tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287769996633733952024-02-07T17:29:09.526-07:00Icing Side UpIcing Side Up is a blog by Candis Hunter, Wedding Coordinator for Hunter Events. We hope that if your cake falls it lands Icing Side Up.Candishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15692045298371535214noreply@blogger.comBlogger77125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-328776999663373395.post-711672587800233882014-11-30T12:38:00.000-07:002014-11-30T12:57:32.103-07:00Who to invite? 10-300Deciding who to invite is the single hardest decision in any event.<br />
You don't want to leave people out. But each guest adds cost, seats and changes your dynamic.<br />
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An event of 10 people feels very different than an event with 300.<br />
So first consider what you want it to be like. <br />
Don't think about budget yet, don't worry about your third cousin or entire church that wants to attend.<br />
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Smallest- 2-15 guests<br />
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Your immediate family, a best friend and each other. This event is intimate, relaxed and the most tender of events. It can be extravagant- off to a secluded island, a weekend long celebration in your favorite city, a snowy mountain retreat get-a-way, whatever suits you best!<br />
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This event doesn't offend many people. They tend to understand that they're not included when you're only inviting a dozen people. It's less event and more announcement.<br />
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Medium- 50-75 guests<br />
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This is our favorite size event. You have awesome options of unique and stylish sites. It's a great number for a stylish dinner and dessert. You can design to your hearts content and still stay on budget. The catch? You must carefully pick your guests so that people are not offended.<br />
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Make sure you have the space and consider a seating arrangement. This event can also be fabulous. Pick a few key places to add some eye catching decorations. Pick an off time when it will be obvious that a major meal won't be served- or just say <i>Cake & Champagne Reception</i> and figure 1 piece and 1/2 glass pp for a toast.<br />
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Levels- Make the cut...<br />
For example: if you invite one long lost third cousin, it's better to invite them all.<br />
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Level 1- Bride & Groom<br />
Level 2- B&G, parents, closest friends<br />
Level 3- B&G, immediate family, important friends<br />
Level 4- B&G, extended (but seen often) family, current (seen often friends)<br />
Level 5- B&G, extended family (incl. travelers), current and select important friends from your past<br />
Level 6- B&G, all family, all friends, co-workers of B&G<br />
Level 7- B&G, family, friends, co-workers of B&G & moms and dads, your dentist and the mayor.<br />
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The dynamic is very different if you've invited your closet family and friends than if you add an open invite to your church of 150. Will you find your closest people you want to celebrate with? Will your church members leave early or be offended at your martinis? It's always best to picture your event. Not just your flowers and dress, but how your experience of it will be.<br />
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Sent after the event to let people know- or you can send them before- just omit all event details.<br />
<i>James & Sarah</i><br />
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<i>their upcoming marriage</i><br />
<i>June 20, 2015</i><br />
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Do not include a registry list. Otherwise it looks like...<br />
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After is a great way to announce because you can include new address, phones and such.<br />
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Invite them all and have a cake reception where your ceremony is held. (often your church) and then have a lavish dinner reception later for a smaller closer group. Give people time to make the transitions or even go back to their hotels for a nap before a long evening of drinks and food at your favorite restaurants private space.<br />
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Take a deep breath, take care of your loved ones feelings too and <i>Enjoy Your Event!</i><br />
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<br />Candishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07170993924768933327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-328776999663373395.post-57630085354710414402014-11-04T06:00:00.000-07:002014-11-04T06:00:02.691-07:00A Social Event... It's time for your event to go viral.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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There are a ton of awesome sites
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<a href="http://squarespace.com/" target="_blank">SquareSpace.com</a></div>
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<a href="http://appycouple.com/" target="_blank">AppyCouple.com</a></div>
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<a href="http://theknot.com/" target="_blank">TheKnot.com</a></div>
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<a href="http://ewedding.com/" target="_blank">Ewedding.com</a></div>
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There are many more! Find one you love
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-Lots of gorgeous pictures.</div>
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- A who is who of your bridal party &
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Be sure to be humble and funny. It's
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You could title the tab 'Dreams' or
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“All I want for Christmas... is you!”
or “All we want for our wedding is you! But if you insist, we came
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(Register at 2-3 places. Places that
are convenient for your guests. Close to where they live. A great
online store with free or inexpensive shipping. Make sure to
register for many inexpensive items as well as a few large items.
