African Wedding Attire

Wedding Attire
Depending on where they are from, the African bride's attire will represent the area with exciting colors and meaningful designs. Some African-American couples choose to convey their heritage through clothing. The possibilities are endless. It can be as simple as bridesmaids wrapped in African shawls and groomsmen with Kente cloth cummerbunds and bowties, or as elaborate as the groom and groomsmen in traditional Nigerian garb called agbada. In Ghana, Kente is used as wedding attire for the bridal party. Nigerian brides and bridesmaids typically don a bubah, an elegant four piece ensemble that includes a long outer wrap and matching headpiece. Today's brides may also choose to wear an African-inspired gown with African Adinkra symbols included in the fabric. The brides may wear their hair in braids with ornaments on their wrists and necks bejeweled.

Cowrie Shells

Cowrie Shells are small shells that you have seen people wear as a necklace,on clothing, and on the ends of briads and dreadlock Cowrie shells, indigenous to West Africa represent fertility and prosperity. Cowrie shells are a significant favorite used in bridal attire. Use of the shell design in favors, food serving, cakes and decoration or table centerpieces express the tradition of African inspired weddings. 

12 Earthly Symbols for a Traditional African Wedding

There are 12 Meaningful Earthly Symbols for Traditional African Weddings.  You will need a table, and  a person that is responsible for handing the items to the bride and groom, during the ceremony. Here are the items and it's meaning...

1. Wine : The mixing of blood of 2 Families

2. Wheat: Fertility & the giving of life & land

3. Pepper: In Heated Times That Families May Experience & Avert

4. Sea Salt: Fresh Healing and Preservation of Marriage

5. Bitter Herbs: Growing Pains of Married Life

6. Rain Water: Cool Roads, Purification, Dissolution of Any Problems

7. Iron Pot & Spoon: Healthy food that build strong Marriage & Family


8. Broom: Cleanliness' of Health, Living as-one happy beings, sweeping away the old and beginning married life together

9. Honey & Cinnamon: Sweet Love Always between the couples & blessing from the ( "Love Goddess of Honey "Oshun)

10. Warrior Machete: Protection of the Sanctity of home and worldwide communities

11. Queens Shield & Crown: Honor & Pride of Home

12. Four Cowry Shells: Truthfulness, Prophecy, Lifetime Divination in the Marriage & Fertility

Dr. Carter G. Woodson

Americans have recognized Black History annually since 1926, first as "Negro History Week" and later as "Black History Month." What you might not know is that Black History had barely begun to be studied-or even documented-when the tradition originated. Although blacks have been in America at least as far back as colonial times, it was not until the 20th century that they gained a respectable presence in the history books

We owe the celebration of Black History Month, and more importantly, the study of black history, to Dr. Carter G. Woodson. Born to parents who were former slaves, he spent his childhood working in the Kentucky coal mines and enrolled in high school at age twenty. He graduated within two years and later went on to earn a Ph.D. from Harvard. The scholar was disturbed to find in his studies that history books largely ignored the black American population-and when blacks did figure into the picture, most representation of blacks in history books was only in reference to the low social position they held as slaves and their descendants.

Black History Month is a remembrance of important people and events in the history of the African diaspora. It is celebrated annually in the United States (US),Canada and the United Kingdomin February in the month of February.

Woodson chose the second week of February because it marked the birthdays of two Americans who greatly influenced the lives and social condition of African Americans: former President Abraham Lincoln and abolitionist and former slave Frederick Douglass.

Celebrating Black History Month !

This week will be dedicated to Black History Month.

OneWed Announces "Best of 2009" Awards

OneWed Announces "Best of 2009" Awards Recipients and  Honors Rocquil's Special Moments

Top Wedding Planning Website Awards Leading Wedding Professionals with Annual Distinction
(January 13, 2010) -- OneWed.com, the ultimate online resource for wedding planning and home of WeddingPreParty.com, today announced the recipients of their "Best of 2009" awards. The program celebrates the best wedding planning and service professionals in the wedding business, and OneWed is please to honor Rocquil's Special Moments with this distinction.

