When Getting Your Wedding Cake…

Serve a spectacular wedding cake and have your guest go ‘Ooh’ and ‘Ahh’ over it. It would be beautiful to have it match your wedding theme or stand out from it and still have a big impact on your guests. Choosing your wedding cake is almost like picking out your wedding gown. It will be the highlight of the wedding, your gown and cake.

Generally, wedding cakes are characterized as a huge cake, different from the usual cakes we have on ordinary occasions. In most cases, wedding cakes are layered or multi-layered and are heftily decorated with icing, beads, and other embellishments that would reflect the grandiose of the event or depending on the baker’s artistic ideas and upon your request. On the top is a small image of a bride and groom. On the hold, a wedding cake should conform to its main purpose; that whatever embellishments it possesses, it is still deliciously edible.

Because the wedding cake is such an important part in the wedding celebration, here are some tips you need to know in case you will be buying a wedding cake in the future.

1. Check on the length of time required for you in ordering your wedding cake.

Time is such an important factor when making wedding plans. It is important to devote an appropriate amount time in ordering wedding cakes because it takes time to make such a wonderful cake and the bakers have to fit it into their schedule too.

It is best to ask your favorite bakeshop on the time frame that they usually give with regards to wedding cake so that you can make early orders if it will take such a long time to create your wedding cake. In this way, you will not be in a hurry coming up with a wedding cake to be served on your wedding day.

2. Verify the details of the cake and its cost.

A lot of couples are so fascinated with the luscious treats that go with their wedding cake. What they do not know is that with each embellishment and every twists and turns embedded in the cake comes with a price.
Check with your baker how much will be the cost of every decoration and features that you wish to add on to your wedding cake.

3. Tell your baker about the details of your wedding.

In today’s modern world, weddings are not just done in the church. A lot of ideas had come up in terms of wedding venues. Therefore, if ever you have any plans of having your wedding by the beach or anywhere else in the open, it would be better to inform your baker about this.

In most cases, icings are vulnerable to environmental hazards. So, if the baker knows that your wedding will be a garden wedding or a wedding by the beach, he can come up with arrangements for your cake in order to endure the environmental conditions where it will be placed.

4. On a budget? Why not decorate your own wedding cake.

It is not so uncommon nowadays to find somebody decorating his or her own wedding cake. In fact, it is a feasible idea especially to those who are on a very tight budget.

All you have to do is to order a plain wedding cake and buy the decorations from the retail stores.

So, set aside some special decisive moment when it comes to your wedding cake because there would be no better way to glamorize your wedding than to have an equally glamorous and edible wedding cake.

Choosing Your Fairytale Wedding Gown

The dress is always the highlight of all wedding fantasies. Ever since their youth, ladies will most often dream of a beautiful princess-bride in a snowy white, ethereal wedding dress of stunning beauty. It comes as no surprise that choosing the perfect wedding dress for your wedding will prove to be one of the most challenging and exciting part of planning your wedding.

Marriage is – ideally – an once-in-a-lifetime event. There isn’t much leeway to practice or make mistakes. So to make the bride’s entrance down the carpet perfect and memorable, one must take great pains to ensure that everything is done correctly – down to every little detail on the wedding dress.

From watching fantasy-like weddings on TV, or reading about them in books and magazines, or hearing about them from other people, many brides-to-be form an image in their minds on the kind of wedding dress they would like to wear for their wedding. Most people have an idea what they want to walk down the aisle in.

If your time has come, and you are about to shop for the perfect dress to make your wedding dreams come true, then here are a few tips to help you get over the wedding dress hump will less sweat.

1. The Dress Comes First
Although it may go both ways, the theme of your dress should follow your desired theme – or vice versa. Some couples choose a theme before choosing a gown, and in effect, they make the gown fit the theme they have chosen. But for some people, the choice of gown comes first, and the theme of the wedding follows the gown’s theme. So if the gown that catches the bride’s fancy is ultra beaded and formal, then the wedding may tend to be more formal. If the bride chooses a less formal dress, then the wedding may follow a less formal route.

2. Don’t Overwhelm Yourself with Choices
Yes, it may be tempting to try every gown that comes your way. But what if you find yourself buried under a pile of 20 or so gowns you think you really like and can’t make a decision? That sort of scenario will prove to be a terrible headache – not to mention a great source of stress.

