Last week we had some stylish veggie centrepieces, today we have fruity ones!
image from Brides Magazine
I like the idea of a luxurious arrangement of fruit doubling as a table feature and a healthy dessert option. Those grapes are making my mouth water.
I wouldn't have been able to imagine how a pile of fruit or vege could work as a table centrepiece until I saw these pictures! How nice does this look?
photographs by Jamee Photography, via Style Me Pretty
I would be happy to grab one of those peaches for dessert
Yum.
There is something so deliciously indulgent about dessert buffets!
These ones are presented so beautifully, they look too good to eat (ha! as if)
image via Style Me Pretty
image via Love.Life.Lipstick
photo by Wide-Eyed Photo, via SWMag
Since embarking on my wedding diet I have cake on the brain.
Yesterday I found the Cake Wrecks blog and I can't stop laughing. (It's sort of like Go Fug Yourself but for cakes)
I don't normally bother to follow links either! but if you haven't already checked out this site and you enjoy laughing at others bad luck it will soo be worth it.
Here are some of the funniest wedding related confectionary disasters that I cam across on their site..
A Series of Unfortunate Monograms
HAHAHAHHAHA!
I'm kicking the week off with some practicalities.
How much booze will we need for our guests.
Here is a very handy drinks calculator that allows you to make adjustments for how heavily your guests drink, and wether or not you are providing spirits and how long your party goes for.
Here is what I got after a realistic breakdown of our guestlist's drinking habits
So if we just serve beer & wine then we will need 30 cartons of beer and 12 cases of wine and champers.
If we opt to serve spirits as well we will need 20 cartons of beer, 8 cases of wine and champers and 24 bottles of liquor.
I'm not sure about what is our best bet...? On one hand I'd love people to have their favourite drinks, and our venue is BYO alcohol so it won't cost that much more to serve spirits.
On the other hand, many of our guests are pretty ahh solid drinkers and I don't want it to get too messy too early. Most people would be happy enough with boutique beer and good wine etc so perhaps we should just leave good enough alone...?
Love hearts and butterflies. Some easy ways to make your drinkwear cuter.
from Cox & Cox
image Timeless Paper, via Weddings Fresh
image from stylehive
Dessert is evolving.
Originally my Mother-in-law & Aunty-in-law and Sister-in law were going to join forces to make us some homemade goodies for a dessert buffet.
Which sounded great to us, although I did ask them have a think about it, as much as we'd love their home-cooking we'd also love them to feel relaxed and have nothing to worry about on the day.
So they did have a think.. and decided that perhaps they don't really want to cook the desserts after all.
So I asked the caterer about adding dessert to our menu he said it would cost an extra $11/head. Which is probably reasonable(?) but with 150 people is $1650.. And I'm doubtful that after a continous supply of hearty bbq food and alcohol that many people will be wondering what's for dessert...
So we returned to the original idea of just serving wedding cake for dessert, as it's something we'll be buying anyway... And because we doing cocktail style bbq a practical solution is cupcakes, as no plates or cutlerly required.
I'm liking these... They look yummy, they look weddingly, and they look cute without being 'too' cute
photo by Craig Paulson
I have had a quick look on-line for some similar looking cupcake picks but most seem to be cartoon-like looking brides and grooms, or babylike bride and grooms.. if anyone knows where to find more dignified, adult looking mini-toppers like the ones above please let me know!
more amazing cake with fake flowers stuck in it
image from InStyle Weddings
Reminiscent of Martha's Butterfly cake
I got a call from my Future Mother InLaw the other night.. she has offered, along with his Aunty and Sister-in-Law to make the desserts for our wedding.. At first I said thanks but no thanks because I didint want anyone to be put to work or have to stress on the day..
But she said that was nonsense, most of the preparation could be done a day or so beforehand, that they have cooked for large numbers before and it would taste heaps better than stuff done by a catering company, and would probably end up costing less than a cake.. It became apparent that she really really wanted to it..
So I've said agreed.. and I think its pretty cool.. they are each masters of good wholesome country cooking.. and I love the idea of a dessert buffet, where people can pick and chose from a selection of beautifully displayed goodies.. There is something really nice about the idea of cakes, slices and biscuits, all homemade by the Misters family! And the nicest part is I can tell that she is really excited and looking forward to doing it all, she keeps calling me up with different ideas and stuff.
I think all the desserts with be very sweet indeed.
Sort of a little bit like this
image from Style Me Pretty
Two things that havent really been on my radar are cakes and flowers..
But then I saw these
all from Sedona Cake Couture
I didn't even know who Martha Stewart was until she went to jail.
In Australia she isn't really a household name (not in our house anyway)
I really like her Wedding Magazine.
It seems like a breath of fresh air compared to all the others.. They are not afraid of using colour, lots of DIY, and some Variety.. all of which are sorely missing from most other bridal publications.
In the Winter 09 edition there a few ideas which I am seriously thinking of incorporating into our wedding. The first is the cake as seen on the cover and detailed on pg 84.
Basically a plain old cake with fabric butterlies or flowers stuck into it. Lots cheaper than marzipan ones.
The other idea I like is from pg 74 and is the instructions for homemade fabric-backed invites (not unlike this card that caught my eye a while ago). I like the look of a plain and simple front, with a bold textile print at the back.
You could have them as classic or as out there as you wanted.. I am feeling inspired by some of the cool retro fabrics at Posie Patchwork
OMG I love this cake!
It reminds me of this 'treasure box' I used to have when I was a kid. Which was basically a tissue box covered in cellophane, which I used to put my treasure.. like feathers, sequins, beads, ribbons, buttons, any random bits and bobs I found.. sort of like the 'jewels' stuck to this cake.
from Sedona Cakes