The wedding professionals selected for this prestigious acknowledgement are an elite group of vendors who have received the most positive reviews based upon OneWed's 5-Star rating system. Each year, the coveted award is only given to the most highly-rated OneWed wedding vendors as voted by couples themselves. "We are thrilled to award Rocquil's Special Moments with this prestigious annual honor," says Jennifer Napier, VP of Marketing. "At OneWed, we believe in sharing the love, and we're so excited to celebrate the wedding specialists who work every day to make couple's wedding days as memorable as possible."

2010 Choice Award Wedding Wire

South Carolina – February 1, 2010 - WeddingWire, the nation’s leading wedding technology company, just announced Rocquil's Special Moments has been selected to receive the WeddingWire 2010 Bride’s Choice Awards™ for Wedding / Eent Planner!
The annual Bride’s Choice Awards recognizes and celebrates excellence in quality and service within the wedding industry, as determined by recent reviews and extensive surveys from over 500,000 newlyweds.

Rocquil's Special Moments is among the top five percent of all vendors in the WeddingWire community, which includes over 100,000 wedding professionals across the US and Canada. Awards were given to winners across 19 different service categories, from wedding venues to wedding photographers.

“We are excited to recognize and honor the success of the top wedding professionals within the WeddingWire Community” said Timothy Chi, WeddingWire’s Chief Executive Officer. “The annual Bride’s Choice Awards program has given us the unique opportunity to highlight the best wedding professionals in each region as reviewed by brides and grooms who have utilized their services in the past year.”

We are happy to announce that Rocquil's Special Moments is among the very best Wedding / Event Planner within the WeddingWire Network, which includes WeddingWire and Martha Stewart Weddings.

Color Combo for February

Color combo choice for February is Red Apple and Green Apple. With this color combo your wedding can be the apple of their eyes. Just like in a produce display, these two colors complement each other so well, with leaving so many options to choose which will be the dominate color. This is a very refreshing combo for an outside wedding, especially on an orchard farm, or just in an open field. Your decor can even include real apples in the centerpieces, and candy apples for the wedding favors. This combo screams, fun, carefree, and rustic.

Bustle for your Wedding Gown?

What is a  Bustle ?? If your wedding dress have a long, chapel length train or is it just a small brush/sweep train? Regardless of how long it is, your train will add elegance as you walk down the aisle and give you the enchanting vision. But that enchanting look is not a good idea, for your reception, as you will have so many people, stepping, tripping, and even tugging on the train of your gown, and the first to usually do so is the groom! Adding a Bustle to your gown will make walking, mingling, sitting and dancing easier.

The Bustle is in use today primarily to lift the long, elegant trains of wedding gowns off the floor. The long train is lifted with buttons or ties to create a lovely bouffant style that is also very practical. Trust me you do not want to use the little lop that is under your dress that goes over your wrist, 1. Your dress is not a bracelet.  2. Your dress is heavy.  3.You are then only using one hand and arm the entire night. 4. The next day that arm and wrist will feel like it has been at the gym all night.
Although almost all brides utilize Bustles for their wedding gowns, you may be surprised to discover that the dresses do not come with bustles in place.They are added during alterations. This makes sense since all brides are not the same height and your bustle should lift the back of your gown to your hem length. So your bustle must be custom made.

Bustle Options
You have several choices in bustles: The Over Bustle and the Under Bustle (also known as the French or Victorian bustle) are the most common.

Over Bustle
The Over Bustle consists of several hooks lifting your train off the floor. The “hooks” are sewn in about 14 – 20” down the back skirt. Lace appliqués, rosettes or bows may be needed to cover the hooks. Covered buttons also work well, and may look nicer, especially if you have buttons down the back of your gown.The longer your train is, the more hooks or buttons you will need.

