Do any one know a good wedding cake recipe?
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Chocolate Wedding Cake Recipe\n\n\n\nButter for greasing the cake pans. This is very important, do don’t forget!\n\n\n\n9 ounces chopped butter\n7 ounces of chopped white chocolate \n1/2 C. milk\n2 C. sugar\n2 eggs; beaten slightly\n1 orange zest; grated finely\n1/3 C. Grand Marnier\n1 3/4 C flour\n\n\n\n\nFrosting:\n\n\n2 C. powdered sugar\n3 C. cream, thickened\n14 ounces chopped white chocolate\n18 ounces chopped cream cheese\n\n\n\nInstructions\n\n\n\nFirst, grease and line 3 -8 inch or 9 inch round cake pans. Next, preheat oven to 320 F. \n\nAfter this, combine chocolate, butter, sugar and milk in a sauce pan. Use a medium heat. Stir until melted and remove from heat. Then, pour melted chocolate mixture into a large bowl and allow to cool. \n\nStir in the flour, eggs, orange zest and Grand Marnier using a wire whisk, until smooth. \n\nPour batter carefully into buttered pans. Bake until knife inserted into the center of cake comes out clean. To prevent cakes from over browning; cover halfway with foil. \n\nAllow cake to cool in cake pan for a few minutes. \n\n\nFrosting Instructions:\n\n\nMelt chocolate in a double boiler and allow to cool for a few moments. \n\nUsing half the cream cheese and powdered sugar, mix in a small bowl with electric mixer until smooth. Next, stir in the melted chocolate and beat until mixed. \n\nWhip the cream until you see soft peaks form. Fold it through the cream cheese mixture. \n\nNext, cover and refrigerate for 1 to 2 hours or until firm enough to spread on the cake. Tip: You may need to stir the mixture just before icing the cake. \n\nThe next step will be to begin assembling and icing the cakes. Place the bottom layer cake on a plate or cake board and smooth the top with 1/4 C. icing; leaving about a 1/2" border around the edge with no icing.  \nNext, carefully place and center the second cake on top and repeat the same procedure.\n\nFinally, you will place the top layer cake, center it and frost it completely. \n\nSpecial Tip 1: You will need to invert the top cake layer so that there is a smooth surface for icing. Use three cake skewers to secure the cake. \n\nSpecial Tip 2: You may need to cut the skewers down to the right size to keep them from protruding from the cake; so that you can ice over them smoothly. Ice assembled cake completely. \n\nSpecial Note: You can ice this cake the day before you plan to serve it as long as it is kept refrigerated or you can make it up to three months in advance and freeze it; then ice it on the day you plan to serve it.
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Is this it?\n\nA Basket of Candles For (bride and groom’s names)\n\nA basket of candles that come in a pair in all different colors for you two to share. \n\nThe white ones burn first as you begin your new life at home together as husband and wife. \n\nBurn the green pair next and hope no one is thinner after serving the first guests you have over for dinner. \n\nThe dark blue candles are for after your first fight Use them to burn while making up all night. \n\nRed candles set the mood and pave the way for your first married Valentine’s Day. \n\nNow, when your first year of marriage is through, the cream anniversary pair will light for you two. \n\nAnd in time we hope, maybe, just maybe you can light the purple ones on the birth of your baby. \n\nCongratulations (bride and groom’s names) on the start of your forever. May the two of you always be happy together. \n\nAnd burn these candles just the way it is said, but please don’t forget…blow them out before bed!
