I am M/C at a wedding need info on proticol on cake cutting?
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I'M ASUMMING THAT YOU ARE THE WEDDING PLANNER? CUTTING OF THE CAKE IS THE LAST RITUAL THAT IS PERFORMED BEFORE THE BRIDE&GROOM LEAVE THEIR GUEST, SO AFTER THE MEAL, FIRST DANCE, FATHER OF THE BRIDE DANCE, BEST MAN'S TOAST, FLOWER TOSS, GARTER BELT, PICTURES, WHEN THE CATER'S BRING OUT THE DESSERT TRAYS, THEN ALLOW THE PHOTOGRAPHER TAKE PICTURES OF THE CAKE BEFORE THEY CUT IT, THEN THE BRIDE TAKES THE CAKE KNIFE GROOM HAND OVER HERS, CUT ONE SLICE 2GETHER, PLACE ON PLATE BRIDE FEEDS GROOM FORK FULL DO NOT /DONOT SMASH CAKE IN EACH OTHERS FACE!!!!! SO GHETTO HAVE SOME CLASS!!! THEN CATER'S WILL SLICE UP THE REST OF CAKE, TOP PORTION OF CAKE IS TO BE FROZEN AND EATEN ON 1ST WEDDING ANNIVERSARY
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Remember, you get what you pay for.....nothing is truly "free" because that "Free Wedding Planner" will be getting KICKBACKS (usually 10% or more) from the various vendors he/she hires on your behalf.\n\nMy best advice is to hire a good Mobile Disc Jockey to act as the "emcee" for your event:  a good DJ-emcee will be your "Reception Coordinator" who will tie everything together.  Some higher priced DJ entertainers will take their role of "Wedding Coordinator" to the next level, where they actually become your full-service coordinator.\n\nOne such person (combined Disc Jockey and Wedding Planner) is DJ Brian S Graham of Knoxville, Tennessee.  I'm not sure if he covers Memphis, but he'll be able to steer you to someone in that area.
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I wouldn't really on a caterer that was late to our meeting, and had no time to talk, to cater my most important event.  If the caterer is not organized and professional enough to arrange a simple tasting, I don't think he could be counted on for a full wedding party.\n\nBesides, instant potatoes.... blah!!!
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the rest of the cake you made?
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You can do all the flowers yourself. You can make the cake yourself. You can make the invitations.  These three things alone will save you hundreds of dollars.  A wedding is not "made" by how much money is spent.  What matters is that the bride and groom are happy and everyone had a good time.  If you know anyone with a nice sound system of their own you could ask them if they would be willing to do the music.  Why hire someone that will charge you an arm and a leg when you can just use a nice stereo system and ask everyone you know for different CD's.  Depending on how many women are in the wedding party you can either make the dresses if you know anyone that sews, or ask them to pay for half the dresses themselves.  Depending on location and if you want alcohol instead of having an open bar have it so that they have to pay. That way only the people who want to drink can and you are not paying for drinks that are not going to be consumed.  Small Weddings are great because you can limit the amout of people.  I hope some of these tips help.  Good Luck
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Ok Im the Boyfriend just to let everyone know and no Im not cheap and taste is the thing Im concerned about, see I really like yellow box cakes with choclate frosting so if we can have a wedding cake thats going to total about 85 dollars for a big as* box cake to be made at a bakery why not. Alot of people go pay 2 to 500 for a cake and then alot of people wont like the cake because its more cosmetics than anything else. Everyone likes yellow cake for the most part, kool aid also, what else are you going to get for everyone including little kids to drink besides a bunch of punch. I dont see why everyone gets caught up in this "I have to spend big bucks for the wedding or it wont be special" thing. I'm more of a "I have to spend big bucks on a house, ring or honeymoon or it wont be special" type of person. The wedding is only one day and sure its supposed to be memories but tell me this, will you really be able to tell its kool aid or a box cake (Cooked by bakery still looks like a regular wedding cake) in the pictures??? No, will you be able to tell that your honeymoon wasnt anywhere special in the pictures, YES and same goes for the house. Really in a couple of years are your kids really going to give a dam if Mommy and Daddy had a low budget wedding when your staying in a big as* house??? I think not, and in a few years is it still going to be that big a deal to you that your willing to take a couple of steps back on the size of the house or the neighborhood just for a glitzy wedding. If so you got your head in the wrong place. Personally I would rather just the wedding really low budget and put a extra 10 grand on a downpayment for a house that ups the price of your house $50 to 100,000 in most places. Thats all I had to say and hopefully you people will stop trying to live like movie stars for a wedding and try to live like them with the more important things (HOUSE!!!!!)