Weddings are a joyous occasion, one filled with love, hope for a beautiful future together, excitement in planning the most important day of your life, and anxiety on hoping that everything goes off without a hitch. But now with today’s economy and brides having to look for new and more inventive ways to save money on their weddings, a lot of the old trends for weddings are taking a more economical approach. Our tight economy has many brides using iPods instead of hiring a wedding DJ, afternoon weddings with cake and punch receptions instead of a fancy sit down dinner, and homemade wedding cakes instead of the more expensive bakery wedding cake. Homemade wedding cakes can be a great place to save money on your wedding by having a close friend or family member having such a large part in your wedding day. Homemade wedding cakes are the best way to have a truly unique and personalized wedding cake, which many times is even made by the bride herself. But if you’re wondering how a normal everyday girl can create homemade wedding cakes to impress, here are some great facts you should know.
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Have you ever been to a wedding where they have those chocolate dipped tuxedo strawberries? If you haven’t seen them in a wedding on a groom’s cake, then you’ve probably seen pictures of these cute dressed up chocolate dipped tuxedo strawberries. Just yesterday my own dad (who notices nothing about weddings), was telling me about a groom’s cake that had a little chocolate dipped bride and groom, surrounded by chocolate dipped strawberries matching the groomsmen and bridesmaids (in their colored bridesmaid dress as well, totally cute idea! So I started thinking about just how easy it can be to make your own little chocolate dipped tuxedo strawberries for your wedding! The instructions were ultra easy to find, and you’ll be surprised about how simple making these little guys can be.
Ingredients to Make Chocolate Dipped Tuxedo Strawberries
First of all, of course, you’re going to need some large strawberries that are in good shape that still have the leaves and stems attached.
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Are you planning a beach wedding? Beach weddings can include beach themed weddings as well as actual destination beach weddings, and they’re growing more and more popular as brides are looking for elegant wedding ideas that can save a ton of money and create quite an impact on their wedding guests. So if you’re planning a beach wedding whether it’s indoors or outdoors, you’re going to need some kind of great beach wedding decorations to help you complete your look. One of the most frequently asked questions that I get about beach weddings are for ideas about beach wedding centerpieces that brides can use that don’t cost a lot, and are still elegant enough to use in any location. So if you’re planning a beach wedding, and need some great decorating tips, here are some popular (and elegant) ideas for beach wedding centerpieces that you can use.
Sturdy Beach Wedding Centerpieces
Probably the best place to start when thinking of ideas for beach wedding centerpieces is to highlight something that the beach is known and celebrated for.
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For some women, decorating spaces comes naturally, and for others of us, it takes a little bit of work and planning to make it all come together and look right. I’m in that second category. So when it came time to start decorating for my wedding, I found myself at a loss. Especially when it came to church decorations. You really only have so much to work with in church decorations, with the three basic spots for decoration being the altar, the aisle and your pew decorations. Pew decorations play a very important role in church wedding decorations, and are one of the best ways to make an inexpensive impact on your ceremony decor. If you’re not careful and thrifty with your money, pew decorations from a florist can be really expensive, and sometimes renting them will cost more than you want to pay as well. So here are some great ideas for inexpensive pew decorations you can do yourself that can make a big difference.
Pew Decorations with Bows
Probably the most traditonal and recognized kind of pew decorations that brides use are pew bows.
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Have you always dreamed of having a beach wedding? Many brides have always been able to envision themselves on a beach somewhere with the wind blowing through their hair, surrounded by friends and family as they say their wedding vows. If you are one of those brides, then perhaps a destination wedding to a nearby beach or lake would be just perfect for you. But of course, if you are planning a beach wedding, then eventually you’re going to have to answer the question about what kinds of wedding dresses for the beach you have to choose from. After all, not many brides want to wear a big fancy white wedding dress to a beach wedding where it could get dirty. Beach weddings are naturally more casual than other kinds of weddings and you really don’t want to overdo it. So if you’re considering having a beach wedding, here are some great tips for finding wedding dresses on the beach to complete your perfect wedding day look.
Great Styles for Wedding Dresses for the Beach
One of the best ways to find wedding dresses for the beach is to find a particular style or type of wedding dress you want to wear for your wedding.
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Has the thought of a spring or summer wedding never really appealed to you? Are you planning a fall or autumn wedding instead? Fall is a beautiful time of the year for weddings with all the colors and options you have available – you’re sure to find some great ideas for fall wedding centerpieces. Many brides have a lot of trouble trying to decide what kinds of wedding centerpieces to put on their tables, I know that I sure did anyway. Your wedding centerpieces are so important, because they really are the focal point of your wedding tables, as each of your wedding guests will be looking at them throughout your wedding reception. The right wedding centerpieces can transform an ordinary room into whatever look you’re trying to go for. One of the best ways to choose wedding centerpieces is to choose a theme for your wedding. So if you’re planning a fall wedding, you might want to choose some centerpieces related to the season of your wedding. Here are some great ideas for fall wedding centerpieces.
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Are you looking for a new kind of wedding cake that isn’t your traditional round tiered wedding cake? Square wedding cakes are a pretty new modern trend that many brides are going with to help make their wedding cake stand out from the rest. Square wedding cakes can be anything from traditional to trendy for a great eye catching decoration at your wedding reception. Let’s face it, even though some people aren’t big fans of cake, they still look forward to seeing what kind of wedding cake you chose to have at your reception, and they’ll probably try it as well, so you need to pick a wedding cake design and shape that suits you best. For me, square wedding cakes are more of my style, but that isn’t the shape that I went with in the end, but I kind of wish I could. So here are a few of my favorite things about square wedding cakes.
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