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RECEPTION D.I.Y. Bride 2 10514 views
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RECEPTION Fabulous Favours 11241 views
Every bride wants her wedding to be unique - and hand made wedding favours are the perfect way to add the personal touch. If you are more thumbs than fingers or just don't have the time to make your own favours, check out the stunning hand made favours by Rani Deshpande.
Creating exclusive designs for weddings, from invites to gifts and favours, Rani individually tailors every bride's requirements, matching colour schemes and tying in with the theme of your big day. Alternatively, take a dip into her existing range - we have picked out some of our favourites.CHOCOLATE DREAM
We love these chic little hearts made from the finest Belgian chocolate. Scatter them across the table at your reception or fill those little pouches and boxes. Little heart chocolates are from £4.60 per pack with a minimum order of 25 packs.
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SIMPLY ORGANICThese plantable paper flowers
are a truly lasting reminder of your special day. Each beautiful handmade paper flower can be personalised with your names or a message. Embedded with wild flower seeds, your guests can take their 'flower' away to plant. Prices start at £2.45 each.–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
FLOWER POWERRani's dainty little shimmering favour boxes are topped with a beautiful multi-hued astromeria lily which comes in various colours including cream, pink, purple and silver. Favour boxes are from £2.15 each.
To find out more call 020 8946 2567 or go to ranideshpande.com
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RECEPTION Eat Cake 12135 views
If you are making your own wedding cake or are simply looking around for ideas and inspiration, get hold of Dream Wedding Cakes, showcasing latest creations by sugarcraft expert Debbie Brown.
With contemporary weddings in mind, Debbie Brown's latest cakes are presented as step-by-step projects, complete with a list of materials and equipment. From the flamboyant and decadent to the chic and
sophisticated, each of the 12 cakes is shown with beautiful colour images, stage by stage. Debbie also offers plenty of expert guidance along the way, from how to bake and ice a cake to dowelling, covering and presenting your masterpiece. Irresistible ideas for co-ordinating mini cakes are also given with each project.
Experienced sugarcrafters, first-time cake makers and couples planning for the big day will all find this fabulous new book an invaluable source of inspiration.Dream Weddings by Debbie Brown (B. Dutton Publishing) is coming out this October and is £14.99. Go to squires-group.co.uk for more information.
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RECEPTION Here's To The Happy Couple! 8820 views
Food and drink matching experts from Corky’s vodka liqueurs have come up with some tips and advice for WeddingPath couples on choosing drinks for the wedding breakfast - whether you are going the traditional route or are looking for some more experimental ideas.
Wine is traditionally the perfect accompaniment to any meal, but the recent explosion of imported beers, Eastern European vodkas and exotic cocktails, has also meant that those with more adventurous tastes can look at a wider range of drinks to match the food at their reception. Va-Va Vodka
Although spirits have traditionally been regarded as post-dinner drinks, vodkas are especially good with food that has a gentle flavour. Light fish dishes can be overpowered by stronger wines, but flavoured vodkas, such as Scandinavian Danzka, can add to lighter meals. The subtle flavours found in Citrus-flavoured Danzka provide a good match for delicate fish dishes, such as salmon or monkfish.
Cocktail Cool
Cocktails can also be a good option for those who want to add diversity to their reception drinks menu. Bloody Mary, the oldest vodka cocktail, is still a firm favourite on a wedding brunch menu, as the smoothness of the vodka blends with the bitterness of the tomato and lemon juice, giving a taste that doesn’t overpower the meal.Beer Best
For spicier dishes, such as curries, a lager that takes the heat out of a madras or vindaloo is ideal. The chemical found in hot peppers, for example, is soluble in alcohol not water, which is why beer offers the best match. Beers and lagers are also a good choice to begin a meal, and are perfect to quench your thirst when serving canapés. Starters and fish are matched well by wheat beers, that have a zesty flavour with citrus
overtones, whereas red meat is better served with bottled ales, which have a more malty flavour, or full-bodied bitters.Purists
If you are going to serve wine at the reception, then make sure it complements the dish being served. Lighter wines suit delicate food, such as white fish like cod or pollock, as red wines contain tannins which, when drunk with fish, bring to bear a metallic taste. Heavier red wines will suit red meats, but be careful that the sauce doesn’t overpower or react negatively with the wine. Choose a wine for each course, as few wines will match well with all courses. And finally, with dessert, always choose a wine that is sweeter than the food being served.
For more drinks ideas visit globalbrands.co.uk.
click to read more food & drink ideas >Photo: Your Big Day, McWilliam's
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RECEPTION Cocktail Hour 13301 views
Serving cocktails for the champagne toast is a big new trend for the wedding reception. So this week we have consulted the mixologists and come up with three pink cocktails. And yes, this can be done at home.
Trend setting brides are shunning traditional champagne receptions to add a Pinky twist to their big days. Uber stylish spirit, Pinky, which has been hailed as the world’s most beautiful vodka, has unveiled a selection of delicious champagne cocktail recipes that are guaranteed to add an extra touch of sparkle to the special day.
Beautiful brides to be will fall in love with Pinky champagne cocktails such as the Pinky Royale – a raspberry flavoured cocktail garnished with an edible flower, the Pinky Midnight Mimosa – a light citrus champagne cocktail and of course the Hibiscus Pinky Valentini with its subtle blueberry flavour.
Already a firm favourite with the Hollywood gliterrati, Pinky’s refreshing champagne cocktails are guaranteed to appeal to the wedding guests. Distilled five times from pure glacial water and
Swedish winter wheat, Pinky is hand blended with violets, rose petals and wild strawberries, from which it takes its soft pink hue, amongst other botanicals to create a delicate flavour, heightening the taste of any drink it is mixed with.Pinky Royale
1 part Pinky
Splash of raspberry liqueur
Splash of simple syrup
Champagne
Combine the first three ingredients and topwith champagne. Garnish with an edible flower.
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Pinky Midnight Mimosa1 part Pinky
1 part champagne
3-4 blood orange segments
Muddle (crush) the bloodoranges with the
Pinky in a glass.
Add ice and shake well.
Strain into a champagne flute
then top off with champagne.
Garnish with a thin slice
of fresh orange.
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Hibiscus Pinky Valentini 2 parts Pinky
2 wild hibiscus flowers
1 part syrup from the flowers
1 part of blueberry/pomegranate juice
Champagne
Put the hibiscus flower in a champagne flute.Pour in champagne until it covers the flower.
Shake Pinky, the flower syrup and the juice
over ice and pour into the glass.
Top off with champagne. Serves two.
«Top Tip: visit wildhibiscus.com to find flowers in syrup and more recipes for cocktails.»
Pinky is available in high end retail outlets including
Harvey Nichols and Selfridges, or online at thedrinkshop.
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