That way there is something for everyone and even options if several
people want to go together for you.)</div>
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- Destination weekend information.</div>
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- Hotel info. Let guests know where
you've blocked rooms off and where you think the majority of people
are staying. Side notes are also helpful. Like “This hotel is a
little bit more but offers shuttles to _____ and is very close to
______.” and then also offer a less expensive option so that guests
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-Weekend activities/Schedules- Let
guests know what's going on. Planned events like rehearsal, dinner,
ceremony and reception- as well as other things that any one who
wishes to go can do- Sporting events, tours, comedy clubs, etc.
Include whose invited to what- they won't mind. They'll just be glad
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-Local info- your favorite restaurants,
bars, coffee shops, ice cream joints and the like. Don't know the
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-Don't be too wordy on your site. They
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There will be photos.</div>
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More than you ever dreamed.</div>
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You could ask guests to not take any but that seems a bit Mariah Carey.</div>
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Make a little sign...</div>
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“Make us look good!</div>
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#RobAshWed</div>
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<i>Use these great new wedding add on's in your event!</i></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white;">Make 2 sheets of Rice Krispie Treats before you start your cake creations. Then carve, scoop, and press the shape you need into the krispie. Frost and cover with fondant as usual.</span></div>
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- If many of your guests will need to book airfare, hotels and the like, then it is a great gesture on your part to alert them early so that they may watch fares.</div>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">-"Hey, I'm getting married! Send me a gift!" Do not include your registry or gift requests on any stationary. It's tacky.</span></div>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">-They are not detailed. Do not detail out your event on the Save the Date card. Otherwise your invite can be confusing. "Didn't we already get this invite?" Or it can look like somethings changed and so you had to update guests.</span></div>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">-Save the Date cards are not the last word. They do not contain enough info to act on. Plus guests need a reminder 6-8 weeks out. Papers get lost and people get busy.</span></div>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">-A great way to set the tone for your wedding. They tell guests a bit about your style. (I always advise against doing something very different than you normally would.) Guests will assume that it's your style. Cowboy plates anyone?</span></div>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">-A great way to get guests excited about your event and talking about plans for the weekend or making a mini vacation out of it.</span></div>
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One of our favorite wedding blogs is <a href="http://www.weddingchicks.com/2013/09/24/photo-postcard-save-the-date/" target="_blank">Wedding Chicks</a>. </div>
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">Head over to <a href="http://www.closetcooking.com/2009/09/chipotle-lime-shrimp.html" target="_blank">Closet Cooking for an awesome recipe</a></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; line-height: 25.6000003814697px;"><span style="color: white;">Head over to <a href="http://www.inspiredtaste.net/15938/easy-and-smooth-hummus-recipe/" target="_blank">Inspired Taste</a> to learn to make your own hummus.</span></span></div>
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<li><span style="background-color: black; line-height: 25.6000003814697px;"><span style="color: white;"><span style="line-height: 25.6000003814697px;">Those yummy garbanzo beans from</span><a href="http://icingsideup.blogspot.com/2014/10/food-friday-pumpkin-season.html" style="line-height: 25.6000003814697px;" target="_blank"> last Friday's post </a><span style="line-height: 25.6000003814697px;">make great tapas too!</span></span></span></li>
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Candishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07170993924768933327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-328776999663373395.post-32347596893862902892014-10-23T08:34:00.000-06:002014-10-23T13:49:47.323-06:00Vision... Putting it into practice<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Every night before marrying tis stuck in your brain...</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>You're hoping those plans won't go down the drain.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Swags of flowers hung on the mantle with care</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>It must be a celebration with audacious flair!</i></span><br />
<i><br />Visions of sugared vases dance in your head;</i><br />
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<i>table cloths flowing and perfect, down to every thread.<br /><br />With the lustre of your dreams for all to behold,</i></div>
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<i>There must be other options than that gaudy gold!</i><br />
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<i>little lights -- how they twinkle! night long dancing- how merry!</i></div>
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<i><br /></i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>If I don't get good help, this may all get very scary!</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">How do you take all those dreams and visions out of your head and actually make them a reality?</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">First- </span></h3>
Look at pictures, a lot of them. Pinterest is perfect for this because you can begin to make boards for all that you love.<br />
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Once you've gotten a decent collection, make notes on them as to what specifically you like about it. (It may take you a while to pin it down.) <br />
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It may also help to notice what picture you dislike. It will tell you what not to do. Sometimes this is much more helpful for your vision. Especially if it's something that occurs at weddings all the time. We've had brides who hated bows (It made for a gorgeous modern wedding with cool knots everywhere.), brides who hated white (gorgeous deep hues everywhere.) and brides who thought wild flowers looked like weeds (think great big amazing blossoms everywhere.)<br />
