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Wedding Cake Toppers can Make your Guests Laugh Out Loud
September 21, 2009 by Jen
Filed under Themes & Collections, Wedding Cake Toppers
One of the things that you like most about you and your spouse-to-be is that when you are together you just cannot stop laughing. It may be because of the funny incident that happened to you the other day, the joke your partner heard on the radio, or your hilarious quip about the man’s weird shirt.
This wonderful sense of humor that you two have is something that you can share with other people in your wedding through a comical cake topper. This one-of-a-kind cake topper can really add zing and zest to your reception.
If you have no idea about funny cake toppers, here are some of the most hilarious ones that you may want to consider for your wedding cake.
- And you may now kiss the frog groom…
The cake topper, “Princess Bride Kissing Frog Prince” is a funny take on the frog prince fairy tale. It is the perfect cake topper to tease your handsome groom about him being your own frog prince.
- Now, who is in charge here?!
The “Bride ‘In-Charge’ Wearing Pants and Groom ‘Not In Charge’ Without” is a hit with many couples, who want to give a humorous touch to husbands who are scared of their wives.
- Hello? Hello, are you there?
The “Cell Phone Fanatic Bride and Groom” cake topper is a slightly quirky way of showing people how busy the world has become. In fact, even during the wedding event, the bride and groom cannot get their hands off their cell phones! This topper is perfect for the couple who is always busy and hectic.
- A hole in one!
With the “Golf Fanatic Groom Mix and Match Cake Topper,” you can see the groom holding a club while looking at its watch and wearing a tuxedo. This is perfect to go with the Exasperated Bride with a forlorn look on her face.
- Shopaholic
In the “Still Shopping Message Mix and Match Cake Topper,” in place of a bride is a little message posted on a pedestal that says that the bride has gone shopping. Another unique and funny cake topper that is suitable for brides who are addicted to shopping.
- Wild, wild west!
The “Western Lasso Interchangeable Cake Toppers” is a whimsical topper featuring a western bride roping her groom.
- Pinch like nobody’s watching
The “Love Pinch Bridal Couple” is all about little funny moments that make your love interesting and alive. This cake topper sees the back view of the bride and groom, where the bride is giving a hidden pinch on the groom’s behind.
Tips for Choosing Humorous Cake Toppers
- Think about your careers, hobbies, interests, and unique or strange things about your relationship. Reflect any of these through a funny cake topper.
- Match the cake topper with the theme. Are you going to hold a golf-wedding event? A groom holding a golf club and an exasperated bride can be the ideal option.
- Do not go overboard. Do not choose something that your partner will not like. Sometimes being funny can be offensive.
- Choose a cake topper with the same skin tone. There are various kinds of cake toppers with different kinds of skin tones. Make sure you choose something suitable to you and your groom.
- Let your imagination fly. There are endless options so make sure you let your creativity shine when choosing a funny cake topper to decorate your wedding cake.
Whether it is a bride choking the groom, a bride out for shopping, or a pinch on your groom’s behind, a funny cake topper can do more than make the guests laugh out loud. Comical cake toppers can make the cake more interesting and the whole reception event unique and more memorable.
Do Whatever Makes You Happy When Decorating
August 4, 2009 by admin
Filed under Beach Decoration, Ceremony
Depending on where you are getting married, ceremony decorations may be a very important part of your planning. If you are getting married in a church, you may be able to get away with just a few ceremony decorations. However, if you are getting married in your backyard, on the beachfront at your family cottage, or at a local reception hall, you may need to plan and budget for a significant amount of wedding ceremony decorations.
Use your wedding location as a launching point to find decorating ideas. Keep in mind that flowers, aisle runners, chairs, alter décor and more will all vary depending upon where you are exchanging nuptials. If your wedding dress is elaborate and you are getting married in a large cathedral church, you certainly do not want beach themed or comical wedding ceremony decorations.
In such a case, you want to stick with taffeta and tulle bows to decorate the church pews, fancy aisle runners for your flower girl to adorn with fresh or silk rose petals, and large spectacular floral arrangements to showcase the marriage alter. However, only about 1 in 50 brides actually has a full-blown cathedral wedding anymore. If you are in the majority and will be tying the knot somewhere unique, fun or unusual, we have assembled some enjoyable decorating ideas for you.
Fun and Unique Wedding Ceremony Decorating Ideas
No matter what you can imagine, you can make it come true on your wedding day. There are no rules written in stone about how your wedding must look or how you should or should not decorate for your ceremony. If you are mad for the colour magenta, use it… everywhere! If you have always wanted to have an oceanfront wedding where everyone comes in bare feet and beachwear, have it!
