green and Brown color scheme I have picked out for the Engagement party, but not as appetizing as the beautiful wedding photos below.

Thinking outside the registery

Being a future bride and trying to get items for a our furture home, the bridal registry is a key step in the right direction. However some guest (I'm included) feel like they are getting the bride and groom that "something special" by going of the list. So here are a few tips.
1.) Always include a reciept (even if it is something on the registry). I was so suprised that after my girlfriends wedding she ended up with 5 grill sets.
2.) Even if you plan on picking something that isn't on the registry you should still look at what the couple has picked out. Buying the bride and groom red bed sheets when they have registered for sage and cream isn't going to be the best option.
3.) Make it sentimental- I love sentimental things, so getting antique linens or china would be something special that any bride can cherish.
4.)If you aren't going with the registy; consumable gifts are another great option. Monorgammed soaps, fruit/wine of the month packages, or a collection of olive oils can be a lovely gift.

Pew Wee to Pew Bows

This weekend I went on the hunt to find the "Perfect" church for our wedding. I visited a beautiful church The Cathedral of Christ the King. It is magnificent and our number one option at this time for our ceremony. However while I was looking at the church (about an our before someone's wedding) I noticed the brides Pew Bows already in place. They were pointless... here is this beautiful stone church with amazing stain class windows and a breath taking alter and stupid pew bows. They were not needed and they didn't help the space at all in fact I think they cheapen the look of the ceremony. They were simple- what I like to call "funeral ribbon" (the plastic "satin" ribbon that frays at the slightest touch) and 3 pale roses. I'm sure the bride spent upwards of $500 to have these pew bows. Let the Ceremony be about YOU and your Groom. If you are getting married in a gorgeous church- let it be a gorgeous church.

Look at the picture below. In this picture the first thing you see if the beautiful ceiling of the church- next the pew bows .... they last thing you notice is the couple! Shameful!

I do have a few exception to pew bows.... I like them if you are having an outdoor wedding because they do create a continued feel of the ceremony and brings things together.

Also if you do need to disguise a not so pretty church floral arrangements placed in the church can make it look better- but that requires MORE than just pew bows.

Trunk Show

Savvi formal wear is having a Trunk Show for Anya Bridal starting Friday February 29th & Saturday March 1st. They will have bridal gowns on sale from 30-60% off. Gowns will start at $99 and Veils at $29. Check it out!

The sale is at Villa Christina in the Retreat to Dunwoody Ballroom.

For more information visit AnyaBridal.com

Engagment Party Invitations

I just love the boarding pass invitations that a lot of brides are using for destination weddings. Since I am getting married in town (currently- I'm crazy and my plans may change). I decided to make "Boarding Pass to Love" invitations for the Engagement party my sister and mom are throwing. Here are pictures- sorry they aren't very good quality. I will try to take some more and re post. My camera battery was dying.
I just used MicroSoft Word for all the printing. The Brown (Bronzed) paper and Lime Green paper are from Michaels. To make the perforations on the boarding pass we used our sewing machine, and to make the "bar codes" I used the draw feature in word and then made the lines different widths. They are so cute- the pictures don't do them justice.

Cake time again

So when it is your one year anniversary are you going to take one bite of you wedding cake or eat the whole piece? Take the advice of Ron Ben Isreal and you may be eating the whole cake!

~ Wrap your cake with two layers of plastic wrap and then two layers of aluminum foil. (making sure air is not able to reach the cake)

~Place cake in the refridgerator over night or for 24 hours. (this makes the cake solid and brings the whole cake to the same tempature)

~Place cake in the back of the freezer (you do not want the cake in area where warmer air or tempature change can affect it)

~2 days prior to your anniversary take the cake out of the freezer and let it defrost in the refridartor

~the day of your anniversary place the cake on the kitchen counter and let it come to room tempature

Enjoy!