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Take your Pinterest boards and divvy them out.</div>
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<li>Dresses</li>
<li>Hair</li>
<li>Bouquets</li>
<li>Ceremony Flowers & Details</li>
<li>Centerpieces</li>
<li>Tables</li>
<li>Invitations</li>
<li>Drinks</li>
<li>Appetizers</li>
<li>Meals</li>
<li>Favors</li>
<li>Cake</li>
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check <a href="http://icingsideup.blogspot.com/p/all-those-details.html" target="_blank">our details page</a> to get an idea of things to pin down your style on.</div>
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You must pick 1 theme. And no I'm not thinking pirates or the Caribbean.</div>
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You need to have a sort of branding for your event. It must all fit together, look like it was meant to be side by side.</div>
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If you like two contrasting items then look for photos of them combined. Or try it out. It can be done carefully. Hire a great florist and design company. A good coordinator should be able to reach into your brain and find the right people to install that <i>audacious flair </i>for you.</div>
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1-<span style="font-weight: normal;">Trying to do too much.</span><br />
<span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight: normal;">2-</span>Implementing it poorly.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">Trying too much</span></h4>
Check your budget and decide (with a professional) what it will really cover.<br />
You can still make it fabulous on a smaller scale- just pick your spots and ignore the others.<br />
Decide what things will make the most impact. Entryways, focal points, aisles, tables, room centers- are all great places to make a big impact.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">Implementing it poorly.</span></h4>
Clients often underestimate what it will take to make a statement where they've decided to pay attention too.<br />
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<li>more petals- when your florist asks how many bags of petals you want- A LOT. petals don't go far and it takes a condensed amount to show up for a striking effect.</li>
<li>flower arches- think thicker and more massive. The frail arch might as well be skipped because you will see right through it. It will not stop your eye. And the flowers should be striking enough to see- especially outside. There's so much to distract the eye that it's very important to create something 'opaque' enough to give your eyes something to stop on, not strain to see.</li>
<li>paper lanterns- these are such a cool thing to use in your decorating but small and few of them just get lost. Light them up. Go Big (or group small ones). Test it out.</li>
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Plan enough time. Hire a professional installer to hang lights, drape fabric, install lanterns and install your expensive floral pieces. Do not make your mom or friend struggle to make something look right at the last minute. <br />
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Things often take more time and more hands than first thought. </div>
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It's worth it to make it great. Just plan carefully. Those who fail to plan, plan to fail. right?</div>
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Once you've found what you want, take a load off and let someone help you. A professional will know the pitfalls to watch for, how much it will cost and where to get it done not to mention the best way to install it and how long that will take.</div>
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You can do a lot of things yourself but your wedding day is not the day to do it. Weddings are emotionally stressful (this isn't news to you) remove the possible pitfalls and let others help you...<i>Enjoy Your Event!</i></div>
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You can have the event you want on any budget, really. Just plan in reality- what it will really take and really look like. A carefully planned event will be noticed by your guests and will please you as...just the event you wanted.</div>
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Happy Planning!</div>
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Candishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07170993924768933327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-328776999663373395.post-27255786065434181862014-10-22T08:19:00.000-06:002014-10-22T08:19:59.139-06:00How many guests to invite?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i>You want to invite how many people?!</i><br />
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You're engaged, you're excited and you're telling everyone.<br />
Of course! But wait a minute...<br />
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When you run into your long lost friend you haven't seen in years and you tell them the great news... stop... just before inviting them in person.<br />
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Tell anyone you want. Blast it out on social media. But leave out the "You have to come!" part for a little while.<br />
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Vision</h3>
Develop a vision for your event first. Your event will look A LOT different if you invite 30 people, 75 people or 150 people. You can pay a lot of detail to tables, flowers, drinks and food at a smaller level that you cannot at a large scale. Unless you hire a large staff and have a large budget.<br />
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Budget</h3>
Go read The <a href="http://icingsideup.blogspot.com/2007/04/cost-of-guest.html" target="_blank">Cost of a Guest</a><br />
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Make a realistic budget. Goto <a href="http://weddingwire.com/" target="_blank">WeddingWire.com</a> to create an easy and customizable budget.<br />
Then think about how many people that really fits.<br />
<i>For example...</i><br />
$7,000 may look like a lot of money for food but may really only feed 100 people.<br />
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$45pp for a minimal buffet dinner & very light appetizers.<br />
Cake cutting fee $2.50pp<br />
$15 per server per hour (~$1,000)<br />
Gratuity 20%<br />
Tax 8%<br />
Total Due $7.452<br />