Under Bustle
This method works especially well for gowns without a waistline and gowns that are especially decorative in the back area, as it doesn’t cover up any lace or details in the gown right below the waist. The gown is lifted from the bottom area. The Under Bustle is also more secure than the Over Bustle. For the Under Bustle, ribbons are sewn under the gown securing the outer fabric to the lining. Use different colors of ribbon to make the task of tying easier.

Below are some before and after pictures with bustles and without.

REJOICE Magazine

I wanted to share the good news with all of you to let you know that I am so happy, grateful, humble, and blessed!  I am honored to say that I am featured in a wonderful, inspirational magazine called REJOICE as South Carolina's Premiere Wedding and Event Planner.  The magazine is sold at Barnes and Noble or you can go to their website http://www.rejoicemag.com/ and purchase a single issue, just make sure it is the Jan/Feb issue that features the cover that I will display on the BLOG! Thanks for everyone support! I pray for more to come!

The Groom's Responsibility

The Groom sometimes feel left out during the planning process, because he is not sure of what he should be doing to help out. A lot of couples today are paying and planning the wedding themselves, without help from the parents. Here are list of somethings that have been known by tradition for the groom to take care of, but this is not limited to anything else he would like to contribute to help out with.

1.Help compile guest list, which include proper name, address, and phone numbers of his guest.
2.Purchase bride's engagement and wedding rings.

3.Rent or purchase his wedding attire.

4.Choose all wedding attire and accessories for the male bridal party members.

5.Plan and pay for honeymoon.

6.Obtain all necessary travel documents for the both of you for honeymoon (i.e. passport, birth certificate)

7.Assist in any and all planning of ceremony and reception.

8.Purchase wedding gift for bride.
9.Pay for the bridal bouquet and all corsages and boutonnières for wedding party.

10.Scout out hotels for out-of-town guests.

11.Bring marriage license to ceremony site.

12.Make payments to officiate and musicians.

...or if this list seems to much, then hire a wedding planner (smile)

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Gifts for the Groomsmen??

Whenever it gets close to the wedding date, and I ask the groom "what gifts do you have for your groomsmen" I always get that dear stuck in the headlight look.  A lot of men never even knew that it was a traditon to get his wedding entourage a token gift of appreciation.  Getting gifts for groomsmen to me in my opinion is an easy task, because the guys are not really fussy, and could even care less. You can get individual gifts, that you know your guys would like and use, more so then getting the traditional cuff links, beer mug, or tie. If one of the guys are in college, get him a gift card to the campus bookstore or his favorite fast food spot, if all of you like golf then pay for everyone tee time, if one of them are traveling very far from out of town, pay for his hotel room, or maybe treat them to the haircut that is needed for the wedding. There are so many unique and personal things that can be done for groomsmen gifts. These gifts are exchanged during the rehearsal dinner.

Best Man Duties

You have made the wise and important decision in the selection of your Bestman or Bestmen, so now what it happens, besides them standing at the alter looking equally swag as yourself.  Here are list of something you should expect from him.....

1. Assist the groom in selecting tuxedos for the guys in the wedding party. The bride probably has something in mind, so check with her and what the wedding colors are so that you can coordinate the tuxedos to match.

2. Pick up the groom’s tuxedo and accessories before the wedding. Make sure the other groomsmen have their act together in picking up their own attire.

3. The best man is in charge of making sure all the guys get to where they are supposed to be (main events would be the rehearsal dinner and the wedding obviously).

4. Hang out with the groom as he gets ready for the wedding (on the wedding day). Carry smart items such as breath mints, a fully charged cell phone, aspirin, a comb, deodorant, and anything that might come in handy on a wedding day emergency.

5. Make sure that the groom and groomsmen get to the church or ceremony location on time. If a limo hasn’t been rented to take wedding party members to the wedding ceremony location, it is up to the best man to figure out how all the guys are supposed to get to their appointed destination. Make sure you have a full tank of gas in your car.

6. The best man usually holds onto the bride’s ring until the groom needs to place it on her finger.
7. The best man usually is a witness to the wedding and signs the formal wedding license.

