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RECEPTION Flaming Love 12541 views
Tealights and candles are perfect for creating that flickering romantic atmosphere. Why not deck the tables at your wedding reception with our great 'candlelight' finds?
FAIRYTALE GARDENFor minimalist chic, we love these Lace Candles (£3.99 each) from Homebase (0845 0778888 homebase.co.uk).
FLORAL DETAILFor candlelight with an oriental touch, these fabric covered Mandalay Candles (£18 for 3) add pretty detail; available from Virgin Vie at Home (virginvieathome.com).
SEASIDE CHIC Couples planning a wedding by the sea or with a seaside theme will love Woolworth's (woolworths.co.uk) Pebble Candles (£3.99 for box of 15) - just like pebbles on the beach!
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RECEPTION Cocktail Hour 14439 views
Serving guests coctails as they arrive at your wedding reception is a hot new trend. Why not save the Champagne for the toasts and enjoy some cocktail fun to get the celebrations underway.
Perfect PuddingAt Pearl Bar (pearl-restaurant.com, 020 7829 7000), cocktails are not only the new toast of the season, but are so good they are doubling up as desserts. Why not finish the wedding breakfast with a flourish and drink to the health of the bride and groom with a favourite British pudding in a glass. The British Dessert Cocktail Menu at Pearl includes Bramley Apple Pie, Strawberries & Cream and Sherry Trifle (£11.50 each).
Just You Two Cocktail lounge experts K-Events (thekenilworth.co.uk, 01926 779473) work with a top team of mixologists and suggest creating a bespoke cocktail for the big day. A 'Mr & Mrs Special' is a good way of making your day really individual and is a great talking point amongst the guests!
So Bubbly For summer weddings, Champagne cocktails are a popular choice, such as Bellini and Kir Royale. Or pick a Cava or sparkling wine and make it a bit different by serving it with a raspberry or strawberry on the side. For drivers and non-drinkers, serve pink lemonade!
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RECEPTION Have Your Cake 12294 views
Making favours and decorations for your wedding adds a real personal touch and can be a great saving! Sugarcraft specialists, Squires Kitchens have just launched shopping online with lots of ideas for favours, cakes and cookies.
At squires-shop.com, it is an 'Aladdin's Den' of wedding decor essentials from pillars and tiers for cakes to edible sparkle dusts, gold leaf and cute packaging ideas for favours. You'll be impressed by the prices, quick delivery times and the sheer choice of normally hard-to-get food decorations.
Bridal BlingEdible diamonds (£14.99 for 168) are a great addition to any glittering occasion. Transform a plain white iced cake with hundreds of diamonds to create a 'studded' effect. Carry on the theme into the wedding favours by decorating plain cookies with icing, ribbons and diamonds.
Sweet RoseReady made chocolate roses (£1.50 each) in pink and red add a pretty touch to a wedding cake, traditionally iced or finished in chocolate. Single roses can also be used to decorate individual gift cakes to give to guests or even on top of cupcakes for simple but stunning wedding favours.
Love HeartsFinally, check out some of the romantic heart ideas... How about baking some mini heart-shaped cakes as favours, using the Mini Heart Pan (£32.50). Simply turn out the cakes when baked and decorate with icing and sugar hearts using the All Hearts Jewel Mould (£9.99).
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RECEPTION Say Cheese 12311 views
Cheesey but true, wedding cakes made from Stilton, Pecorino and Yarg are getting first tier attraction. Serving cake made from cheese, adds a cheese course to the wedding breakfast while the happy couple still get to 'cut the cake'.
Tiered cakes made entirely from cheese are the latest fashionable wedding food says Nick Lindley who runs the award-winning Deli Select (0161 427 9255) at Marple in Cheshire. “People are now increasingly looking for something different from conventional fruit cake that is usually just handed out in little portions to guests, taken home and probably thrown away a few weeks later,” he said.Tiers of Cheese
The cake pictured here, with model “bride”, former Miss Manchester Louise Cliffe, is made with a base of Brie Meaux topped by a Cornish yarg, a Colston-Bassett Stilton, an Italian Pecorino Rossa, a local White Nancy goat’s cheese and soft Langres cow’s cheese from France.
“But the combinations are almost endless – people can make up a cake with whatever cheese they like.- and we can decorate it with flowers and fruit such as figs and grapes that are the perfect accompaniment for cheese”.
Something BlueIn Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, Stilton producers, Long Clawson say that it has to be Stilton. Available in multi-tiers of blue Stilton and white Stilton blended with blueberry or apricots, the Stilton cake is expected to be a massive hit with this year’s wedding season.
Complete with cake boards, pillars and dowels, prices vary upon size and individual requirements. Starting at £19.99 for approximately 17 people and going up to £99.99 for 100 people.
The Stilton cheese wedding cake is available through select Tesco outlets and direct via Long Clawson Dairy’s Occasion Cake Hotline 01664 821746.
And finally...Cheese-inspired cake maker Liz Straw at Crumbs! (01295 771145) has joined forces with Neals Yard Dairy to offer delicious cheesey stacks made with the very best cheeses for farms all over the British Isles.
Connoisseur's Choice is made with Kelsey Lane, Ticklemore, Berkswell, Gorwydd Caerphilly with enough to serve 100 portions and costs £265.
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RECEPTION Ice Cool 10562 views
Everybody loves icecream! Perfect for a summer wedding, why not hire an icecream bar for the reception? It'll be a real talking point amongst your guests and it will keep the children well-entertained - just watch out for sticky fingers!
The Incredible Icecream Company is the travelling circus of the 'gelato' world. It takes 45 minutes to assemble the brightly coloured bar, complete with freezer department, sprinkles dispensers and sauce pumps. An attendant remains on site to assist, but guests are left to help themselves to their favourite flavour, pulling down a lever to fill a crunchy cornet. Next the sprinkles and the sauces...et voila! Your bespoke icecream cornet.As wedding day hosts, all you need to do is make sure there is a 13amp power source. The costs? In and around the M25 you can expect to pay from £700 for the hire of the bar, inlcuding delivery and collection, and around £2 per icecream. Yum, yum!
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