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My mom made the food you my wedding and it was a huge hit so I totally think its great that your making it yourself.  You can start to prepare ahead and get some friends and family to help because its a big job.  My mom did it all herself, but she took a week off work before my wedding. She cut up all the veggies and made dip for veggies and dip.  She did cheese and crackers, platters of pickles and olives and things like that.  She made trays of rolled up meats with buns to make little sandwiches, there was shrimp and dip, deviled eggs, she makes this really good nacho dip that has ground up beef on the bottom mixed with salsa, then a layer of sour cream, then grated cheese, then chopped onions on the top.  That was gone by the end of the dinner.  Serve it with those little taco chips.  We had lasagna too and my husband works for KFC so we had chicken.  Macaroni and potato salads and a tossed salad and greek salad.  Umm...we also had fruit trays too.  For the cake, we just went to a place that makes cakes for any occasion and had a huge cake made.  It was just like a reclangle one, but it was really big and they did such a nice job decoration it in pink with white bells and doves and everything and it was only $25.  We serves other little deserts too like tarts and squares too. It was a really good meal and everyone enjoyed it alot because there was some of everything to eat.  Nothing is worse then going to a wedding and being served dishes that you don't even like.  I prefer buffet style any day.  I really can't think of any cons to doing it yourself as long as you have some help and time to do it.  I think its a great way to save some money too.  Good luck with everything.
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First pick a day! then find you Pastor,Justice of the pease,Who ever you are going to have Marry you! That is usually the hardest part to get set.Make sure they are available the day that you want. Marrige license tend to expire within 60 days I think so figure that into the day you have set with your "Pastor".Week days are cheeper if your going for an inside wedding/reception.Out side is even cheeper. We did out side.Do you have or want a theme? Example: Hawaiian Theme go to Oriental Trading on line,it is a part/novelty company they have tons of party supplys in bulk. Based on you theme/ colors what kind of dress. In our wedding that was the most expencive.My bride's maids agreed to buy there own dresses,they actually had fun picking out matching dresses. We bought shirts for the Grooms men (We Know Guys)If you want it done right do it your self. and who knows what they would have came back with! any way...\nCake I did my own cake. 3 teirs white and chocolate. White frosting.My frosting recipe(feel lucky!) Mix powdered sugar and unsalted butter and only a table spoon of vanilla with about a cup of milk.Awsome frosting!The rest could be purchased at a rental place near you based on how much you are ready to spend. A big rental place is usually good about helping with number of guests and how far you can go on your budget. This is all if you choose to do an out doors wedding.\nHopefully I have been helpful. If you need any more advice e-mail me brudneyflower@yahoo.com
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First you need to figure out what your budget is for this.  I don't think you need to go full-out 5 course meal for your guests.  A nice dinner dish with a salad or side dish would be fine.  Whatever you do, I would recommend having at least two choices for people so everyone can find something they like.  I went to a wedding that served a salad, then a grilled chicken breast with veggies.  It was great, without be over-filling.  Remember, they will need to have room to have the cake! :)
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Pretty colors! Why not try a 3 or 4 tier rounded cake. Brown all over frosting with turquoise vines and very small flowers? That would be pretty. But use your imagination. Stick with the feeling you want to convey at your wedding. Good Luck.
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Tradition.\n\nThe wedding cake as we know it today, with its successively smaller layers, its supporting glass or plastic pillars, fancy hand piped frosting, all came about in 1859, with a confection that commemorated the marriage of one of Queen Victoria's daughters. As is the case with today’s brides, the celebrities of the time moved the public to emulate their fashions, starting with the wealthiest Victorian families first.\n\nFor a white icing, only the most expensive, pure refined sugars could be used; so the whiter the cake, the wealthier the bride’s family must be (as most sugar at the time was browner than today’s refined type). A pure white wedding cake also complemented the bride as the focal point of the wedding, since she too was wearing white as her own symbol of purity.
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Check out www.theknot.com. It is the best wedding planning website out there! My husband and I used it for EVERYTHING! You can search local vendors too, which makes it really easy and specific. Good luck!