8. The best man gives toasts to the bride and groom at the reception. Keep it short and sweet. Wish them the best of luck. Praise both the bride and groom as being lovely people and meant for each other. Do not tell any sordid stories that might embarrass the bride or groom. Sure, people would laugh but don’t risk it. The bride will never forgive you!

9. If the bride and groom are leaving directly after the reception to start their honeymoon, the best man sees them off. Assist the groom in getting luggage into the car and doublechecking that the groom has his wallet, credit cards, cell phone, passport (if applicable) and tickets.

10. After the wedding, the best man usually makes sure to return any rented tuxedos and accessories.

11. The best man typically organizes the bachelor party. Do not have this the night before the wedding. The groom might be hung over, late to the wedding and take terrible pictures! Be sensible and make sure to do the bachelor party sometime during the last month before the wedding. The farther away from the wedding day, the better!

Tuxedo or Suit What's the Difference?

Tuxedo the jackets have a satin lapel and the pants have a satin stripe down the outside legs. Tuxedo shirts often have a pleated front, as well as being compatible with studs and cuff links, which now are being worn with just a plain dress shirt.. Patent leather shoes are worn with tuxedos. Cummerbund. is the long piece of satin fabric that wraps around the stomach area, and are worn with tuxedos, and especially at black tie affairs, and accompany with a bow tie. Traditionally, a tuxedo has a curved "shawl" lapel or a pointed "peak" lapel, but today, the majority of tuxedos have "notch" lapels like those of a common suit. Tuxedos also traditionally have only one button, compared to two or three on suits; but you rarely see this difference anymore

Suits have a self lapel (same fabric as the body of the coat), no satin stripe down the pants, with a plain front dress shirt and ordinary leather shoes are worn.

It's Raining Men (Hallelujah)

I know there are a lot of ladies that read my BLOG and I am grateful for this, but I have to keep in mind that I don't just have a bride without a groom.  This week Jan.18th - Jan.22 will be dedicated to the men. So if you will please pass the message on to your hubby to be, or any other groom or males, and let them know that each day this week, there will be something on the BLOG dedicated just to them. There will also be a special incentive for any male that register and become a Follower of my BLOG before Jan. 31, 2010 will be put in the drawing to win a......Personalized jumbo crystal shot glass with your name or monogram engraved on it..

Bridal Expo 2010 (Pictures)

Congrats to the Contest Winners

Congratulations to the winners who names were selected from the drawing at the 2010 Bridal Expo, in which they registerd for an $100.00 Gift Certificate towards Carlson Craft Invitations and the winners are.... (1) Latonya Harris (2) Latoya Williams            (3) Felicia Evans (4) Tabitha Quick

Thank you for all of the other contestants that took the time out to register.

2010 Bridal Expo Feedback

I would like to say thank you to all of the young ladies, and couples that took the time out to stop by my exhibit on yesterday (Jan. 10, 2010) and took the time out to chit-chat with me, and browse thru my displays.  Despite the cold weather, there were so many warm hearted and sincere new people that I was able to meet.  There were a few moments, that I was actually in awe of how many people knew who I was by either viewing my website several times, attending a wedding that I planned in the past, or just by word of mouth, this was very exciting news and proves that your reputation can exceed you, so I make sure I will stay on point. I remain humble and grateful, to everyone for their encouraging words. The colors for exhbit booth were Purple accented by Fuschia (Hot Pink) I will have some pictures from the show real soon, so stay posted.

Bridal Expo (Yeah)

Good Morning, I am in the process of getting ready for the Bridal Expo, that will take place this afternoon from 12pm-5pm in Columbia, SC at the State Fair Grounds. I hope to meet some new smiling faces, and prospective excited brides.
More detail information is posted here on the BLOG just scroll down.
I will let you know the results, and post some pictures of the Expo for those of you who were not able to make it. If you are not already one of my lovely clients, and were not able to make the expo, become a follower of my BLOG before February 1, 2010 and I will email, you any specials that you may have missed at the Expo!

