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While planning your wedding or event, you may work with some venues that allow you to order your liquor, beer, and/or wine separately. While this option will more than likely be a less expensive option than ordering the beverages through your venue or caterer, the process can be overwhelming. So, we created a guidebook that […]

(Download) A Planning Guide for Ordering Your Wedding Reception Beverages

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The right music can improve your daily commute, your weekly worship experience, and most of all your workout routine.  Good music is a key ingredient to a happy life. Good music is equally important for your wedding day.  Our couples have used our Wedding Music Guidebook to interview music vendors; rent the proper dance floor size; and […]

A Resource to Plan Your Wedding Day Music

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Is your final menu tasting approaching?  I bet your fiance’ and you have been looking forward to it — And, you should look forward to it!  It’s a fun experience!  It’s also an opportunity to experience the food and service that will leave one of the biggest impacts on your wedding. As you prepare for […]

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.” If you have a cupcake tower instead of a wedding cake, this video also provides […]

(Video Tutorial) How to Cut Your Wedding Cake

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In all of this hot weather, limoncello sounds heavenly right now! Adding a little vodka makes it a just right for a signature drink. Here is a recipe I found on food.com This recipe serves four lucky drinkers. Ingredients — 2 ounces limoncello4 ounces vodka4 lemon twists Directions — 1. Shake with ice and pour […]

Signature Drink: Limoncello Martini

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Here are 10 definitions you may find helpful as you make your “booze” selections for your wedding reception. NOTE: In the terms below, “the host” equals the couple or the person(s) paying the bill. 1. Open Bar or Host Bar – The host pays for the beverages served on the bar. Therefore, the wedding guests […]

10 Words to Know When Selecting Booze for Your Wedding Reception

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Wedding Cake and Groom's Cake. MadWorks Photography. Howerton+Wooten Events.

Well, I have come to the end of our cake-related blog posts for June 2013.  Here is a re-cap from this month. (Download) A Checklist for Your Wedding Cake Consultation/Tasting Cake Servings Chart (By Tier) (Video Tutorial) How to Freeze the Top Tier of Your Wedding Cake (Download) You Ordered Your Wedding Cake. Now What? […]

Wedding Cake Recap for June 2013

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You picked out the design, tasted your favorite flavors, selected your fillings, and ordered your wedding cake with your preferred baker. So, now what are you supposed to do? Use the Wedding Cake Accessory checklist on our Wedding Day Cuisine Planning Guidebook to ensure you completed all of your wedding cake-related tasks.  You’ll be so glad […]

(Download) You Ordered Your Wedding Cake. Now What?

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If you are planning to freeze the top tier of your wedding cake, check out our video tutorial! Our step-by-step instructions explain the process for successfully freezing your wedding cake and thawing it out one year later. Enjoy! Love & Soul Always, Kawania  

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

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