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February 11, 2010 Leave a Comment

For Trendy Thursday I thought we would feature a Hot Dessert Trend for 2010…. 

Cake- Pops!

 Love the beauty and uniqueness cupcakes have to offer but hate watching your guests cover their fingers with sticky icing while trying to unwrap them? A new era of cakes has begun that will keep your Guests fingers clean and their stomaches full. Cake O Licious brings the perfect pairing of decadent sophistication and simplicity to events with finely decorated cake bites on a stick. Each bite-sized cake pop offers rich, moist, and sinfully flavorful cake enclosed in an impeccably designed fine chocolate shell.

Made from only the freshest ingredients, each “cake-pop” is hand-dipped and decorated by a team of talented artists and then placed on a stick. Cake O Licious thrives on customization and can create cake-pops in a multitude of colors, flavors and shapes, making them the perfect compliment to any event color palette.

Each bite is one and a half inches – the perfect bite-sized dessert that leaves fingers icing-free.

For more information, visit www.thecakepop.com.

Source: Event Solutions

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Featured Ceremony Program

January 29, 2010 Leave a Comment

Welcome to Featured Friday………..

One of the best parts about my job is being able to customize the elements of each wedding. I want every single wedding to be a personal reflection of the bride and groom.

For this wedding, the bride really wanted to incorporate their love to travel, and the groom really wanted a nice elegant wedding, so we at Special Moments decided to fuse the 2 ideas together.

Ceremony passport programOne of the “travel aspects” of the wedding was their ceremony program. We designed it to resemble a passport. Of course with my OCD traits I sat and stared at an actual passport for an entire day to make sure I got every single detail down. We used textured paper on the cover and did the same symbol on the front. On the bottom of each page we did love quotes because on a regular passport they have quotes.

The idea is that whatever you think of, we can create.

Here are a few photos from Courtney and Masable’s Wedding to enjoy:

 

 

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Trendy Thursday – The “Nautical Aisle”

January 28, 2010 Leave a Comment

I was reading thru some of my favorite wedding magazines and ran across this great idea that a planner in La ( Lisa Vorce ) had done for a nautical theme……I wanted to share with the blog readers out there…… I have a great idea on a twist on this we can do at a Fabulous location……..

Anybody Interested ????????

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Trendy Thursday- Eclectic Look

January 21, 2010 Leave a Comment

A trend that we have been seeing a lot of lately is the eclectic look. More and more brides are using different styles of vases on each table. 4 or 5 different kinds of votive holders or mis-match items. Everything about your wedding doesn’t always have to match.

 

Using bright bold colors such as oranges and purples with random style vases and linens will really make your wedding stand out from everyone else’s.

 

Don’t be afraid to think outside of the box, and if you need suggestions on how to get this look, we are only a phone call away.

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New Blog Format- Trendy Thursday

January 14, 2010 Leave a Comment

We have decided to update the format of our blog…. There are so many great design blogs out there to give you inspiration and planning advice……

We are converting the Blog to a Monday thru Friday Blog… Each Day of the week will have a topic/theme and it is designed to have you the viewers be able to post things related to that day of the week…….

Thursday will be fondly known as Trendy Thursday  from now on…….

To go with the whole different theme each day, we present to you….. TRENDY THURSDAY!

 Everyone always wants to know what’s the new trend, what’s the latest and hippest, and we at Special Moments are here to give it you! The trends can range from a certain color that’s in, a certain aspect of the event, or anything! Make sure you check back each week, because you will never know what we pull out of our magic bag!

The Trend for this week is for you Outdoor Wedding Brides……..

Outdoor Wedding Brides are thinking about the guests comfort during the ceremony , especially in the Summertime, But wanting to personalize the wedding also… So…. a great trend we are seeing is the brides are wanting  fans for their guests at the ceremony to keep the guest cool, but also keeping with their decor or theme……

The Paper fans are a great project and idea that you can create yourself so it is personalized to your decor or theme, but also Unique and not Cookie Cutter…. 

We have included the steps below so you can create these yourself……

What You Need:

  • 12 x 12-inch sheet of patterned scrapbook paper
  • Scissors: scallop-edge and straight-edge
  • Crafts glue
  • 1/8-inch hole punch
  • 24-inch length of 1/2-inch-wired ribbon

 

Instructions:

1.            Trim opposite edges of the scrapbook paper with the scallop-edge scissors. Beginning with a straight edge of the paper, make accordion-style pleats every 3/4 inch across the paper. Firmly finger-crease each pleat.

