Ever since we had our wedding, I’ve been itching to throw another celebration but cannot seem to find an occasion that would deserve that sort of preparation. So I annoy my husband once in a while and ask him if he’s been planning my 30th birthday celebrations even though its almost 3 years away! I’d like to do something a little crazy but fun with a Alice in Wonderland themed party!
Ashlee Simpson, sister of the singer and reality star Jessica Simpson and Pete Wentz, bassist for American rock band …

A neat little favour idea is to have favour tins filled with your favourite sweets – jelly beans are my favourite! I read that almonds (specifically Jordan almonds) are traditional wedding favours for over 3,000 years in Greek, Mediterranean, French and Italian weddings. The almonds came to signify celebrations as ancient Romans used sweets like almonds for weddings and births. The bittersweet almond taste is said to symbolise life itself. The sugar coating symbolises the hope that life will be blessed with more sweetness than bitterness. Interestingly, the favours were …

As a self confessed cupcake maniac, I had no choice but to give in to my addiction and I signed up for a cupcake making course at Cakes4fun in Putney, London. I’ve been to the course before and enjoyed the experience. This year, on the flower cupcake course, I felt I gained more from the knowledge of the teacher and the techniques taught. Last year, the fondant icing technique was not very useful and practical to replicate at home whereas this weekend’s course in flower cupcakes are so much more …

If you’ve read this wedding blog more than once, then you’ll probably figure out that Im a pretty big cupcake fanatic. I was up last night at 2 in the morning baking 32 of these little babies for my birthday party… and of course when I am waiting for the little ones to bake, I found myself googling wedding cupcakes…. to find another innovative way to make wedding cupcakes… or cupcakes for any occasion for a cupcaholic like me!
Here is a way to tier cupcakes on top of cupcakes. Remember …

Last month Barack Obama welcomed the Indian prime minister on the first state reception of his presidency. But, as a wedding enthusiast, my eyes were on the lovely Michelle Obama: what she would wear, and the reception she would throw…. and she did not disappoint!
Michelle Obama wore a strapless, gold and cream-coloured sheath dress with an overlay of silver and matching shawl that was designed by Indian designer Naeem Khan and made in India. It resembled the churidhar (or shawl) or the Indian salwar-keemeez! Michelle could have even looked like …

Yes, after months of talking about cupcakes at my wedding, my bridesmaid and I made them at 2 am the night before the wedding. Most brides have a bridezilla moment and mine was a huge fight I had with my fiance the night before the wedding. He went out to buy some M&S cupcakes (which actually are really good value and look great) so that I wouldnt have to make any cupcakes of my own. But I insisted on making them and I thought that it was quite insulting to …

I spent the whole of friday trying to make cupcakes with my good friend. We tried two different recipes, the tried and tested one and the newer one from the cupcake course. We realise that cupcakes rise if you use butter and if you use the fan assisted option of your oven. So finally on our fourth attempt, we made perfectly flat cupcakes, only to burn them because I wasnt looking! DOH.
Anyways, I was online today looking at cupcake stands. I found three varieties and they seem very cheap …

By now, you might have gathered that Im cupcake crazy. I was looking online for cupcakes and I found this amazing blog which featured these absolutely gorgeous cupcakes. I am speechless…..

The same decorations on a cake look fabulous. So maybe you can make a small mini cake on top of a cupcake stand…

This past weekend, I was at the Kensington Roof Gardens where they had a vendor fair. With free drinks and a gift bag, how could I resist? I even took my photographer so he could check out the venue before our wedding. I took some photos of two cupcake stands. Considering that there were only about 10-15 vendors at the event, and two of them were cupcake makers has really convinced me that there is a growing market for wedding cupcakes. I overheard one of the ladies say that the …

We’ve been doing calculations over corkage fees for several hours now. Some have a very high fee to discourage couples from buying cheap alcohol from other vendors and others have minimum fees to pay for the dishwasher and waiter services. I never knew corkage fees could be one of the budget traps. I’ve also been reading other forums on corkage fee and one couple recounted how their venue said it was £2,000 but as soon as they said they could not afford the venue, the corkage fee was brought down …