Real flowers are the traditional route. The scent of a rose or lilac and how they fill a room draw many people to using real flowers. Scents are tied to emotions, and as a wedding is one of the most emotion-filled events a person can ever experience, the emotional factor is another selling point. The delicate beauty real flowers possess is usually the main reason many people choose real over silk. Real flowers do have their drawbacks. Real flowers fade and wilt away after a few days. For the more sentimental brides, who wish to keep their bouquet, this factor may push them to consider silk flowers.

SILK although not as traditional of a choice as real, they are becoming more popular. Today, there are many realistic looking silks out there. They are less expensive and you don’t have to worry you can’t have your favorite exotic flower because it’s not the right season. You also save money on preservation.

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Many wedding magazines tell you today that it’s cheaper to get a dummy cake for display and then sheet cakes to feed people. Or they say to get a smaller wedding cake and then sheet cakes to make up the servings. Many wedding cake designers don’t agree with this for a number of reasons.

There are businesses out there who make up styrofoam cakes and rent them out over and over. I hate to think about what that cake looks like the 2nd or 3rd time that it’s used. Plus that means you and 50 other brides will have the same cake.

There are also dummy cakes that have a wedge cut out and a real piece of cake is inserted for the cake-cutting photo. I’m not aware of how to sanitize a styrofoam cake that’s going to be rented out over and over again, and I personally would be very nervous about feeding my new spouse some cake that was shoved into a slot that’s had heaven-knows-what in there, used by how-many-people and not properly sanitized.

The magazines, news shows and websites lead a bride to believe styrofoam cakes are practically free. Here’s the truth:
—I still have to buy the styrofoam.
—It takes the same amount of icing to ice a fake cake as it does a real cake.
—It takes the same amount of time to ice a fake cake as it does a real cake.
—Fake cakes take up the same amount of space in the delivery van as a real cake does.
—Fake cakes take the same amount of gas in that van to deliver it as a real cake does.

Because my costs are not diminished by that much, many cake designers charge almost the same amount for a fake cake as a real cake. ASSUMING sheet cakes are cheaper (which is not always true because it’s the same cake, same icing, same delivery costs, etc.), you are most likely to spend MORE on a small fake cake with sheets, than you would on a grand and glamorous wedding cake.

Many magazines also tell you to get a smaller wedding cake and then get sheet cakes to make up the difference. For many bakers sheet cakes are not much cheaper than a wedding cake. It takes the same amount of batter and icing to make a sheet cake as a wedding cake. Also when people say sheet cake it’s one layer of cake with icing on it, many wedding cakes are torted and filled. How do you decide which guest gets a piece of the beautiful wedding cake and which guest get a piece of sheet cake? It’s like trying to decide which guest gets the lobster tail and which guest get the cube steak.

So in the end you might save a few dollars but not as much money as many people would like to believe.

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I attended a recent wedding where the bride and groom proceeded to “cut the cake” and then “throw the bouquet & garder” immediately upon arriving at their reception and before the dinner was served.

Is this a new trend? Is this now the preferred schedule of events for the reception?

Brides and Wedding Professionals, Please add your thoughts.

Editor, The Big Wedding Blog

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I have always wondered why it seem to be most important to a bride that the wedding cake tastes good. For years I’ve always thought that the way the cake was decorated was most important. I thought the visual aspect was what it was all about, but I think I’m wrong.

My original belief was supported by the many episodes on the Food Channel that feature wedding cake design contests. I’ve never seen a Food Network contest where the winner is selected based upon taste. It’s not even mentioned.

Wedding Cake vendors at bridal shows are always touting the ‘taste’ and ‘freshness’ of their cakes. They don’t seem to make it a presentation of artistic display. This is completely opposite of what they feature on the Food Network.

So, which is it? Brides and Vendors please help me out. Is it Taste or Design? And please tell my WHY??  

Then, if it is ‘taste’ that is Sooooo important, then why doesn’t the Food Channel have wedding cake ‘tasting” throw downs?

If you want to see lots of pictures of cakes, go to http://www.brideandgroomplanner.com/cakes.php. You can get lots of ideas for beautiful cake designs. Sorry, you won’t be able to “taste” them. We’re working on internet tasting interactivity, but it’s not perfected yet.  

Editor, The Big Wedding Blog.

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    Brides I am so impressed in the quality of Vendors we bring into the industry, keep doing those surveys. http://brideandgroomplanner.com/myWeddingSurvey.php

My favorite part of our planner and Website is the Your Future section, we take pride and staying with you after your special day, don’t overlook this section, we are growing and have recently signed on a couple of Realtors and a Financial Planner. I spent an hour with our financial planner last week and he educated me more in that hour than I have ever been in my 39 years. What better gift could your parents or you give to yourselves than a free financial consultation to start your marriage off right and avoid one of the biggest potholes you could get into.

On the lighter side have you checked out our wedding disaster videos? http://www.brideandgroomplanner.com/stopWeddingDisasters.php  Share them with you friends and family?

Don’t miss our idea galleries it’s my favorite part of our new site. Look for the mouse ring box for all your computer savvy fiancés or boyfriends what a trip!!!! It’s in the wedding ring section.http://cincinnati.brideandgroomplanner.com/pictureGalleries.php

And don’t forget your engagement stories and add a picture after such romantic stories we want to see you.

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I am proud to be the newest addition of the Cincinnati Dayton Bride & Groom Family. This is my first year with the company; I am the office Administrator as well as part of our Sales team. My favorite part of this company and what sets us a part is our commitment to our Vendors, if you don’t succeed we don’t. This goes far beyond signing you up for our program we include networking and monthly follow-ups a must as we go into June ‘08, so look out hear we come!!!! I look forward to meeting you all soon weather in person or phone calls.

Kim Lanthorn

Bride & Groom Planner

513-272-3300

klanthorn@brideandgroomplanner.com

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 This Blog is devoted specifically to Wedding Catering and Culinary topics in the wedding industry. If it’s about anything edible for the wedding then it belongs here. The blog is for the entire wedding industry both vendors and brides.

All wedding professionals in the field of Catering, Chefs, Pastries and Culinary are invited to become a Contributing Blogger and share your expertise and ideas on this topic.

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Editor, The Big Wedding Blog

Wedding professionals in the field of Pastry Chefs and Wedding Cake Bakers and Businesses are invited to become a Contributing Blogger.

Being a contributing blooger is an excellent way to promote your business for FREE. You can share your expertise with the Brides of America. Give them advice and invite them to your website. That’s right, as a blogger, you can put hyperlinks back to your website right in your blog. 

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