All White Wedding Cakes - Simple Elegance

If your heart is set on an all-white wedding theme, be inspired by the elegant simplicity of the following white wedding cakes.

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More wedding themes featuring white

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Row 1:    All from gailwatsoncake.com
Row 2:   weddingcake.onsugar.com;  realsimple.com;  thecakegirls.com
Row 3:   wedding-flowers-and-reception-ideas.com;   realsimple.com;  instyleweddings.com

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The Perfect Designer Wedding Dress & Accessories - All In a Few Clicks

Finding the perfect designer wedding dress and complementary accessories once required countless shopping trips and special orders, but not any more.   Visit Net-A-Porter's online wedding boutique and have the chicest wedding ever.   The boutique also carries jewelry, designer unmentionables, and hair accessories.

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Jimmy Choo Gate metallic-leather sandals;   Lanvin silk-satin drawstring pochette;   Lanvin short tulle shrug;   Philippe Audibert Mancheete Marlène Swarovski cuff

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Wedding Cake Cutting Guide from the Cake Mamas

Today, there are so many cake shapes available to brides.   The ladies at The Cake Mamas offers the following wedding cake cutting guide to ensure uniform slices for all cake shapes:

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Wedding cakes are usually cut into 1 x 2 inch slices.   Before cutting the cake, remove the top tier.    This is usually saved for the wedding couple's first anniversary.    Then start cutting into the 2nd tier, 3rd tier and so on.

Round:

1 x 2 in. slices:   Move in 2 in. from the tier's outer edge and cut a circle.   Slice and serve 1 in. pieces from around the circle.   Now move in another 2 in. and cut another circle.    Repeat process until the tier is completely cut.    The center core of each tier and the small top tier can be cut into 4ths, 6ths, or more, depending on size.

See wedding cake cutting tips for other cake shapes and an exciting wedding cake photo gallery at The Cake Mamas

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Catching Up With Things Festive Wedding Blog - Weeks in Review - 8/27-9/24

If you've been busy planning your upcoming nuptials, catch up on our posts from the weeks ending August 27 thru September 24, 2010. Here's what was featured on the Things Festive Wedding Blog:

• Honor your heritage with these cultural wedding ideas as inspiration.

• Here's an unexpected source for inexpensive bridal gowns.

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What's Your Must-Have Wedding Accessory?

Brides-to-be often inspire each other.   When recently asking the following question:   "What is your must-have wedding accessory - the one thing you must have to make your wedding day complete?", here are some of the responses we received:

• "Honeymoon Bound" Couple in Car Cake Topper – Jennifer B. 


• My must have wedding accessory is the cake serving set because cutting the cake symbolizes the unity of the bride and groom since it is the first task they do together as a married couple. -  Kayla C.


• The one wedding accessory that will make my wedding complete is perfect lighting.  It is the best way to create the right ambiance. - Ummais K.

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Pastel Bridal Bouquets Let Your Dress Shine

If you read yesterday's post and have decided that a floral wedding dress is the way to go, you definitely don't want your bouquet to detract from it.   Fresh-looking pastel bridal bouquets will let your dress take center stage.

More wedding accessories with flower power



Top row:   roses2go.com.au;   flora2000.com
Bottom row:   wedding-flowers-and-reception-ideas.com;   studiobfloral.com

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Floral Wedding Dresses by Monique Lhuillier

If you're planning a spring wedding, you have to check out the Spring 2011 collection of floral wedding dresses by Monique Lhuillier.   With all of this floral loveliness, will you need a bouquet?

Complete the look with bridal jewelry, veils, tiaras, and garters.



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July SpaFinder Wedding Giveaway Winners Announced

Congratulations to our July 2010 SpaFinder Giveaway Winners.   Here's how they plan to use their gift certificates:

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Diamond Centerpieces for Weddings and Other Celebrations

Add instant glamour to your wedding reception tables with diamond centerpieces.   Feel free to get creative when adding bling to your tabletops.   A photo of the newlyweds in a bejeweled frame can be placed in the center of each table.   Group aptly themed favor bags in the center of each table for a centerpiece that serves double duty.


Diamond candle holders, glam crystals and photo frames found here.
Crystal tealight holders and favor bags found here.
Diamond centerpiece bowl

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Sweet Wedding Send-Offs - Bubbles and Such

How will guests send you off on your new journey as Mr. & Mrs?   Will you leave surrounded by bubbles?    In a flurry of flower petals?    Or will ribbon wands create an enchanting fairy tale-esque departure?



Find champagne bubbles and ribbon wands
Find flower petals and bubbles here.

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Wedding Invitation Suites That Are So, So Sweet

Build a wedding invitation suite that gives guests a glimpse of the sweetly romantic celebration to come. Let your save-the-dates, invitations, rsvp's, reception cards, and direction cards all convey your wedding theme.





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Personalized Bridesmaid Gifts - Bridal Party Jewelry

While searching online for birthstone rings for my sisters and I, I came across a neat web site that offers all kinds of personalized jewelry.   How great would these rings be as personalized bridesmaid gifts?   You could also have them engraved with you and your sweetie's names.   Whichever way you decide to go, your jewelry will arrive cushioned in lavender and rose buds, gift wrapped in Nelle & Lizzy's signature box, then tied with ribbon.    A lovely gift to receive, indeed!

Find more personalized bridesmaid gifts here and here.

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Design Your Own Wedding Cake

If you're a fan of the Amazing Wedding Cakes show, try your hand at creating a confectionery masterpiece and get inspiration for your own wedding cake.   Use the interactive cake maker to choose your favorite colors, decorations, and toppers -- and then print it out!    It's so, so easy and fun!

Find cake serving sets and toppers for your creation

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Gray and Chartreuse Wedding Color Palette - Perfect for Spring

When you think of the color gray, Spring likely doesn't come to mind.   If you pair gray with bright chartreuse green and accent with butterflies, you've got a wedding color theme that's sophisticated and as spring-y as flowers in bloom.



Resources & Credits
Wedding cake (theknot.com);   Bridal Party (amysquires.net)
All other items can be found here and here.

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Love Bird Table Numbers for All Seasons

What's more romantic than love bird table numbers to direct guests to their seats?   The romantic feathered pair will set the mood for your wedding whether it takes place in winter, spring, summer or fall.   Get creative when displaying your table numbers.

More Love Bird wedding ideas



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Spring Wedding Color Palette: Orange, Red and Yellow

If you haven't selected a color palette for your Spring 2011 wedding, consider this bright and cheery color palette.   Juicy orange, vibrant red and sunny yellow combine to create a fun-filled and romantic celebration.



Resources & Credits
Bridal bouquet (petalena.wordpress.com);   Wedding cake (beautifulcakesbyron.com);    Tablescape (bridalcookie.com)
Fruit punch with oranges (elizabethannedesigns.com);   Favor cards;   Children at wedding (pegeen.com)

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Practical Groomsmen Gift - Inspired by Labor Day

As you prepare to rev up the ol' grill one last time this year, think of how many of your groomsmen enjoy doing the same.   If they also enjoy a good game of golf, here's the perfect practical groomsmen gift.



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Wedding Dessert Buffet Idea in Black and White Damask

In an earlier post, we introduced a black and white damask wedding theme accented with fresh candy apple green.   This dessert buffet from Amy Atlas' blog takes it to another level, don't you think?   Check out our damask stationery collection to see all of the colors that will make black and white pop.



Images 1-3 courtesy of Amy Atlas.   Image 4 found here

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