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The do-it-your-selfer can save tons of money and have great success using these cupcake ideas for weddings:

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<li>You can make a beautiful cupcake tower with no cake decorating experience.

<li>Save on time and money.

<li>Mistakes don’t effect a whole cake. If you’re unhappy with a particular cupcake, don’t use it. Make extra cupcakes for this purpose.

<li>If you are bringing cupcakes in to a catering hall, you save on the cake-cutting fee.

<li>You can offer a variety of cake flavors to your guests.

<li>You can make a small cupcake tower for each table and save the thousands of dollars spent on floral centerpieces.

<li>You can offer your guests a second helping, if you like!
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The cupcake tower consists of one of more different designs on the cupcakes, displayed on stacked cake boards. Even the simplest designs are enhanced by adding votives, fresh or silk flowers, or tulle alongside the cupcakes on each tier.

In advance, you will need to decide on the design of your cupcake stand and the decorations you will put on the cupcakes.

<b>Assembling the Cupcake Stands:</b>

Even though you can vary the size of your cake boards, the higher the tier, the smaller the cake board. To serve 150 – 200 people, you will need 2 cupcake stands. For each one, create a 4-tier stand with cake boards, starting with 16″, then 12″, 9″ and finally 6″. The boards can be square or you can cut out a shape, if you like, by purchasing large pieces of foamcore. Your local craft store will have most of the things you need. Cover each board with non-stick foil, which comes in different colors. The edge of each cake board can be trimmed with ribbon to match the color scheme. Use either craft glue or hat pins to secure it.

In between the boards, there are a number of things you can do to enhance the display. You can purchase clear vases (wide enough and sturdy enough to support the tiers above) and fill the vases with flower petals, glass marbles, seashells,etc. Very inexpensively, you can also use flower pots in between the cake boards. Just spray paint them and tie a pretty ribbon around them. Check the sturdiness of your cupcake stand before the big day to prevent mishaps.

You can offer 2 flavors of cake to your guests by placing each flavor on its own stand. Let your guests know with a hand-written sign you place on the table in front of each one. You don’t have to fit all the cupcakes on the stands. Placing them on the cake table around the cupcake stands enhances the display.

<b>Decorating the Cupcake Stands:</b>

Decorations should be placed towards the center of each cake board so guests can easily retrieve a cupcake without disturbing the arrangement. Extend the decorations out on to the cake table and intermingle them with the cupcakes.

<b>Cupcake Ideas:</b>

If you know how to decorate cakes, you can make royal icing flowers. They will keep in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks. These decorations can also be purchased. Or try adding molded chocolate decoration in hearts, seashells, or flowers. Craft stores carry chocolate in all different colors.

You can easily make the cupcakes more elaborate by adding silver non-pariels, pearl beads, ribbon, small plastic wedding bells, or other wedding decorations sold for making favors.

<b>Cupcake Decorating Ideas:</b>

Consider incorporating your wedding colors and theme into the cupcake decorations and the cake stand.Add a special touch to the cupcakes by icing them with a pastry bag fitted with a cake decorating tip. Once the icing hardens, the decorations won’t stick. If you work with someone else, have your helper add the decorations after each cupcake is iced. If you are working alone, you will need to keep icing handy to add fresh icing on top of the cupcake before adding the decorations. 

<b>Transporting the Cupcakes:</b>

Any sturdy boxes will work fine for transporting the cupcakes. Separate them with balls of tissue paper to prevent them from falling over and bumping into one another.

Use your imagination to create unique cupcake ideas that will be the hit of the wedding!

