The wedding is finally over. The guests have all gone home and the gifts have all been opened. After the reception there is just one wedding tradition to fulfill before the honeymoon: properly freeze the top layer of your wedding cake. Tradition dictates that this tasty tidbit be kept frozen for exactly one year, until your first anniversary, at which point you and your not-so-newlywed spouse can enjoy it while wondering where the time went.
Plan an Elegant Wedding
Wedding coordinators and advice columnists often suggest that engaged couples choose a theme in the earliest stages of planning their special day. A theme need not be over the top but ensures continuity from your engagement announcement through your reception departure. Elegance, as a wedding theme, suggests a refined event replete with class and sophistication. Follow these steps to plan an elegant wedding.
Decorate a Wedding Cake with Fresh Flowers
The cake is often the centerpiece of a wedding reception. Whether the wedding cake is small or large, its design leaves an impression on guests. Unfortunately, wedding cakes can be expensive. It's time-consuming for wedding cake designers to create intricate details, and the labor involved in making edible floral decorations can result in a cake that costs more than the bride's dress. One way to save money on a wedding cake is to decorate it with fresh flowers. Another plus is the fresh flowers can match the bridal party flowers. Does this Spark an idea?
Make Wedding Candy
Candy buffets as wedding favors are all the rage at wedding receptions these days. Each guest attending the reception receives a small box or bag, and then fills it with their choices from the available candies laid out on the buffet table. Instead of buying all the candies, try making your own.
Wear a Wedding Garter
As you plan for your big day, you’re probably spending a lot of time thinking about what you’re going to wear. You’ve already picked out the perfect dress and corresponding veil, you have something old, something new, something borrowed and something blue, and your shoes are just to die for. All that’s missing is your garter, something you may have heard about but probably don’t have much experience with and may not know how to wear. Does this Spark an idea?