Color Combo for January

Color combo choice for January is Fuschia and Navy Blue. What more do I have to say, this is like the ying and the yang, here you have something masculine for the Mr. and something girly for the Mrs. and besides that it is a unique combo, that can still be crazy and classy depending on how it is blended.

Wedding Giveaway in South Carolina

Buck Ridge Plantation, a luxurious resort located in the SC Midlands, and the award winning Four Moons restaurant announce that they offering a chance to win a wedding venue or weekend giveaway. To enter, register at www.midlandsconnect.com or www.buckridge.com/weddings. The giveaway, Wach My Proposal, is also being sponsored by WACH Fox 57. Official rules and photos are attached. Offer ends February 12, 2010. Once registered, the lucky couples will be chosen from among the entries.

• 1st place prize- Paid for wedding venue at Buck Ridge Plantation

• 2nd place prize- Romantic getaway at Buck Ridge Plantation coupled with a dynamic meal at the award winning Four Moons restaurant

Buck Ridge Plantation (www.buckridge.com): From the elegance of a banquet hall, the natural beauty of a gazebo or plantation house, or an outdoor wedding overlooking a picturesque lake, there is a great deal of flexibility in what is offered at Buck Ridge Plantation. Guests have a choice of deluxe guestrooms, private cabins, or executive suites in the newly built Edisto Manor. The Edisto Manor is a 5,400 sq ft stately antebellum-styled plantation house that features a 2,400 sq ft two level wrap-around porch and an exquisite bridal suite. Customized catering, led by an acclaimed executive chef, includes formal plated dinners and elegant stations. Guests also have access to outdoor activities, including hunting, golf, fishing, and swimming.

Four Moons (www.fourmoons.com): Four Moons, the only AAA Four-Diamond restaurant in the Midlands, uses only the freshest ingredients and highest quality products available to prepare its amazing menu offerings. To accompany the world class cuisine, Four Moons boasts an extensive and award winning wine list with selections from across the globe.

Gift Certificates

We are now offering Gift Certificates! You can now add Rocquil's Special Moments on your gift registry or wish list! Family and friends will be able to purchase a gift certificate in any dollar amount, which will help absorb the cost of any of our services...wedding planning, eent planning, linen rentals, chair cover rentals, invitations, decorations and any service that we offer. They can purchase them on our website http://www.rocquils.com/ and go to the Contact page, and put in your name and the amount, or they can contact us via phone (803) 347-7504

Bridal Expo

29th Annual St. Andrews Woman's Club

Bridal Showcase

Twenty-Nine Years of Wedded Bliss!
DATE: January 10, 2010
TIME: 12 Noon - 5:00 PM
PLACE: Americraft Cantey Building, State Fairgrounds, Columbia, SC
DESCRIPTION: Bridal Showcase will feature 100+ Exhibit Booths by Bridal Service Providers.
Fashion Shows at 1:30 and 4:00 PM
Grand Prize: Drawing for Fantastic Grand Prizes!!!!!
Admission: $5.00 for adults, $1.00 for children under 12 and free admission for children 2 and under.
**For more information http://www.sawc-sc.org/

Color of Roses

Red is the most commonly given color of roses. Red signifies love and passion. True red is the rose for lovers. Fiery red roses signify passion, while cardinal red symbolizes desire. Fully bloomed red roses best convey the message “I still love you,” while red rose buds are a way to express love for the first time.

Yellow roses signify friendship, familiar love, and domestic happiness. Yellow roses are also sometimes given as an expression of sympathy. A bouquet of yellow roses would be appropriate to give to a graduate upon graduation day or as a congratulatory gesture. Yellow roses are perfect for someone with a cheerful spirit.

Pink roses are symbolic of elegance, gentility, and poetic romance, yet they are not given the intense significance of red rose love. Pink roses are understood to be light-hearted and can signify admiration. Light pink signifies sympathy and friendship, while dark pink is symbolic of thankfulness and deep appreciation.

White roses sometimes adorn a bride-to-be on her wedding day. They symbolize unity, sincerity, loyalty, purity, and love stronger than death. White roses are sometimes mixed with red roses to emphasize love.