If you are planning to make your own wedding flowers, you will need to do a lot of careful planning and organizing.  You will need to make a list of all the materials you will need to gather for do it yourself wedding flowers.  This list should include :

Very sharp shears or scissors Fine wire (0.28 mm or 0.32 mm) for delicate jobs Florists’ wire that is 0.71 mm thick and 10 to 12 inches (260 or 310 mm) long Florists’ tape for wiring flowers and foliage Floral foam bouquet holder Floral foam.  Measure your dishes / containers so you will know what size to cut your floral foam to. Dishes or plastic flower saucers for table centers.  There is often a selection of containers / vases available for use at churches). Flower preservative Roll of floral foam sticky tape for taping the floral foam to the vase / container Hot glue gun Glue sticks for the glue gun Ribbon for bows Large bucket to hold garbage Pails for conditioning your flowers and foliage Small watering can and spray bottle for misting Drop cloth Broom and dustpan Chicken wire to cover floral foam if you are making larger arrangements Cloths for cleanup after you are finished Plastic bags to store corsages / boutonnieres after they are assembled

Take this list and check to see how many items you need to buy  to make your own wedding flowers and which ones you can just borrow.  Get all of these items together several weeks before your wedding to avoid extra busyness and stress when you need to have a clear head.  Do it yourself wedding flowers can be fun and rewarding, but you need to be prepared with a plan laid out ahead of time.

Black and white are two common colors in everyday life. Not only are they useful colors, they also look amazing when paired together. A black and white wedding could always be a fun theme to take on. And why not, these two pigments are always fun to play with!

One thing a black and white themed wedding should have is the black and white checkered floor, such a clich?dea, but also an amazing one! Imagine the men in their black tuxes, and the women in black and white dresses spinning around on a black and white checkered floor. If you’re the type of bride that doesn’t care if you’re the only one wearing white or not, then you could always have all the women wearing white, and all the men wearing black, or vice versa. The theme can be carried over into the ceremony, and the after party. Time to paint a picture!

Imagine walking into the ceremony room. Every chair in the room is covered with a black cloth, and tied in the back is a single white ribbon. The flooring can be simple wood or tile, but these decorated chairs on top of the black and white checker flooring would be a perfect combination. The walls are painted white, and thin sheer black curtains are draped from the ceiling. Scattered along the floors are white rose petals. The bride walks down the aisle in a white dress, complete with black accessories and jewelry. The ring bearer walks down as well, and underneath the wedding ring is a black and white ring bearer pillow. The groom is in a black suit, with a black shirt, only his tie is white. Perhaps a single white rose pinned on would be a nice idea. All of the bridesmaids are dressed in white as well, but their outfits will have touches of black including accessories and bridal jewelry and the groomsmen will be in black tuxes.

As we make our way into the celebration room, we find this room decked also out in our black and white theme. The tables are all covered in white fabric, and the chairs are similar to that of the similar, just reversed colors. On all of the tables there is a black vase and the only color in the room are the variety of flowers in the black vases. Where each guest is to sit, there is a small black card with the guest’s name printed on it in white. In the center is a small collection of candles in a cream color with black XOXO’s printed on the side. A black and white guest book is set to the side on a small end table for the guests to sign and leave their wishes for the couple. Black and white two of a kind heart shaped playing cards are perfect little gifts for the guests to take home with them to remember this wonderful celebration.

A black and white wedding is great for those that want to remain traditional, but also want to add more pizzazz to their wedding. Contemporary, and classic at the same time, a black and white wedding is perfect for any bride!

For a great length of time, bridal couples have been offering wedding favors to the guests of their ceremony as a way to give thanks for attendance. There are thousands of different small gifts that have served as favors, but something sweet to eat is a perennial favorite.

So don’t just provide the same, typical favors; select something special to be given as a wedding favor. If you want favors that will be popular with wedding guests as well as decorate your reception, try sweet colorful candies. Look past regular Jordan almonds and pastel mints for rare candies that will make your wedding one of a kind.

Beautiful glass bowls, jars, and vases in different dimensions can complement one another when filled with candy. When you pick your wedding colors, try to find matching candies to put in your containers. If you do not have a preference for any particular color, choose the candy first and then the wedding colors. To add a bit of elegance, attach a matching ribbon to the vessels. Print on business card stock the type of candies that are given to the attendees.