If you own an Italian restaurant, what is wrong with wanting guests to throw colored macaroni pasta instead of rice? How fun! Perhaps you work as a marine biologist or a trainer a Sea World – why not have your bridesmaids decked out in mermaid style dresses with starfish jewelry? Maybe Casablanca is your all time favorite movie. Feel free to plan a wonderful, black and white, old style wedding with a candlelight ceremony. A modern way to do this is to use luminaries down either side of the aisle for a soft, wonderful ambiance.
If your dream wedding is on the beach and you live in the middle of Idaho, you can still have a beach themed wedding. Plan your big day in the summer, find a large park, ballpark or vacant lot that you can rent or use and call a company to dump a few tons of beach sand on it. Decorate with lots of brightly coloured flowers like hibiscus, geranium, birds of paradise, and angel trumpets.
Have everyone come casually dressed and sit on beach mats for the ceremony. Add a starfish or tropical breeze wedding cake topper to your pineapple tropics wedding cake, use beach chair shaped place cards if you have arranged seating for the ceremony, and use beach or nautical signs to point everyone from the parking area to the ceremony location. Lovely beach themed paper and stationary would be ideal for casual wedding invitations or for your ceremony program.
Flowers, birds and butterflies also make lovely wedding ceremony themes. You can never go wrong with garlands of roses, an alter arbor overflowing with wisteria, a butterfly embroidered ring bearer pillow and toss garter, or a wonderful cake topper with stylized birds wrapped around the bride and groom. Dress up the church pew bows with large oriental lily blooms for a splash of fresh colour or perhaps choose silk flowers that you can keep forever.
If you are your partner are sports fans, have fun with it. Get married on a golf course with your wedding party dressed up as caddies, exchange vows on the pitcher’s mound at your favourite baseball field or centerfield on the soccer field where you met your spouse to be, or order all of your wedding ceremony decorations in the colours of your beloved basketball team.
Whatever the couple wants should be when it comes to the ceremony décor. Your wedding party should be there to help, offer advice and run errands – but not dictate or decide wedding ceremony decorations. Your parents or in-laws had their own wedding day, and this is yours! Do whatever will make you happy and give you a warm feeling of happiness when you think about your wedding day 25 years from now.
Barefoot On the Beach With Tropical Wedding Cake Toppers
August 4, 2009 by admin
Filed under Beach Decoration, Ceremony, Wedding Cake Toppers
Tropical wedding cake toppers are the perfect way to top off your exotic destination wedding. Whether you exchange vows at a local beach or in a tropical paradise, beach themed wedding cake toppers add to the seafaring spirit of the day. Celebrate your unique waterfront wedding with these cake toppers; lasting keepsakes of your big moment.
Should I Stay Or Should I Go?
Many couples feel compelled to plan a conventional wedding to please their friends and family without consider their own personal preferences. A private destination wedding can keep your guest list small and exclusive while making your wedding dreams come true.
After you say, “I do”, you can dive right into your reception and honeymoon for a non-stop party. Destination weddings also have celebrity status with couples such as Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon choosing to get married in the Caribbean. Popular destination wedding locations include Hawaii, Jamaica and the Bahamas.
Capture the exotic spirit of the day with an elegant tropical breeze cake topper. All your guests gather around the wedding cake during the reception. A couple embracing under heart-shaped palm trees expresses the essence of your unforgettable destination wedding.
Barefoot On the Beach
Couples living near a beautiful beach can stay close to home and still have a fantasy waterfront wedding. Imagine being barefoot in a flowing white gauze gown with flowers in your hair while the groom wears khakis with his toes in the sand. Bring this feeling to all your guests with a beach bride and groom on your wedding cake. Everyone gathers around the cake during the reception and it is the focal point during the cake cutting ceremony.
A couple that catches the spirit of your barefoot on the beach wedding is an eye-catching detail in photos and videos of that once in a lifetime moment. When the party is over, a charming beach bride and groom cake topper is a treasured keepsake of your nautical nuptials.
Gone Fishing
Do you and your partner love to get away from it all and go fishing together? While some couples consider a day at the beach a tropical getaway filled with sunbathing and romance, others get up early to try to catch the big one together. Invite all the fish to share in the joy of your eternal love with a beach wedding. Big game fisher folk choose Caribbean destination weddings to try for their second largest catch.
The first largest catch is your other half, humorously communicated with gone fishing cake toppers showing a bride reeling in the groom by the seat of his pants. Local beaches by a lake or bay are also romantic places for a beach wedding. Dare to be different. Get married by your favorite fishing hole and make it a special place for more than one reason.
Personalize Your Wedding Day
Mix brushed silver monogram cake toppers with your favorite tropical wedding cake toppers to personalize your day. Use your initials or spell out unique statements including “I Do”, “Love”, “Beach” and “Fish” based on the beach themed wedding cake toppers you choose. Add additional monogram cake toppers near buffet tables and guest book tables for a uniform look throughout your reception.
