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RECEPTION D.I.Y. Stationery 15111 views
If you’re a bit handy with some ribbon and card and fancy making your own wedding invitations, you’re not alone. According to Alison Wren of Wedding Crafter, 39% of brides now choose to design their own stationery.
It’s not as difficult as it sounds – there are plenty of websites specialising in DIY stationery. One of our favourites is Wedding Crafter – as used by our resident bride-to-be, Cheryl.
“We spent ages looking for stationery that matched our green colour theme but couldn’t find anything so we decided to buy blank cards, inserts and envelopes from Wedding Crafter, and design them ourselves,” says Cheryl. “We printed the inserts at home and bought some pretty green ribbon to tie the cards with. We were really pleased with the finished invites and lots of people commented on how original they looked.”
As well as sample packs, Wedding Crafter also sells a unique “Design Your Own Wedding Invitations Kit” which allows brides to trial and select the ideal materials for their personal invitations. And with loads of step-by-step advice, as well as pretty embellishments and ribbons, it’s easy to add a personal touch to your invites and create truly memorable but professional looking stationery at a fraction of the cost. 
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RECEPTION Take Cake 10703 views
Cutting the cake is a long-standing wedding tradition. But wedding cakes these days are often too good to cut. Talented cake maker, Zoe Clark tells WeddingPath brides how to get the most out of a wedding cake designer.
Choosing a wedding cake is one of the fun parts of planning a wedding. It is a sweet treat for you and your guests and provides yet another chance for you to add a personal touch to your special day. Unlike the weddings of yesteryear, wedding cakes these days come in a variety of flavours, shapes and designs - meeting every bride's whim and desire. So how to choose a wedding cake designer who can cater for you down to the very last detail, making the fantastic wedding cake in your mind's eye a reality?Plenty of cakemakers offer a bespoke wedding cake service and will design a wedding cake which is unique to you and your special day. But before starting the long trawl to find that dream cake maker, work through Zoe's checklist.
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ZOE'S CHECKLIST♥ How many guests will be attending?
♥Is the wedding cake being served as desert?
♥Know your budget!
♥Formulate a basic idea of what you are after.
♥Make a 'style file' with pictures and swatches.
♥Order your cake at least 3 months before the day.
♥Sample a few flavours - it needs to taste good!
————————————————————Finally, once you have decided on the design make sure all information is clearly written up to avoid any potential misunderstandings or mix-ups. Check all the details are correct once you have received confirmation and re-confirm everything if necessary perhaps a month before the wedding.
To find out more, go to zoeclarkcakes.com.
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RECEPTION All Chocolate 15519 views
Chocmotif, the company that puts pictures onto chocolate, offers a unique bespoke range of personalised chocolates for the big day. Have your favours personalised with a picture and special message!
Made from finest quality, nut-free Belgian Couverture milk chocolate, Chocmotif prints photographic quality images directly onto a credit card size piece of delicious Belgian chocolate. A photo of the happy couple perhaps with the date or 'thank you for sharing our day', makes a unique chocolate favour with that personalised finishing touch. 
Serious chocoholics can go for chocolate invitations too, all offered as part of an exclusive Wedding Package. In fact any choccy needs, desires or ideas can be accommodated. Every hand-printed luxury chocolate is unique, making it the perfect choice for the wedding day.
The Standard Packaging features an ivory tint which goes perfectly with the chocolate and compliments most wedding colour themes. And ordering is a simple, 3-step process… 1) Chocmotif receives your artwork (jpeg, PDF, tiff)… 2) An e-Sample is sent by return… 3) Approved sample is printed. Costs start from £1.49 per unit and drop to 79p each, depending on the order size. In addition, there is a one-off 'plate making' fee of £25, providing up to four unique images.
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RECEPTION Let's Get This Party Started 10869 views
Getting the music right at your reception is essential. It sets the atmosphere and gets guests in the mood to celebrate - or not! So is it going to be DJ or a live band? Or how about cranking up a bespoke playlist? We check out some alternatives.
AudioSushi just might have the solution to your perfect wedding day music. Offering an iPod styling service, a one-to-one consultation establishes your music likes and dislikes after which you are sent an initial selection to listen to in iTunes.
“In our experience, clients are tired of cheesy wedding music and are coming to us for something fresh and fun that they have complete control over. No nasty little
ABBA surprises snuck in by the DJ” says Kerrin Wallace, co-found of Audio Sushi.Juke Box (wurlitzer.co.uk) is the iPod opposite. Perfect for weddings, sounds from the Golden Age appeal to all music tastes and ages while the jukebox itself will be a real talking point. You'll also be a cutting edge couple, following in the footsteps of Amy Winehouse who was given a vintage 1950s jukebox, complete with 45s's from the 40s and 50s for her 24th birthday.
Commenting on the renewed interest in jukeboxes, Paddy Murphy from Jukebox Direct says, “With more and more modern artists paying homage to the classic sounds from the 40’s, 50’s and 60’s we have seen an increase in the number of people wanting to purchase a jukebox.
People want to experience that little piece of musical history.'WeddingPath Big Sister Seona hired a jukebox from local Harrogate company, nymd Jukeboxes. She says, "The guests got to choose the music and there was a reset button if anyone objected to a string of songs. It looked fantastic and for our small venue was perfect."
Photo © Sally Langstaff, iStockphoto
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•Audio Sushi 0870 977 0025 audiosushi.net
From £500, including consultation, bespoke playlist with unlimited selection amendments with three-hours of custom-mixed play time for iPod.
•Jukeboxes Direct 0114 267 6333 wurlitzer.co.uk
Classic Jukeboxes start from £950.
•nymd Jukebox 07860 516973 jukebox-hire.co.uk
Quotations are given online for hire.
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RECEPTION Steel Favours 15475 views
Wedding favours are little keepsakes for guests to remember your special day. Sugared almonds in little bags are the traditional fayre, but for something more contemporary we have checked out the stainless steel range from Tie the Knot.
Tie the Knot (tie-the-knot.co.uk), based in Cambridge, have come up with an award-winning, credit card sized range of wedding favours. Forged from solid stainless-steel, the drop-dead gorgeous collection appeals to the girls with sleek, contemporary lines while the guys go for that cool '007' functionality. 'Just for Him' favours include bottle opener designs and funky fold-out cufflinks. For something more girly, stainless-steel mirrors are embellished with stylish etched motifs. Or take a look at the cleverly designed magnetic photo frame.
Credit Card Sized Favours are £3.95 each with a bespoke service available at an additional fee. Why not have your favours etched with your initials, your personal signatures or even your finger printes - or how about your own private hallmark! For those on a budget, Compact Favours are from £2.25 each, including a pair of stylish wine id tags that twist out from an oval steel plate and clip to the stem of your wine glass. 
To match the favour collection, Tie the Knot have a stationery range in three designs, aimed at different budgets: Icon, Ingot and Inca. And as a real talking point at the wedding, the collection is made complete with a stunning Mirror Table Plan (£300). The polished stainless-steel oval is etched with guests' names and can be mounted on a glass framed, designed to be a lasting keepsake of the big day. click to read more reception ideas >
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