Provide a candy buffet. These wonderful goodies will greatly please your guests. Provide lots of scoops, and encourage people to help themselves. Make these more attractive with matching ribbon made into bows.

One option would be to use Rose Lollipops arranged in a vase. These confections come in bags of 120 and provide a broad color palette that spans the spectrum. The roses are each wrapped individually for appearance and convenience. Chocolate Dutch Mint Balls are also a great choice. These candies have a center of chocolate mint, which are draped in pastel sugar shells of pink, green, and light purple.

Champagne Bubbles candy would also work well in a wedding candy buffet. As you bite through the cream-colored non-pareil seeds, your palate will be delighted with a complex taste of white grape flavored gel. A touch of elegance can be achieved through champagne bubbles, plus they accent any color palette.

Simple but stylishly displays of scrumptious treats can be achieved with simple wedding favors. You might try filling a bag of organza with confections and treats. These are sold at decent prices at craft stores.

Some other options would be chocolate dipped strawberries boxed with complimentary ribbon or foiled chocolate hearts in heart shaped tins. Clear plastic bags of treats can be topped with folded cards designed on a computer and printed with the date and a picture of the wedding couple. The cards can be bound with colored staples or by threading ribbon through holes you punch in the cards; finish the corners with a decorative border.

With a name like Gold Amorini Chocolate Hearts, one gets just what they would expect: elegant chocolate in the shape of a heart covered with an edible coating of radiant gold. Adding a few Gold Pearlescence White Chocolate Jordan Almonds will provide you with a masterpiece of a wedding favor.

You will have no trouble making tasty souvenirs of your special day with so many wonderful options.

Wedding registries provide an answer for young couples that don’t have a lot of money and need just about everything to establish their sparkling new households. The wedding registry is the perfect way to avoid receiving forty vases, thirty sets of wine glasses and twenty tablecloths and towel sets. So before you say, I do, follow these ten steps to happiness. Hopefully, they will lead to a new kind of life enhanced by non dust-collecting items in triplicate and quadruplicate.

1. Set up a wedding registry with two or three merchants. This will offer more options to your guests.

2. Pick physical as well as online retailers. To register, for example, with just one Web-only retailer can confuse some guests who may never have shopped online.

3. Check for hidden fees. Read the “fine print” for hefty service charges. They are often there, hiding like little torpedoes, ready to explode when one of your guests buys you a present.

4. Consider general retailers among your chosen wedding registry merchants.

5. Register for items to fit every budget, including the big bucks but considering the smaller ones as well. According to Sharon Naylor, author of “The Ultimate Wedding Registry Workbook,” a popular trend among wedding gusts is to pool resources and buy expensive gifts as a group.

6. Ask the selected wedding registry about a completion package. Some retailers offer a 10% or even 20% discount on unpurchased registry items. You might also want to add things as you go so that you can get more items at a discount and keep the gifts within the confines of everyone’s budget.

7. Do your homework. Become a connoisseur of household essentials and select carefully, or you might have to replace chosen wedding registry items long before you planned. Knowledge about thread counts, knife tang and silver chromium-to-nickel ratios can save you time and money in the long run.

8. Give the wedding registry your address to keep on file but suggest that it not be made available to guests. They can always ask you directly if they need to send something to your home.) Unexpected problems concerning strangers finding you can thus be avoided.

9. Ask a friend or relative to watch for packages arriving at your home while you are away on your honeymoon. The neighborhood need not know you are not at home.

10. Consider keeping some duplicate gifts. Glasses, for example, often need replacing, and that ninth vase just may come in handy for a wedding or shower gift down the road. (Just be sure you write down the name of the donor and attach it to the item. Otherwise, you might end up giving it back to the same person who gave it to you!).

Wedding registries exist solely to make life easier for the bride and groom. Think outside the box and your guests will act accordingly. Better watch out for cat guests though, or you might end up with a box of kitty litter as a thoughtful aside.

Happy wedding registry!

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