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WEDDING CHECKLIST

1. Make sure to have your gift registry up and ready to share with your guests.
2. Make a budget and stick to it! dont go overboard to avoid having to deal with post wedding debts.
3. Prioritise finding a catering company that caters for both your traditional and white wedding needs.
4. Draw up a checklist and follow it to ensure your idea of a dream wedding becomes your wedding reality.
5. Prepare yourself for those last minute disasters you wouldnt think would happen.

ALL ABOUT THE CAKE

1. Your cake is not “just cake”. Time and time again you hear that it’s ‘just cake, why do they cost so much?” Creating cakes takes a lot of labor and love. Most bakers spend on average 12-15 hour days prior to the wedding date baking, creating fillings and icings, filling and icing the cakes, cleaning and finally decorating the cakes.”
2. Allow your baker time to create the cake of your dreams. Give your baker plenty of time to prepare and gather supplies needed for your cake. Edible works of art take time to create. One sugar flower can take an hour. Intricate piping takes several hours.
3. Fondant and buttercream are different. Ask your baker if your intended cake design would be better with fondant or buttercream. Some designs will only work using fondant, such as hand-painted details and quilted patterns. By using buttercream, you can create cool textures, like a scalloped or fluted texture. Also, cakes made with buttercream will be less expensive and can incorporate fresh or artificial flowers.

PHOTOGRAPHY

1. Flowers will wilt, your cake will quickly be eaten, your invites will be binned after the day, your dress shall be worn once, those shoes shall go back into their box, this isn’t me trying to be glum and miserable, this is about perspective, this is about helping you focus your budget on things that you may not put importance on, such as wedding photography.
2. If you are just thinking about your wedding and looking at your budget, make sure you maximise your budget for your wedding photography, it’s not just a few photos of you and your partner on your wedding day looking beautiful and happy, it is about a beautiful story of your wedding day, from getting ready and smiling with your bridesmaids, to the emotion on your dads face as he sheds a tear and looks on with pride. This is not just any story, this is your story.

MAKE-UP TIPS

1. Waterproof It Choose a mascara that’s waterproof; it lasts longer and withstands tears. If you really don’t like the look or feel, use one coat of regular mascara, then follow up with a light coat of waterproof mascara.
2. Lighten Up Use a white shadow as a highlighter on your brow bone if you have light skin; a warmer light peach or vanilla shade will suit deeper complexions.
3. Carry Protection Use a moisturizer that includes SPF 30 or higher, especially if you are getting married outdoors! You may be getting more sun than you think you are, and you will definitely look pinker in pictures.

WAYS TO DECORE

1. Drape the Ceilings It’s amazing what a little fabric can do. Keep it formal and elegant with white fabric, or if you’re after a fun vibe, opt for a bright color like yellow. Bonus: Take this approach and you can go light on the table décor and still get the same decked-out reception look.
2. Pick Up Patterned Pillows If you have a lounge area in your reception space (or made one with some rental furniture), get yourself to a housewares department for some pillows. Find them on sale (IKEA-style) and cover them with your favorite patterned fabric for a few low maintenance pops of festive color and pattern.
3. Create an Escort Card Display Instead of having an escort card table, create a board of seating assignments and display it near the entrance of the reception space. Bonus: You won’t have guests squinting at tiny tented cards, trying to decipher their table number.
4. Hang Your Flowers Think flowers are just for your tables? Think again. Suspending lush arrangements a few feet above your guests’ dinner plates is a fun way to create a more intimate space. (This tip is especially handy if you’re not so fond of your venue’s carpeting—just keep people looking up!).

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