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Now if you just want a bbq delivered drop catering service you may be able to spend less. But decide early as this may make you sad when it kills your vision and causes lots of work for you and your family and friends without a budget for set up, refill and clean up help. If it's your plan from the get go then it's not a problem. Surprises during wedding planning can often burst your bubble.<br />
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Inviting Guests</h3>
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1. Announce without inviting all<br />
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2. Plan your vision. (We'll help you tomorrow.)<br />
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3. Determine a realistic budget.<br />
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4. Plan a number of guests.<br />
(Don't worry, we"ll help you determine who to invite and how not to let people feel left out.)<br />
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It's a big week here at Icing Side Up.<br />
Don't Fret!<br />
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We'll help you...<br />
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<i>Enjoy Your Event!</i><br />
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Candishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07170993924768933327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-328776999663373395.post-71029464851339449792014-10-21T06:00:00.000-06:002014-10-21T07:50:11.615-06:00Just Go With It<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: inherit; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Weddings can be a tale of two events, the one you envisioned and the one you have.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: inherit; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I'm not saying it won't be the way you dreamed it would be.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: inherit; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I'm not saying it won't be fantastic.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: inherit; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">It just might be a little different in a few ways.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: inherit; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i>How will you survive?</i></span></div>
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2. Enjoy the process and event day.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: inherit;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">"Life </span>is 10% what happens to you and 90% of how you react to it"</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: inherit;">Someone who has done many weddings will be able to tell you if they think it will work, how they've seen it work in the past, possible problems and easy tweaks to make it work awesomely!</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: inherit;">This is easier said than done and is accomplished best by...</span></div>
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Veils are flammable (This isn't news to you, don't panic.) </div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: inherit;">Definitely the king of the pumpkin bases... I LOVE <a href="http://roundhousespirits.com/" target="_blank">Roundhouse</a> Pumpkin King Cordial. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: inherit;">This one is swirled. Yummy cheesecake meets pumpkin cake. Covered in cream cheese frosting and pecans. (you were planning on running tomorrow, right?)</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: inherit;">If you want to be really cool you could keep your pumpkin spice syrup in a cleaned Roundhouse Pumpkin bottle (since they're only 375ml) Just don't confuse the two!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Add your own details to really make a plain invite something special.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Create your own event 'logo'. Use it in varying forms on your save the date, invite, program, menu, even photo mats and signs at the event.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Find unique printed paper you love at your local craft store and add it to the top of your invites.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Repeat the paper use in programs, menus and signs.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">These heavy card stock invites were printed to look like playing cards on the front and the invite on the back. Then wrapped in vellum to show the surprise. Shhh!!!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #888888; font-family: inherit;">These invites were printed on the vellum and tied together with a black and white picture of the couple.</span><br />
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<span style="color: white; font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: black; white-space: pre-wrap;">Brides and Grooms plan great events and get so caught up in the hustle and details, they forget to enjoy themselves!</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: black; white-space: pre-wrap;">This does not mean you should over think everything. You should enjoy your planning too.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: black; white-space: pre-wrap;">Get a schedule.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: black; white-space: pre-wrap;">Make a binder.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: black; white-space: pre-wrap;">Write it all down.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: black; white-space: pre-wrap;">Do a walk through 1 month out, checking all the details and making notes.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: black; white-space: pre-wrap;">Divide it all up and detail it out.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: black; white-space: pre-wrap;">2-4 weeks out go over all items and details with your wedding coordinator.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: white; font-family: inherit;">2-4 weeks out pick people to help you do tasks.(Make sure you thank them with gift cards!)</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: white; font-family: inherit;">Make a 2 week countdown plan for all the last minute details that will need to be done along with names of who will do them.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: white; font-family: inherit;">All of your details should be done 1 week out. </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: white; font-family: inherit;">If it's not done, drop it. You don't need it. (If you do, then hire or bribe someone else to do it.)</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: inherit; white-space: pre-wrap;">-Enjoying time with out of town friends</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: white; font-family: inherit;">-Having a drink with your soon to be hubby.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: white; font-family: inherit;">-Go to a yoga class and take a steam after.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: white; font-family: inherit;">-Shop for honeymoon clothes.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: white; font-family: inherit;">-Take a nap! No seriously, you don't want to get sick- </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: white; font-family: inherit;">napping is one of the greatest boosts for your immune system.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: white; font-family: inherit;">Planning a wedding is high stress but done right, it can be very enjoyable.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: white; font-family: inherit;">"Those who fail to plan, plan to fail."</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: white; font-family: inherit;">Plan ahead.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: inherit; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">-A ceremony in the garden followed by lunch in a Victorian home? Think frilly, fine- wildflower type bouquets and tall vases filled with wispy flowers. </span></div>
