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As you prepare for your menu tasting, you may ask yourself, “What kind of questions should I ask at my menu tasting?” So, we created a thorough worksheet in our Wedding Day Cuisine Guidebook for you to use at your wedding menu tasting.  

A Thorough Worksheet For Your Menu Tasting

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Cutting the wedding cake is one of those tasks that couples tend to forget about until they are actually standing in front of their wedding cake. This short video provides you with step-by-step instructions for gracefully “making that first cut.”

(Video Tutorial) How to Cut The First Slice of Your Wedding Cake

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Here is a recipe for a limoncello martini that I found on food.com Yum!! You will be happy to know that this recipe serves four lucky drinkers.

Signature Drink: Limoncello Martini Recipe

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Here are ten (10) “must know” words you may find helpful to know as you make your “booze” selections for your wedding reception

10 Words to Know for Your Wedding Bar

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To ensure that you carried them out, I created a checklist called, a Wedding Cake Accessories Checklist. I created this complimentary checklist to help you understand what your next steps should be after you order your wedding cake.

What to Do After You Order Your Wedding Cake

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Are You Planning to Freeze the Top Tier of Your Wedding Cake? Now that your wedding is over, I bet you are wondering what should you really do with the top tier of your wedding cake. Are you going to eat it? Do you plan to share it with others? Or, are you planning to […]

(Video Tutorial) How to Freeze the Top Tier of Your Wedding Cake

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When you picture your wedding cake, you’re probably imagining something beautiful, layered, and “picture perfect.” But once the flour settles and the frosting smooths, a practical question often arises: “How many servings can I get out of a cake like that?”

Wedding Cake Tier Servings Chart

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There Were Business Logos Everywhere I recently heard a story about a wedding reception where the photographer and florist placed their business cards on every dinner table. The deejay added to the visual clutter with a large promotional sign beside his deejay booth. Everywhere the guests looked, there were signs, cards, and postcards competing for […]

Wedding Receptions Should Not Feel Like Nascar

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Everyone loves live music at their wedding, but not all couples have can fit live music into their wedding budget. Julie at Ensemble Elan shared four way to help you stretch your wedding day music dollars.  I thought they were pretty helpful, so I listed them below. 1. Book Your Musicians for an 60 Minutes […]

Four Ways to Stretch Your Wedding Music Budget

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