2.            Fold the pleated piece in half to form a fan and then unfold. To eliminate bulk where the unit folds in half, use straight-edge scissors to cut away a piece of the paper about one inch long on the inside pleat.

3.            Refold the fan, spreading out the pleats, and slip one edge of each inside pleat over the other; glue in place. Use the hole punch to make a hole at the bottom of the center pleat. Insert the ribbon through the hole and tie a bow.

4.            Use the hole punch to make a hole at the bottom of the center pleat. Insert the ribbon through the hole and tie a bow.

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Water Inspired Centerpieces

December 28, 2009 Leave a Comment

Had to share this episode from the Get Married Show……..Incorporating floating candles and other water decorations into your centerpieces can create a romantic ambiance at your reception. This unique and unexpected decor will leave lasting impressions and create a wow for your guests……

What are your thoughts?

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Holiday Cocktail Party Budget Tip

December 8, 2009 Leave a Comment

If you are entertaining at home for the Holidays and you want to avoid having it catered, but would like to do something Unique, but cost effective with not much effort………. How about a Mashed Potato Bar…? You can include as many toppings as your pocketbook will allow …….Below is a video we found on You tube give you step by step instructions  and so you can visually see how it can look. Enjoy!

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Tutera Tips: Using the Internet

October 20, 2009 1 Comment

David Tutera is one of our favorite wedding planners of all times…

Here is a great video we thought we would share with you on Using the Internet for shopping for wedding items…..You can see more of David Tutera tips at www.wetv.com

 Click on the link below to be taken to the Video…

Tutera’s Tips: Using the Internet – Tips – WE tv Videos – WEtv.com.

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Fall Drink Recipes

September 22, 2009 Leave a Comment

To Celebrate the First day of Fall…. We thought we would share some fall drink recipes….

 

First one is from Better Homes and Gardens:

Cranberry Tree

A blend of chilled bubbly and cranberry juice, garnished with fresh berries, is festive and fun — and takes just two minutes to make.

Best for: Evening cocktail parties
Start to finish: 2 minutes

Tip: To make this drink kid-friendly, add sparkling cider instead of wine.

Recipe:                                                                                                                 cranberry tree

Ingredients                                         

  • 1/2  cup chilled champagne
  • 1/2  cup cranberry juice
  •    Fresh cranberries threaded on a skewer

Directions

1. In a champagne glass combine chilled champagne and cranberry juice. Garnish with cranberry skewer. Makes 1 serving.

 

 

 

Second recipe comes from TheBar.com

Ginger Snap:                                                                                                                                             the gingersnap

  • .75 oz. Captain Morgan Spiced Rum                                                    
  • .5 oz. ginger brandy
  • 4 oz. eggnog

Combine rum, brandy, and eggnog in a blender. Blend to desired consistency. Garnish with a ginger snap for dunking.

 

 

 

 

The 3rd and final recipe comes from Drink of the Week:

Pumpkin Pie

1 oz. Malibu Rum                                                                                                                           PumpkinPie
3/4 oz. canned pumpkin pie filling

1/2 oz. Kahlúa
2 oz. with cold milk

Mix ingredients in blender with ice and blend thoroughly; Pour into graham cracker-rimmed highball glass and garnish with a sprinkle of cinnamon.

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Be Careful- Do Nothing New

September 2, 2009 Leave a Comment

Here are ten things you should not do the week before your wedding (collected from real life tragedies):

1. Try a new food (hello allergic reaction)
2. Wax anything you have never waxed before (bumpy red irritated skin… and itching)
3. Cook in the middle of the night (hello second degree burns – on my face!)
4. Overeat (it is a tight white dress after all)
5. Starve (it can be a loose white dress if you are not careful – and you can faint)
6. Do anything too sporty (although the cast is white too – it just doesn’t look so good with the dress)
7. Try new makeup (see number 1 and number 3)
8. Get a hair cut from a new beautician (I think this one is a no brainer)
9. Stay awake and worry (no makeup can hide truly dark circles)
10. Forget that it is just a party (down Bridezilla! – down girl!).

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