Wedding Tip - Offer cookies as an end of the night treat
Tuesday, April, 30 2013 • Cakes & Desserts • by A Day to Remember
Your guests will be delighted and very appreciative to find a table set up at the exit to the reception that contains large glass containers of homemade cookies. This could be a very fun time with bridesmaid gathering in your kitchen. Or if your mom is known for her culinary abilities, let her show off! Little baggies with a "Thank you for coming" tag can be added for personalization.
Thursday, April, 4 2013 • Cakes & Desserts • by Dynamite Weddings
For all you chocolate lovers out there, we have the best chocolate ganache recipe! ... it's fool proof. Chocolate ganache is an amazing chocolate glaze. It pours, amazingly, over cakes and desserts. Chocolate ganache is not just for cakes, but cupcakes, brownies and pies! For this simple but delicious recipe, you will need:
24 ounces semisweet chocolate, coarsely chopped
3 cups heavy cream
½ teaspoon coarse salt
Place chocolate in a medium bowl. Bring cream and salt to a boil in a saucepan over medium heat. Pour over chocolate, whisk until smooth. Let cool until thick yet pourable, 2-3 minutes. Use immediately. (if ganache starts to thicken, warm gently until pourable again.) Delicious!
Can't you just feel the love at weddings? They are so personal and usually every guest is happy for this couple and excited for them to start their future together. Recently I was reading an article in Brides Magazine and came across a Real Wedding in Maryland. They had the cutest way to symbolize love through their desserts. There were five chocolates served to communicate five aspects of marriage: sourness, sweetness, bitterness, joy, and passion. What a cute idea! You can also incorporate this into wine, a six course meal, and even wedding party gifts. Get creative!
A couple that really enjoys sweet treats may want to consider talking to their local ice cream or yogurt shoppe about having an ice cream station or an ice cream truck available. You could create a topping station for guests to create their own sweet masterpiece.
We found these adorable cookie ideas online that would be great for an engagement party or even a bridal shower. The detail on them is just amazing, take a look and contact a bakery near you to see if they can create something like this for your party!
Macaroons are a big trend right now. Some couples are deciding not to have a cake at all but have an assortment of desserts and macaroons have become a hit! They can be ordered in all different colors which is great because you can get them in your wedding colors. Check out just some of the options in the pictures below!
Cake Pops have become a big trend at weddings lately. They are a great idea and alternative if you don't want to have a big cake at your wedding but still want to offer it to your guests. You can get them in all different flavors and designs which is nice because it gives your guests a variety to choose from.
If you have a sweet tooth and want to share it with your wedding guests then think about having a candy bar station at your wedding. The size and variety of the station is totally up to you, pick your favorite candies and display them in nice clear jars and plates for your guests to choose from. The different colors, sizes and shapes of the candy will make for an esthetically pleasing sweet treat.
Here is a fun and easy way to create a unique cake topper. This whimsical do it yourself project is inexpensive and creative, and will be sure to get your guests talking. By doing somethings yourself you can help reduce your wedding budget.
There has been a sweet battle going on for a while now whether cupcakes or a wedding cake is the better way to go. Both have their advantages and both have their disadvantages but in the end the decision is really based on what the bride and groom's preference is. Cupcakes give off a more casual feeling, but if you want to have cupcakes and give them a more formal, traditional feel try using a cupcake tower or have plates stacked at different heights on the dessert table. Cupcakes give you the option to offer more than one flavor to your guests and helps with waste because if someone doesn't want one they won't take one. On the other side it is a lot less cake to work with so the design and wow factor of cupcakes will be less. A wedding cake on the other hand is more of a formal traditional look, and gives the designer more room to create and work with, it is also the more traditional way to go. So the choice is yours, what will it be?
Have you met Monica and Marvin yet? These two have the best insight on everything weddings from the wedding checklist to fancy wedding ideas. They might look like a couple of monkeys, but they know their fare share about your big wedding day! Marvin likes to take the wedding planner duties and Monica comes up with clever wedding ideas, but also keeps everyone on track with her amazing wedding checklist. These two are always open to questions and willing to help at anytime!