Orange roses symbolize an expression of pride or amazement, while peach roses symbolize appreciation and desire. A bouquet of orange roses would be appropriate for a graduate or to commemorate a promotion, while peach could express sincere appreciation for someone’s accomplishments.

Purple roses represent majestic glory and can symbolize eternal love, while lavender or lilac roses signify love at first sight or the beginning of true feelings. Purple roses are appropriate for wedding anniversaries beyond 25 years and as memorial flowers for a lost spouse. Deep purple roses should be reserved for intimate situations.

Black roses are symbolic of death. Many people view black roses as an omen, but they can signify change or rejuvenation on the horizon, as some rose buds appear black but then bloom into crimson red. The meaning of black roses may not be understood or well received as a gift, so you should avoid this color if you are at all unsure of the recipient’s beliefs.

These are just traditional defenitions to signify the color of roses, do not take it to the extreme that you change your wedding or event colors due to a defenition (smile) because you can give your own meaning to any flower!

Congrats Mr.and Mrs.Marion

Dr. Crystal Johnson and Mr. Frederick Marion were married on December 31, 2009. A very loving and sincere couple, that compliment each other so well, love was in the air the entire day!  Crystal and Frederick are really a couple that when they are given lemons in the begining of  a day, they will turn it into not just lemonade but a lemonade stand and make the lemons work for them! They really did it up right, they took 2009 out as hubby and wifey with a very regal (1st) first reception earlier that day, then later that evening they brought 2010 in with a (2nd) reception that allowed everyone to party, celebrate, relax, and enjoy the "Love Holiday"  theme of bringing in the New Year together. Their guest really received the royal treatment. Photos will be posted on the website gallery soon.

Please No Pictures!!

You may have been in a Bridal Boutique and seen a sign stating no cameras.  I know this can leave you puzzled as you stand there asking yourself why not?  It makes common sense to be able to try own wedding gowns, and take pictures to either show someone who was not bale to attend and you value their opinion, to be able to do a comparison of yourself in other dresses but having pictures side by side, having it to show your florist, hairdresser, or make-up artist. all of these reasons and more are valid and sincere reasons.  The reason for no cameras is to avoid copyright issues. You may tryon this fabolus designer gown that cost, $5,000 and can take a picture of that same gown to a talented and gifted seamstress, who can re-create the gown for almost 75% less. Where is the first place a bride usually see the gown of her dreams?...... "In a magazine" which is a picture (Duh) and the magazine pictures have more of a close-up, detailed, different angle, perfect lighting of the gown, than you ever would have taken with your Kodak. If you wanted to have the dress recreated, and nI am not promoting this.

Wedding Planner or Wedding Director? (what's the difference)

There is a big difference between a Wedding Director and a Wedding Planner. A Wedding Director is usually the church lady (smile), a close friend or a family member who orchestrates your wedding rehearsal and ceremony only. Some churches will allow you to use only their Director for your ceremony. The Director key job is to make sure that everyone knows when and how to walk down the aisle, nothing more and nothing less. It is not a very hard task and this is why a lot of people, or so quick to raise their hands and say that they are a Wedding Planner, when in reality they are not! A Wedding Planner does the job of a Director and a lot more. A Wedding Planner is there at the very begining of the entire process. A Planner key jobs are being creative, providing you with vendors, decorating ideas and suggestions, knowledge of the wedding lingo and trends, relieve you of stress, spearheading meetings and events, keeping you on budget, problem solving, being dependable, and just putting your dreams into a reality.

A Wedding Director will usually cost you nothing, because it's a friend or family member, a Wedding Planner will cost you a fee, but you know what they say "you pay for what you get" so if you pay nothing you just might get nothing!  Hopefully this information should help guide you in the right direction.

Sincerely

Savonia R. Adams (Wedding Planner)

Oh My Wal-Mart!!!