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<span style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><span style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: inherit;"><i><br /></i></span></span><span style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: inherit;"><i>Forget those old books to sign and stash away... </i></span></span><span style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: inherit;">Let your guests sign a gorgeous mat you can display in your home!</span></span><span style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span><span style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: inherit;">We've got a great source for custom mats, made to order, any color, your mat- your way. So cool!</span></span><span style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: inherit;">go to <a href="http://www.matboardandmore.com/" target="_blank">http://www.matboardandmore.com/ </a>Don't forget to order a frame so you can hang it after!</span></span><span style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span><span style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 18.4799995422363px; white-space: normal;">Want other event hacks? <a href="http://icingsideup.blogspot.com/search/label/Event%20hacks" style="text-decoration: none;">See all of ours...</a></span><br style="line-height: 18.4799995422363px; white-space: normal;" /><span style="line-height: 18.4799995422363px; white-space: normal;"><br /></span><span style="line-height: 18.4799995422363px; white-space: normal;"></span><span style="line-height: 18.4799995422363px; white-space: normal;">You should probably go here now... <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/search/pins/?q=buffet%20wedding%20tiers&term_meta%5B%5D=buffet%7Ctyped&term_meta%5B%5D=wedding%7Ctyped&term_meta%5B%5D=tiers%7Ctyped&remove_refine=box%7Ctyped" style="text-decoration: none;">Pinterest</a></span></span></span><span id="docs-internal-guid-76d73652-7a73-66b5-4919-93d910489a01"></span>Candishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07170993924768933327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-328776999663373395.post-13665051925463596632014-10-09T06:00:00.000-06:002014-10-16T09:01:35.587-06:00Cakes and other yummy things.<img height="227" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/jLEnnyMwBUkQ-rYgIgOfQ3R-C94BoOsrQdzZakPEe2HhKHz6EAA6-AwVA1PrncLJjzxx3G8pOBmuk0LXFy7igpcBcBiaxWClbtMJhVrncMSjtBjrkBU-4f3KZJ6Y40RspQ" width="320" /><i>What's an event without something sweet? It's so important that we've planned events with only sweets.- Dessert reception anyone?</i><br />
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No seriously, people get sick of eating all the same floured cakes with butter-cream frosting. If you love berry tarts, then incorporate it into your summer evening! Your guests will love having something different.<br />
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Plan a large buffet table covered in various blocks and cake pedestals filled with a variety of cupcakes. Our favorite thing about this idea? No one has to cut a huge cake!</div>
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A garden event- A pretty clean and spiring tall white vanilla cake- Just keep it out of the sun.</div>
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A late night reception in a big city- how about a variety of rich chocolate desserts: mouse, ganache covered cakes, truffles, and chocolate covered strawberries.</div>
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A kids birthday party- monster cupcakes and a ice cream sundae bar.</div>
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A snowy mountain dinner- a golden croquembouche</div>
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<span style="background-color: black; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i><span style="color: white;"> We've got a tactical plan for you...</span></i></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: black; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: white;">Are you handing them out?</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: black; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: white;">Will the hotel distribute them at the desk? </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: black; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: white;">Have they been traveling all day? Are they hungry? Thirsty? Tired, maybe they could use bath salts.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: black; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: white;">Kids who are bored would love a mini coloring book and crayons, candy that takes forever to chew but they won't choke on is awesome for quiet too :)</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: black; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: white;">A box with a bottled water, a Cliff Bar, mints, a soda or iced coffee and a thank you note- would be awesome for vendors.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: black; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: white;">Location themed baskets for hotel guests as they arrive. </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: black; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: white;">Colorado almond toffee, Eldorado Spring water with a note about Altitude, a pair of New Belgium Beers</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: black; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: white;">Utah- Bath salts from the salt flats, Honey, from local bees with Tea to go with it, a cute Utah Rocks! key chain.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: black; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: white;">Or consider your event...