It may become tempting to say, “Aw, but that other gown might have been better.” Try to make sure you make your final decision among 5 gowns. If you end up with too many to choose from you may get overwhelmed and end up choosing an inferior gown, or choosing the perfect gown but forever asking yourself whether you made the right decision or not.

Another way is to combine ideas together and get a gown made specially for yourself. It might cost more than an off the rack gown, but it will be the special gown that you designed for yourself. It would be even more special if you or your mom can make your wedding gown.

Choose Wisely
And choose a wise companion; take along one or two of your closest friends or confidants who know a thing or two about wedding dresses and style. Their advice will come in handy when choosing a gown. Also, make sure you check the durability and quality of the gown, the material and the accessories. You don’t want your gown falling apart on you during the wedding.

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Make Planning Your Wedding Memorable

Your man finally pops The Question and you can finally say, “Yes!” However, before you can call each other husband and wife, a wedding has to occur. Here, both the bride and groom will have so many decisions to make and wedding-related tasks to complete. Some people hire wedding planners to help so they can sit back and watch their dream wedding unfold. However, if you plan it together with your husband-to-be, it will be a much more intimate affair because effort has been put in by the both of you.

Preparing for your wedding day need not be stressful. It should be fun and memorable
Make a list of your ideas. Brain storm together if needed. Your list presents tips and guidelines to keep you organized and help you think of all the matters that you must take into consideration during the course of planning for your big day. Of course, these are mere suggestions. The couple has to sit down and decide what to go with for the wedding.

Before you start on any plans, establish a budget for the wedding, and try as much as possible to stick to it

6 to 12 Months in Advance to the Big Day
- The couple should have already picked out and decided on the wedding date. Make a reservation for the venue where the ceremony and reception is to be held.
- Set an appointment with the wedding officiant.
- Prepare a wedding guest list. You wouldn’t want to leave somebody uninvited unintentionally.
- Look around for a photographer, florists, musicians, and a caterer. Obtain estimates for these services.
- Register at the bridal gift registry.
- Pick a wedding dress and accessories to go with it. If you are having a seamstress make you one, this is the time to have it arranged. Several fittings may be required for this.
- For the bride, select your bridesmaids. Set a date for ordering dresses for them.

4 to 6 Months before the Big Day
- Have the invitations, stationeries, and thank you notes ordered.
- The photographer, florist, musician, and caterer should have already been chosen. Go over details with each of these services to make sure that everything is as agreed upon.
- For the groom, select attire. Also have your groomsmen ready for their suits.
- Honeymoon reservations should be made already at this point.
- Confirm the delivery of the bridal gown.

2 Months before the Big Day
- Plan your rehearsal dinner.
- If you are having out-of-town attendants, arrange for their lodging.
- Make an appointment with your chosen photographer for the shooting of the bridal portrait.
- Order the wedding cake.

1 Month before the Big Day
- The couple should decide on a wedding band set.
- Mail the invitations.
- Check the apparel for the wedding party.
- The couple attends showers.

2 Weeks before the Wedding.
- It is time to apply for marriage license and attend to other legal matters, especially for the bride - name and address changes on bank accounts and other official documents.
- Plan a wedding hairstyle and make-up with your stylist.
- Check with the caterer and the reception venue for any last minute changes.

1 Week before the Wedding
- Do your honeymoon packing.
- Wrap gifts for the groom and attendants.
- Schedule the wedding rehearsal.
- Remind the wedding party of the exact time and place for the occasion.

On your Wedding Day
- Take breakfast! Fainting on the aisle wouldn’t be too cool.
- Have your hair and make-up done.
- Shake off all your wedding details worries and enjoy your day.

Your bridesmaids and groomsmen should be able to help out as much as they can. That way, the bride and groom won’t be so overwhelmed by the amount of preparations. After all, it’s the event of a lifetime and probably one of the biggest parties that a couple would ever throw. So besides being the most memorable event let it also be memorable planning for it.

Welcome To Romantic Wedding Plans!

Welcome To Romantic Wedding Plans!

Here is where you can find romantic wedding plans to help you plan a romantic wedding for yourself.  Romantic wedding plans are not difficult to plan and manage when you have the right resources at hand. We can help you with that so do check back regularly for our romantic wedding plans and ideas!

Here’s to a wonderful, magical and romantic wedding!