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We planned our wedding, in six weeks, for the week before Christmas.  We also had the ceremony at the reception site.  First, you should see if the site will already be decorating for the holidays.  Ours did and it saved us so much money.  We served Roast Beef and Chicken family style (trays were brought to the tables and people served themselves).  The guys wore silver vests and the girls wore apple red.  Our cake was white with a silver ribbon wrapped around it.  For our wedding favors I purchased 150 small silver bells with hearts on the top that also doubled as placecard holders.  We also had a friend bake us gingerbread men and woman and "dressed" them up with tuxes and dresses (using basic frosting).  The bells were perfect for those guests who are obsessed with having the bride and groom kiss every ten seconds!  I think it would be a great idea to do a christmas theme.  It always seems to put people in great spirits and we got some amazing pictures in front of the decorated christmas tree.
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I'm a big fan of the website www.theknot.com.  You can go under real weddings and choose the catagories summer and outdoor weddings.  Get creative ideas from others and then cater it to your own vision.  \n1. A pot luck picnic is a great idea, especially if it's family only.  To coordinate the menu though, you will want to designate who brings what.\n2. Make your own invitations and use a postcard for the rsvp (it will save on using an additional envelope plus the postage).  Get ideas off of the knot website.\n3. Compile your own cds.  My brother is going to be the master of ceremonies for ours and has now recruited others to join him.  \n4. David's Bridal is always advertising dresses for $99.  You can also check out what they have online and print out your favorites to bring to the appt.\n5. Enlist the help of the amateurs...that have a bit of skill.  Know anyone who takes good pictures...there's your photographer.  Know anyone who can make a cake...there you go!  You can go with a simple 3 tier round cake with white frosting and decorate it with cascading daisies.\n\nHope this helps!
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How about looking at www.confetti.co.uk - although it's initially for wedding information, it shows venue information.  Otherwise try looking at Square Meal on the internet at the venues they have listed.  Top Table might be useful too although I think that might be more for restaurants.  Good luck - hope you find somewhere great and have a brilliant night!
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Please include a picture, dress size and most importantly if you know how to cook.
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Have a small bridal party, one or two bridesmaids/groomsmen and ask them to pay for their own clothing for the day(or No bridesmaids/groomsmen).  \nHave the ceremony at the church where you are a member...if you have a church.  They often give lower prices and provide a lot of ammenities.  For example my chuch only cost $200 and they had a wedding/reception coordinator, did all the clean up after wards, served at the reception, provided plates/serving ware/utensils/cups and mixed the punch for the reception.  \nUse fake/silk flowers.\nHave a cake/punch reception instead of serving a meal. \nHave a sheet cake instead of a tiered cake, or have a small tiered cake for the wedding party/parents and a sheet cake to feed all the other people. \nLimit the guest list to Family/extended family. \nMake your invitations or buy them at Staples, Wal-Mart, etc.\nHave a basic ceremony, no unity candle(s).\nKnow what you want, don't let the sales people talk you into bigger/better/more expensive.  \n\nREMEMBER: The wedding day is about you and your soon to be husbands love for each other, not the decorations.
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you should be careful to use something that you won't have to clean up afterwards, your best bet would be bubbles and you can personalize them with colors of the wedding by tying that color thin ribbon around the neck of the bottle.\n\nI have also been to wedding were they release butterflies that is beautiful as well, also a great idea is a balloon launch.. have the guests release their balloons as the couple walks past them..  Good Luck!!!
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Here is some websites...there should be a list of things that you do on one of them.  I used them for my wedding.\n\nwww.theknot.com\nwww.americanbridal.com\nwww.theweddingsite.com\n\nGood luck!
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http://www.wilton.com sells styrofoam cake layers.  all you have to do is find someone to decorate it.  the bakery i worked in used them all the time for display cakes because they were easy to clean off and easy to reuse.\n\ni am getting married in july and i thought about doing this for my 3-layer cake (except the top of course) and serving all the cake from full sheets since it would be cheaper.
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is this something you want to do yourself? if so i would try the Kraft foods website, i know they have lots of free recipes \nor one of those wedding websites like www.knot.com\n\nif you want to host the reception try calling the hotels in your area they should be able to e mail or fax menus with prices to you.