If you want to add a bit of bling to you beach wedding, use a few jeweled monogram cake toppers for a touch of sparkle. Your personalized statements can be as unique as your destination wedding when you combine monogram cake toppers with beach cake toppers.
Add a touch of nature with a contemporary lovebirds cake topper along with your beach cake toppers. Put the finishing touch on an Irish wedding by the sea with a traditional Claddaugh cake top. Put a touch of modern art on your cake with a love link stylized heart cake topper. Use several beach wedding cake toppers to create your own unique design.
It’s your big day and tropical cake tops express it your way. An outdoor wedding is an unforgettable event for everyone. Have a lasting memory of your waterfront wedding with keepsake beach cake toppers.
Some Great Guest Book Ideas For Your Beach Wedding
August 4, 2009 by Jen
Filed under Ceremony, Guest Books, Reception, Themes & Collections
Wedding guest book ideas are found in bridal magazines, retail stores and through online resources. The best wedding ideas compliment the theme of your big day. Shopping around for cool ideas online is convenient because you can do it anytime, anywhere.
Your guest book is one of the most important accessories. During the wedding reception, all your guests look for this book to sign their names, addresses and make a personal statement. From funny one-liners to touching paragraphs, everyone will have something unique to say to the happy couple. After the reception, the guest book is a handy resource for writing thank you notes. Once your thank you notes are in the mail, your guest book becomes the first marital phone book so you know how to get in touch with everyone.
Usually it is displayed on its own table at the reception so guests can easily locate it. The table is decorated to match the wedding theme and a fancy pen to match the guest book is provided so guests can write their sentiments. With the hectic pace of a wedding, often the bride and groom do not get to exchange many words with their guests. A wedding guest book gives you a chance to read all the thoughts your guests had during your reception to relive the moment again and again.
Often great ideas come right from the theme of the wedding. One of the first choices you make as you plan for your big day is the theme. Once you choose a theme, you can select your invitations, decorations and accessories so everything matches. A uniform appearance throughout your wedding ceremony and reception looks professional in all your wedding photos and videos.
Calla lilies are a timeless, traditional theme. The gentle beauty of these flowers is associated with marriage and love. A bridal beauty calla lily traditional guest book matches the flowers in your wedding bouquets. If you prefer red roses, a flower of love in romantic red guest book is simply perfect.
Chocolate and strawberries are a decadent delight often associated with romance. If you and your groom appreciate the sensual pleasure of chocolate and strawberries, you will both love chocolate and strawberry cream accessories, including a traditional guest book. Chocolate colored ribbons with crystals on a pale pink background is a tasty way to gather your guests’ names.
Love and faith go hand in hand for many couples. Marriage often involves a ceremony of faith based on the couples’ background and religion. Express your faith with an expression of faith traditional guest book. Your guests will all appreciate the love and faith you share, which will surely be reflected in the comments they write.
Consider the décor in the marital home when you consider ideas. Your guest book should match your theme and fit nicely into your new home together. Classic guest book designs match any wedding theme and look fabulous displayed in your marital home.
A bronze elegance traditional guest book adds opulence to your wedding reception and your home. A thymeless traditional one combines rich color and texture, adding a luxurious touch to your wedding reception and new home. A scattered pearls and crystals traditional book in white captures the very essence of your wedding day. If you prefer total elegance, choose a platinum by design traditional guest book with sparkling crystals. These beautiful guest books will attract attention anywhere you display them. Solid, classic designs look lovely for many years to come as you reminisce about your wedding day or write holiday cards.
No matter what your wedding theme or location, hearts fit in anywhere because they are the universal symbol of love. A classic double heart traditional guest book shows the joining of two hearts in marriage. A love tree in natural white is a unique way to display hearts on it.
With so many ideas, you can find the perfect choice to match your wedding reception and your new marital home together.
Wedding Flowers – Planning your Beach Wedding
June 21, 2009 by admin
Filed under Beach Decoration, Ceremony
Welcome to our video series of the top 20 questions brides ask when planning their wedding. Today’s question from our brides is ‘what flowers should I order? What kinds? What colors? What seasons? HELP!”
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The first thing you need to do is define your flower needs. Make a list.
How many boutonnieres and corsages do you need? The corsages and boutonnieres will be worn by the immediate family—grandparents, parents, and siblings. These identify the immediate family of the bride and groom for all the guests. In addition, the groom and groomsmen will need corsages or boutonnieres. Add them to your flower list.
How many flower bouquets do you need? The MOH and bridesmaids will carry bouquets, and, of course, so will the bride. Add them to your list.
What kinds of flower arrangements do you need for your ceremony site? Usually, brides choose greenery and candles, or flowers for the altar. The guest book table usually has a flower arrangement. Add it to your list.