</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: black; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: white;">A dessert reception could send guests home with a bag of nuts, crackers and sparkling water for a late night snack.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: black; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: white;">Tailor it to you! You're guests will love it! Think snacks, drinks, tips, relaxation and fun (playing cards anyone?)</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: black; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: white;">Notice how this wasn't first? Ahh, what a relief! You can create a perfect gift no matter the budget.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: black; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: white;">A great note with a warm welcome and local hot spots is fine if your budget is tight.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: black; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: white;">The dollar store may have great plain bags you can use.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: black; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: white;">Check your receipt at craft stores, they often have a coupon attached you could use for boxes and ribbons.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: black; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: white;">Check Pinterest for great creative ideas that won't break the bank.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: black; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: white;">How long will they last? Are they perishable? </span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: black; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: white;">If so plan ahead all you can and have someone else add the perishable items at the last minute.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Find something you really love. It can be something you wish to purchase for the event or even something you already own. A photo, a pot, a candle stand, candy, anything! Let this be your starting point. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Often our clients have trouble putting into words what they want something to look like but an item or photo really speaks to them and then... we're off</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Little details can be very effective. Create vignettes- small areas of focus where your guests will walk past or where there is something for them to do: sign a guest book, a drink station or just an entry table.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Go beyond their traditional uses and cover a light with fabric, drape a ceiling with rolls of plastic bright table clothes or our favorite- use thick satin ribbon to dress up the space, tied around vases, railings, candle sticks, cake plates, etc.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; line-height: 1.4em; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: white; font-family: inherit;"><i>Oh no! There's no corsage for grandma! What to do?!</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: black; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; white-space: pre-wrap;">#1- Do not let anyone notice what you're about to do. (Especially the person who's missing flowers.) You don't want them to feel left out, like they're unimportant.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: black; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; white-space: pre-wrap;">#2- Grab some scissors and goto the back of your ceremony flowers, aisle flowers, bridesmaids bouquets or centerpieces. Cut off a few flowers and filler that no one will notice.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: black; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; white-space: pre-wrap;">You can cut a mini bouquet for the missing person. It's sometimes easier and you can leave longer prettier tentrils of ribbon.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: inherit;">Fill a cocktail shaker 1/3 full with ice cubes</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: inherit;"><i>add...</i><br />1 cup vodka<br />1/4 cup dry vermouth<br />1/4 cup cranberry juice</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: inherit;"><i>make 4 skewers...</i><br />2 cranberries (frozen)<br />1 lemon twist</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: inherit;">Pour into chilled glasses and add 1 skewer.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: inherit;">Serves 4 or 2 of you twice ;)</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: inherit;">go see her here... <a href="http://cravingchronicles.com/2012/09/20/apple-brie-and-honey-bruschetta/" target="_blank"><span style="color: white;">http://cravingchronicles.com/2012/09/20/apple-brie-and-honey-bruschetta/</span></a></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 22px;">1 baguette, cut into thin slices</span><br style="line-height: 22px;" /><span style="line-height: 22px;">6 to 8 ounces brie</span><br style="line-height: 22px;" /><span style="line-height: 22px;">1 to 2 fresh apples, thinly sliced</span><br style="line-height: 22px;" /><span style="line-height: 22px;">1/4 to 1/2 cup toasted* or </span><a href="http://cravingchronicles.com/2010/07/19/cinnamon-sugar-pecans/" sl-processed="1" style="font-weight: bold; line-height: 22px; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: white;">cinnamon sugared</span></a><span style="line-height: 22px;"> pecans, finely chopped</span><br style="line-height: 22px;" /><span style="line-height: 22px;">honey, for drizzling</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: inherit;">Courtesy: A Subtle Revelry</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: white;">go see her here...</span><a href="http://asubtlerevelry.com/goat-cheese-and-pistachio-figs" target="_blank"><span style="color: #f3f3f3;"> http://asubtlerevelry.com/goat-cheese-and-pistachio-figs</span></a></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; letter-spacing: 1px; line-height: 20.5333347320557px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: white; font-family: inherit;">Fresh figs (halved), </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: inherit;">go see her here..<a href="http://holisticallyengineered.com/2012/12/bacon-wrapped-butternut-squash-bites.html" target="_blank">http://holisticallyengineered.com/2012/12/bacon-wrapped-butternut-squash-bites.html</a></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: inherit;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 24.375px;">2 1/2 lbs butternut squash</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 24.375px;" /><span style="letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 24.375px;">15 slices of bacon</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 24.375px;" /><span style="letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 24.375px;">Olive oil</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 24.375px;" /><span style="letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 24.375px;">Chili powder</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 24.375px;" /><span style="letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 24.375px;">Garlic powder</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 24.375px;" /><span style="letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 24.375px;">Salt</span></span></div>
