If you had your flowerbed disappear overnight thanks to slugs and snails, you know how hard they are to get rid of. Easy solution? Get the slugs drunk (really!) Fill a saucer with beer,put it where the critters tend to invade and leave out overnight. These pests are attracted to the scent and taste of beer and will jump in, get drunk and drown–leaving your flowers untouched.
Don’t Be Duped!
May 21, 2010 By 1 Comment
Don’t let a caterer talk you into serving dessert with dinner. You’ve paid for a wedding cake (even if it’s part of your packaged deal). Its purpose is to be seen, admired, and eaten. You may have spent hundreds, or even thousands of dollars on this traditional cake. It is dessert! And while it’s true that the wedding cake is cut and served long after dinner is over (which is why your caterer will insist that you serve an additional dessert with dinner), an additional dessert is redundant and will cost you more money.
You are throwing money down the disposal if you purchase a wedding cake and then serve an opulent dessert with dinner. Who’s going to have room to eat cake an hour or so later, no matter how good it is? By the same token, you throw money away if you purchase an inedible, tasteless “dumpy” cake. Who would want to eat it?
Your Cake Is The Last Hurrah!
May 20, 2010 By Leave a Comment
I’ve seen numerous postings on the Internet about cutting the cake at the beginning of the reception. Why? Why waste good money on a beautiful wedding cake, only to have it ravaged at the beginning of the party? The cake is the focal point of the reception, to be looked at and admired. It should be cut at the end of the evening, no matter what the caterer tells you
An estimte is just that:
May 19, 2010 By 1 Comment
It’s never set in stone, and sometimes you can make choices to fit your budget. For example: Sometimes you can change the number of servings, or if you are looking for fondant, switch to butter cream. I always try to help the bride and groom stay within their budget if possible.
A Word About Cake Toppers
May 19, 2010 By 2 Comments
I don’t advise using anything valuable on the top of a cake, your grandmother’s antique crystal figurine, for example, or expensive porcelain. If the cake table is bumped, off flies the cake-topper. Use fresh flowers on top of the cake or an inexpensive piece of porcelain.
Be Aware: Cake-Cutting Fees
May 18, 2010 By Leave a Comment
You may decide to hire a private, premium baker. Many establishments, however, charge a cake-cutting fee if you serve a cake other than theirs. (A fee is charged, per person, to cut and serve the cake.) This can get expensive, and it’s outrageous! You’ve already paid a fortune to have your reception at their establishment. Why should you have to pay extra to have your cake cut? You shouldn’t. Be a tough negotiator and get the charge waived. You should not have to pay for cake cutting!
What is the difference in dress codes?
May 17, 2010 By 2 Comments
Decode the Dress Code
Before you can tell your guests what to or not to wear to an event, you need to understand each dress code directive. These can sometimes can become confusing since most non-celebrity people do not attend many formal type events on a regular basis. We’d like to take the confusion out of it for you.
White Tie: Unless you pal around with royality, you’ll need to rent your attire. White tie attire is a black tail coat that sits at the waist. Matching black pants. White bow tie, white pique shirt and a white vest. Women would wear floor length ball gowns.
Black Tie: Men wear tuxedo’s; women wear floor length gowns or cocktail dresses that go beyond the “little black dress” such as ruffles, sequins or other embellishments.
Black Tie Optional: Tuxedos and suits are equally appropriate for male guests. Women can waer either a cocktail dress or a straight floor length gown, but not a ball gown.
Cocktail attire: Men wear suits; women arrive in knee length dresses or dressy pants paired with silk, chiffon or otherwise evening appropriate blouse.
Festive attire: Although somewhat frustratingly vague, this allows guests to have fun with their attire. The fashion forward and daring will take it as a license to wear whatever they please, and others will probably stick to cocktail looks.
No dress code: Guests will take their cues from the time of day, season and location of the wedding.
In Denver Colorado, no dress code can mean that people will arrive in blue jeans. If you’re wanting people to arrive more dressed up you should include in your invites a dress code. For more assistance contact Jennifer at A Memory Lane Event today for your complimentary phone consult.
Complements of our guest blogger, Jennifer Lane Denver, Golden, Littleton, US & International destinations, located in Denver Colorado, United States
Small wedding/small guest list?
May 15, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Q: my fiance’ and I are having a small, intimate wedding and I’m afraid some of our friends will be offended that they’re not invited. What should we tell them?
A: Be honest with your friends. Simply explain that your wedding is going to be super-small and with two families to fit, it’s just impossible to invite everyone you want to (it’s a little Okay to fudge a little). This might be a difficult conversation, but if they’re really your friends, they should understand.
Did you know pound cake…..?
May 12, 2010 By 7 Comments
Pound cakes were the cakes made by our mother, our grandmothers, and our great-grandmothers. The name ‘pound’ was given to this cake because the original recipes contained one pound of butter, one pound of sugar, one pound of eggs, and one pound of flour. While pound cakes we make today often have different proportions from the original, they are still wonderfully rich, moist and buttery with a lovely golden brown crust.
Yuk, I can still smell that fish cooking!
May 9, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Hate the odor that lingers in your house. To get rid of it, just sprinkle a bit of cinnamon on a cookie sheet and bake in a 250 degree oven for 10 minutes. Presto–smell’s gone.
