Wedding Pictures

First Confession

At the Bridal show, I know there were Wedding Cake vendors exhibiting , at least I think they were there…. there must have been some there?!?! but I must have missed them all somehow? I am presuming they all had wonderful free taste tests and all had such a big crowd gathered round that I strolled right on past each and every single one of them.

So my first confession is that I do not have a single cake maker to recommend right now. So if you know of someone that makes stunning looking wedding cakes that taste even better please leave me a comment and pass along their details to me.

2nd Confession

So much for my new health kick – I have being walking past the display case at Juliana’s in Paradise Point for nearly a month now and salavating at the tasty looking treats always on display. Today I couldn’t hold out any longer, I had to try the yummy looking raspberry muffin. It was delish. If you are in the area you have to try Juliana’s food. The location, atmosphere and service are also top notch.  Juliana’s address is 42 the Esplanade.

The apple crumble is next on my list to try. I hope they have a big dollop of french vailla ice cream to put on top.

There is a CourierMail review here on all the eateries in Paradise Point – including a glowing reveiw of Juliana’s.

3rd and Final Confession

Call me old fashioned (that doesn’t happen very much) but check the excert below for a new wedding trend that I hope doesn’t catch on. Just doesn’t seem right to me.

Fake Cake

Those who find wedding cakes too expensive can now rent a fake one instead.

One Michigan business makes elegant, multi-tiered cakes from plastic foam with a secret spot reserved for a slice of real cake to be shared by the bride and groom. Meanwhile, guests are served slices from a real and inexpensive sheet cake.

The fake cakes by Fun Cakes are covered by gum paste and fondant, a frosting-like confection made from sugar and water often used in cakes and pastries.”The only difference is the inside. Nobody can tell,” said Kimberly Aya, whose 3-month-old company also bakes real cakes.

After a bride and groom take the traditional first slice of their real wedding cake, it often is wheeled away from guests, out of sight, to be cut up and served. That is when Fun Cakes makes the swap.

Renting fake cakes is fairly new. Susan Lobsinger, who opened Rent the Cake of Your Dreams in New York state last year, said she knows of only one other cake-rental business – and it is in Canada.

Here is an excert from a great article I came accross on CNN Living  It has plenty of great tips on which areas of your wedding you should consider saving on and splurging on. But don’t take my word on it, be sure to click on the CNN logo and follow the link to read the rest of the article.

I of course may be a little biast in my reccomendation because as you will read below it states that photography is one area a bride rarely ever regrets the amount she spent on her photography.

Splurge on photos

A wedding is only one day, but the photos last forever. Even on a budget, brides rarely lament the amount spent on a quality photographer.

“We really love our wedding photos and still get compliments on them to this day. She was worth the extra cash we spent,” Cochran says.

Photos were so important to Kalkay, she spent $15,000 to bring in photographers who regularly shoot celebrity weddings.

If you’re cutting corners, however, you may be able to find a skilled student photographer who’s eager to earn extra cash and build a portfolio. And you can forgo a videographer altogether.

“It’s very passe compared to photography,” says Tutera.