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Candishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07170993924768933327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-328776999663373395.post-18660260761894207102014-10-02T07:32:00.000-06:002014-10-02T07:32:29.768-06:00Event Layout- Help creating a great party space.<span id="docs-internal-guid-d2fe861f-0846-0508-975f-c5e2ebd2d68f"><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><img height="284px;" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/e4c-GVP7i1rC8aeddt6hS9ywE-qSdw3PxWxcKnU91OQVz9DS2wegI3AtiQ8K6-SAMT_Y033aZH_uF7ikpry9SfMEI1Z0ZlXDuDcfanQ1-k-tOJO9d8K4B097c_Yy7MowSg" style="-webkit-transform: rotate(0rad); border: none; transform: rotate(0rad);" width="379px;" /></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Tired of cramped receptions and parties? Believe me, guests are too. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We love <a href="http://www.banquettables.pro/">Banquet Tables Pro.</a> <a href="http://www.banquettables.pro/how-much-space-is-needed-between-tables">They have a great resource for various table set ups</a>: </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: inherit;">Space Between Large Round Tables: For banquet style setup using large round tables you should leave a space of 60" minimum. This is 2 x 18" for the seats, and 24" room in between the chairs. </span></div>
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<li class="m4" style="list-style-type: disc; margin: 4px;"><a href="http://www.banquettables.pro/layout-generator" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white;">Online Table Layout Generator</span></a></li>
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<li class="m4" style="list-style-type: disc; margin: 4px;"><a href="http://www.banquettables.pro/banquet-table-setup-diagrams#diagrams" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white;">Banquet Setup Diagrams & Layouts</span></a></li>
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<li class="m4" style="list-style-type: disc; margin: 4px;"><a href="http://www.banquettables.pro/banquet-table-setup-diagrams" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white;">Table Capacities</span></a></li>
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<li class="m4" style="list-style-type: disc; margin: 4px;"><a href="http://www.banquettables.pro/table-heights-folding-pub-counter-standards" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white;">Table Heights</span></a></li>
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<li class="m4" style="list-style-type: disc; margin: 4px;"><a href="http://www.banquettables.pro/space-and-capacity-calculator" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white;">Room Capacity Calculator Based on Layouts</span></a></li>
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<li class="m4" style="list-style-type: disc; margin: 4px;"><a href="http://www.banquettables.pro/how-many-tables-fit-in-a-room" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white;">How Many Tables Fit in a Room? Calculate by Square Footage</span></a></li>
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<li class="m4" style="list-style-type: disc; margin: 4px;"><a href="http://www.banquettables.pro/how-much-space-is-needed-between-tables" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white;">How Much Space is Needed Between Tables?</span></a></li>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Plan to move all yours guests. How will they enter the site? How will they reach the dance floor? How will they enter and exit (not the same way btw) the buffet line?</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Test it out. We know you can't set it up but you can make a simple scale room trace and place your loose dinner tables and buffet tables on it. Make 1 'space between' template to check if you've left your minimum 60" between tables.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Check with your site and caterer to make sure the plan will work for them and see if they have any objections. Be open minded they may have </span>foreseen<span style="font-family: inherit;"> things you missed.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: white;">Once you've all got a plan you love. Make copies and mail them to all vendors who require setup. Seeing the plan before hand will make their day easier and remove the last minute "Wouldn't this table be better here?" ideas.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: white;">Leave it to your caterer, site planner and wedding planner to take it from here. If something comes up that doesn't work, trust them to change accordingly. Let them work while you relax and Enjoy Your Event!</span></span></div>
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Candishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07170993924768933327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-328776999663373395.post-24927374422720002362014-10-01T08:00:00.000-06:002014-10-01T08:00:00.536-06:00Your Big Entrance- walking down the aisle like a pro.<span id="docs-internal-guid-76d73652-7a7b-222a-20cd-38a6488a0bea"><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><img height="200" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/yN3uHT8yLTq-nWXh_ppQh3lLAxnr18FR_pwJSwmmEG-4onHeDrgEQxcyuzsjO1-ONLpb0Rd5FknDZ5oyfhU6c0GjjRMrqDXuWgTCn-IrhiKxCMsEk_uzbQqejpckN25awg" style="-webkit-transform: rotate(0rad); border: none; transform: rotate(0rad);" width="133" /></span></span><br />
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<i><span style="background-color: black; color: white;">It's come time to plan your ceremony. A trusted officiant and wedding planner can help you create the perfect order but don't forget about actually getting down the aisle.</span></i><br />