\nAND WHO SAID THE WEDDING DAY WAS THE WOMANS DAY I DIDNT REALIZE SHE WAS THE ONLY ONE GETTING MARRIED!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I am not sure if this is the same thing as a "come and go" event, but we have a very large family and often hold what we call "open houses".  I advise a 2-3 hour time frame for the event.  Refreshments can be very simple, especially if you hold the shower during the afternoon hours of 2-5 or 1-4 since this is after lunch and before dinner.  Use small plates, 6 or 8 inch and provide finger foods - fresh veggies with dip, cut-up fresh fruit, small appetizers such as little quiche or little sausages wrapped around crescent roll dough.  Dessert can be sugar cookies made in hearts with the wedding date or bride and groom's names written on them.  Miniature cupcakes would be cute, too.  Provide something that will "unite" all the guests since they won't all be there at the same time.  Maybe provide a recipe card and a 3x5 card in each guest's invitation.  Have them bring a favorite recipe on the recipe card and some "advice" for the happy couple on the 3x5 card.  Have a pretty basket available to put the card in.  As each guest leaves, give them something small as a momento since you won't be able to do much in the way of games.  Perhaps a small votive candle or a little potpourri wrapped in tulle and ribbon that match the colors of the bride's colors.  After the party, as the bride-to-be unwraps each gift, take a digital or poloroid picture of her with the gift and send it in the thank-you card to the giver.  Make sure everyone has a name tag since the guest list is large.  Another option may be to consider a different venue for the party.  A church social hall, a school gym or cafeteria, a park with a gazebo, someone's back yard, may be possibilities to allow all guests to be there at the same time.  Also, if you have anyone nice enough to ask what they can do to help, be sure to accept their offer and see if they can either help set-up or clean-up or perhaps bring a veggie tray or make cookies.  This will help financially and will be less stress for you.
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go to a wedding  planer
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have the groom's cake done like a bat and ball.  serve food similar to a concession stand.  wedding colors could be that of your favorite team.  the tableclothes could be white with red stitching to resemble baseballs.  invitations could be bat and ball or baseball diamond shaped.  if it isnt too hot at that time of the year, maybe even get married at a baseball field.  it all depends on how into it you want to get.  you can get a ton of ideas from the ladies at http://www.theknot.com  just go to the reader boards.
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Where you going?...the nail salon i use has a pot of disinfectant that they drop their utensils into during treatment and then they put em in the Sterilizer after each customer...im sure there are regulations regarding this in place....contact your local health authority...they should be able to inform you of the practices and you could report them whilst you are enquiring....
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Is this a serious question? And I'd like to know how enzyme304 plucks the petals off those daisies! Start by blowing some of them up, tying them together with a ribbon like a BIG bouquet, than pop them with a pin and see what you wind up with. LMAO here! Lol! I don't know! Go with the flow, be creative! It could work!
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Try a web site called sos.com it has a lot of infomation related to the baking bussiness
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Try the links of this group.  If you don't see one that works for you, send a message to the group with location and date, someone will bite.\n\nhttp://groups.yahoo.com/group/weddingofficiants/links\n(Individual site links are towards the bottom)
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I like the exchange collars idea.  Serve alcohol to the wedding guests.  Have someone creative make a ferret shaped cake to serve at the reception.
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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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Cut tips off then soak in acetone it will take a while but it's cheaper than going to a salon
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Cocktail reception (if any)\nGuests seated (to music)\nIntroductions (wedding party)\nBride and Groom Intro\nFirst dance (wedding party joins in)\nBride/Father Dance\nGroom/Mother Dance\nToasts\nFirst course\nDancing\nSecond Course\nDancing\nEntree\nCake cutting\nDessert Service\nDancing\nGarter/Bouquet Toss (optional)\nDancing\nEnd of Reception