Will your reception site need flowers? And where? Flowers are usually used to decorate the head table, and they are used as centerpieces for the guest tables. They are also used to decorate the buffet table, cake table, and the guest book table. Add these to your flower list.
Once you know your flower needs, that is the time to ask the question: what flowers should I use? and what colors do they come in? Your florist is your flower specialist. Use their expertise.
Go with your list of flower needs to your local florist and tell them you would like a written quote. Be sure to discuss who will transport and arrange the flowers—not only at the site, but between the ceremony and reception sites. Make use of the florist’s expertise to help you make your flower decisions. They know what flowers are in season for your wedding date, what your color choices are, and what will fit into your budget.
Once you decide what flowers you want, make sure to get at least three quotes from different florists to compare both services and price. You might be surprised at the result! Good luck, and congratulations on your upcoming wedding.
Beach Wedding Supplies
June 21, 2009 by admin
Filed under Beach Decoration, Ceremony, Reception
To that end, you should have at least some favors that commemorate the Bride and Groom, the Date and if possible, the location to give your guests a “keepable keepsake” to remember the event and the momentous commitment both people took.
Because so many people like to hold onto a memory of the day, your options in shapes, sizes and forms are many as are the colors you have to your avail.
Beach Pillow Favor / Place Card Holders are elegant as are Starfish Favor / Place Cards and Boat Wheel Favor / Place Cards and each says something about one or the other of the marrying party. A ‘Stop! Please Take One’ Favor / Place Card will not only prompt people to stop, it will also prompt them to take a favor / place card and tuck it away for safekeeping. Other options include stickers that commemorate the day that come in a variety of shapes and sizes including shells, beach towels, boat flags and starfish.
In terms of color, aqua blue is always popular, but you can elect to use virtually any color of your choosing. White reverse decorations on the background “jazz-up” the favor / place card and allow you to set a theme if your form is just a rectangle. Remember to use type that fits with the colors you choose and are not hard to read.
By using paper favors / place cards, your guests can keep your day in a safe place without worrying about them breaking. Over the years, they will be reminded of the event and how special it all was. There is nothing so much fun as flipping through an old scrapbook and remembering such a happy day and event.
Personalized Wedding Cake Toppers – How to Top off with a Touch of Humor
June 21, 2009 by admin
Filed under Beach Decoration, Ceremony, Wedding Cake Toppers
Traditional wedding cake toppers are still a lovely way to top off the day. Modern couples can choose from a bride and groom standing, sitting or driving away to their honeymoon in a convertible. Contemporary couples choose white figurines with roses while whimsical couples prefer a child bride and groom with cherubic expressions. Completely personalized keepsakes for the top of the cake may include a jeweled monogram cake topper or brushed silver monogram cake toppers.
To celebrate heritage and family, cake toppers feature ethnic couples from every background including Asian and Celtic Asian, African, Jewish and Indian couples have wedding cake toppers in authentic attire that resemble them.
Fantasy weddings are always popular with luxury limos, flowing gowns and a tall wedding cake. Cinderella brides may prefer to top their cake off with a fairy tale dream castle cake topper to celebrate their union with Prince Charming. A glazed porcelain snowflake cake topper or butterfly with wings in pure white or jewels perfectly top off a cake for a seasonal wedding.
Add a touch of humor with a funny wedding cake topper. Maybe the bride had to reel the groom in and wants to show it off by holding a fishing rod and hooking the groom. Athletic couples can have a sports theme, such as golf or soccer. Maybe the groom was a geeky guy and wants to pair himself off with a lovely bride. Mix and match wedding toppers make any couple a possibility, no matter how amusing.
Theme weddings are a popular choice for wedding planners because they are simple to coordinate. Western wedding goers will love the bride lassoing the groom on top of the wedding cake. For destination weddings, a barefoot bride and groom at the beach are perfect. Another eye-catching alternative for beach wedding is a starfish on top of the cake.
With so many wedding cake toppers to choose from, the happy couples can choose their favorite statement to top off their big day.
Wedding Lists, Checklist and Actionlist
June 20, 2009 by admin
Filed under Budget, Ceremony, Destinations, Invitations, Planning, Reception, Wedding Planning Checklists
Juliet may have said: “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet.”. Well, I say: “What’s in a list? That which we call a list, by any other name would be as useful.”
Ah, you can tell we are getting to the end of our video series. I’m getting whimsical and quoting Shakespeare! Well, you may have figured out that today’s video is about LISTS.
Lists need to become your best friend during the wedding planning process. Start with getting a bunch of wedding planning checklists. Take what YOU need from them, and make YOUR list. You don’t need to do everything on every list. For example, if you are having an informal wedding in your backyard, you don’t need to book a church—but you might need to book a tent in case it rains. So takes those lists, and make it YOURS.