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pretend you're the photographer. What will you see? The kitchen access? An unkempt corner? Busy wallpaper? You should orient your ceremony with a gorgeous backdrop; through a window (or <a href="http://icingsideup.blogspot.com/2014/09/outdoor-ceremonies.html">outdoors) </a>or towards a beautiful wall, light or piece of art indoors. But you should also consider the back. Everyone will be looking there while they wait for your arrival. And there will be lots of pictures of that view, not to mention while guests file out to greet you. So stand in the middle of the , turn and decide carefully.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Your aisle should be wide enough for 2 people to comfortably walk next to each other without bumping decorations.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">For picture purposes, it's a good idea if there's space between the aisle edge with decorations and the couple in the middle. It creates a nice structure for your eyes to follow through the picture. (Contrast in carpet/ground color and decorations is nice too btw.)</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">You will need a nice, comfortable, and well ventilated place to wait while the rest of your bridal party processes. It should be within earshot, so that you can hear the music but to the side so that you can have privacy and separation when your guests stand to wait for you.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: black; font-family: inherit; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: white;">Your ceremony preparation is sometimes stressful and you rarely get to have quality time with parents or your spouse. It is a great idea if just prior to entering you have a space to be able to whisper hello or get a final hug without everyone looking.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Do not have anyone do a weird step together move- just walk.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">They are cute. (God makes them this way for a reason.) They're happy to be a part of your day but have a hard time remembering directions and will often abort for a grandma or a cookie seen out of the corner of their eye.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: black; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: white;">Letting them sit during the ceremony is a GREAT idea. Children get tired quickly and will be the focus of all your guests as they attempt to make it through what they said they'd do. Let them be cute. Then let them sit.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Colorado is a gorgeous place to get married! Sunshine, mountains, great views almost anywhere you look. </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Of course you want to get married outside- but what about the weather and the elements?</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We've got some great tips and ways to plan to help you have a better chance at those outdoor nuptials.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">If you can be the kind of bride that can go with it, whatever the day may bring, then go for it. Plan that outdoor wedding! If it is going to keep you up at night worrying about it, then maybe you'd be better off planning a beautiful ceremony indoors. There's lots of beautiful options. Do whatever you need to Enjoy Your Event! (Including the planning.) You should be as relaxed as possible and enjoy the journey too.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pick a site that is as relaxed as you and willing to be flexible and do multiple set ups.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Check the farmers almanac, the weather channel averages, ask the site when they've seen the best (and worst) weather, ask you aunt who lives close to the site, any research you can to get an idea for calmer weather chances. If you want to get married during a thunderstorm in Colorado, then 3pm in July would be a great time. If you'd like to have a calmer day then you might be better off earlier in the day (and in the year for that matter.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">#3- Have a really good plan B. Colorado is also unpredictable- weather wise. So plan your outdoor ceremony and put real thought and time into plan B. Put it into writing and give it to caterers and event staff to sign well beforehand. Then remind them closer to time. When you do your walk-through speak spend time on plan B as well. </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Tell them what you want but be realistic too.)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">-How long will they wait to decide? Who will decide?</span><br />
<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">-If the rain goes away can they quickly re-set outside? (probably if it wasn't a severe storm or set-up isn't extensive.)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">-Does the site or caterer have the staff to handle such a move?</span><br />
<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">-Would you rather get married inside or wait it out and see? (offering your guests drinks and apps inside for an hour and milling around with them, makes this a great option.)</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Simplicity lends itself better to the ability to fit in an outdoor ceremony. Long ceremonies, extravagant flower installation, and separate ceremony and reception sites make flexibility hard.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Extra Space is also important. You can't move your ceremony inside if it's already set with dinner tables- unless your guests will just sit at their tables for the ceremony. (Which works by the way if everyone can see.) It's really nice if the site has an extra empty room or if you will utilize a room intended for your cocktail hour with little furniture set. (By the way if you do use your cocktail space for your ceremony and the storm goes away- happens in Colorado- you could have your cocktail hour outside and just have staff re arrange the chairs.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Don't be afraid to try an outdoor wedding. But be realistic, relaxed and plan well.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Now go enjoy the outdoors!</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i>Welcome to a new Monday morning series... Event hacks. </i></span><br /><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i> Quick little tips to save your event and help you </i></span><br /><i><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Enjoy Your Event!</span></i></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">1. Place table cloth on table. (skip the skirting to save money and just order long cloths.)</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">2.Take large Styrofoam blocks and place them on table. (Use a little duct tape rolled over under them to make them stay put.)</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">3. Place another cloth over the blocks (usually a small square or round will work well.) at a diagonal.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">4. Push fabric flat to the side of the box and use pearl corsage or boutineer pins to pin it to the box to secure the fabric.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">5. Now you have levels to add pretty plates, risers and flowers to. No boring buffet here!</span></span><br />
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