I just thought I would share this with you, so just in case you find yourself on a rainy, boring, cold, night as myself on many occasion and tonight being one of them....now you don't have to go to your local Wal-Mart anymore to be amused, shocked and gasping for air, by some of the weird, wild, obscence things that you see people, wearing, saying or even doing inside of your local Wal-Mart. Now you can just sit back and realax in the comfort of your own home and watch these folks online at http://www.peopleofwalmart.com/ I am going to start upoading my own Hot Mess that I have witnessed in Wal-Mart. Enjoy!!

Top of Wedding Cake!

The questions is do you serve it to your guest, or keep it for your first anniversary? Preserving your top layer for your first anniversary is a deep rooted tradition, and is considered as good luck, this tradition will continue until the end of time. Some couples now are opting for serving their top layer of the wedding cake to their guest, or at the next day farewell brunc, and just order a fresh relica from the same cake decorater for their first anniverary. If you do decide to keep the top layer, here is how you preserve it to make sure that it stays fresh, and just as tasty as the day it was baked...

Ask a responsible person to take the top layer home, who will be able to complete these task immediately.  First the layer should be placed into the freezer immediately to harden the icing for one to two hours, then the cake should be frozen. The cake should then be loosely wrapped in plastic several times and then wrapped in aluminum foil, if you like you can place it into a cake box, but then wrap even the box in plastic, or just wrap the outside of the aluminum foil again in plastic. This protection will preserve the taste and texture of the cake. **never keep the cake in a frost-free freezer, because the constant defrosting will draw the moisture out of the cake. A deep freezer is the best. If you are moving within the year, leave the cake with a family member or friends freezer after the wedding to avoid moving the cake before your anniversary.

When you are prepared to eat your cake on your anniversary, remove the cake from the freezer and thaw in the refrigerator for 48 hours, then place at room temperature for 2 to 3 hours. Your cake will be as beautiful (and tasty) as the day of your wedding!

Christmas Humor

Don't know if any of you got a chance to see the man who decorated his house for Christmas along with a sense of humor, in which cause so much of an uproar that the police made him remove it. In the picture he had a "dummy" hanging from the second story of his house, as if he fell off the ladder with Christmas lights hanging, and the ladder lying in the bushes, in which people thought someone was in need of help, here is the man statement....

"Good news is that I truly out did myself this year with my Christmas decorations. The bad news is that I had to take him down after 2 days. I had more people come screaming up to my house than ever. But two things made me take it down. First, the cops advised me that it would cause traffic accidents as people almost wrecked when they drove by.

Second, a 55 year old lady grabbed the 75 pound ladder almost killed herself putting it against my house and didn't realize it was fake until she climbed to the top (she was not happy). By the way, she was one of many people who attempted to do that. My yard couldn't take it either. I have more than a few tire tracks where people literally drove up my yard."

Bridal Shower or Bachelorette Party

A Bridal Shower is a party where you invite female friends, grandma and other family (that are invited to the wedding) to an afternoon party, sometimes it has a unique theme, like a monogram shower in which guest bring items with the couple's monogram, a tea party that all the ladies show off their best hats and white gloves, "what's for dinner" theme in which guest bring their favorite recipes for a meal and the ingredients in a gift basket, and the list goes on. Normally the bridesmaids and possibly the mother of the bride and or the mother of the groom pays for the shower. This event is rated PG

A Bachelorette Party is where you invite female friends and family out to a wild evening of  fun , drinking, games, bar hopping, naughty gag gifts and oh yes strippers!! Normally you don't invite your Grandma or Mom, although I've seen both of them attend. Everyone usually pays for themselves and chip in for the stripper at a bachelortette party, although the bride really shouldn't have to buy her own drinks or anything! This event is rated XXX

Color Combo for December

My color combo pick for this month is yellow, and purple. Both colors seperate has a diffrent meaning in my eyes. Of course yellow express, happy, joyful, carefree, fun and free spirit. The purple execute the boldnees of royal elegance, and more so an auora of mystery. When these two combined together they fuse into a firm sense of calmness, as a combo the purple stands firm and bold, and which it then brings peaceful calmness to the yellow.