Sweet wedding cake trends!
November 5, 2009
The Knot (www.theknot.com) has proclaimed that that the seven wedding cake trends of the moment are: buttercream icing, chocolate chocolate & more chocolate, playful lines, dramatic color, cake trios, global patterns, and sophisticated monograms.
Sweet Life Patisserie has long been one of the Eugene area’s leading wedding cake professionals – they are happy to help today’s bride navigate the trends to create the wedding cake of her dreams!
Just two of many tips the wedding cake designers at Sweet Life will share with you:
* When choosing a flavor, it’s a good idea to pick several different kinds for different tiers. This way you can satisfy those with a chocolate craving and also those looking for something on the lighter side.
* The bottom tier of a cake is the one you will usually cut into, so make sure it is a flavor both you and your groom!
You will be able to sample some of Sweet Life’s delicious cake at the Oregon Wedding Showcase in Eugene on January 9 & 10, 2010!
Why you need a professional Wedding Videographer!
October 13, 2009
A wedding video is more than a luxury! On the big-day-of, your wedding is going to whip by in one great big blur for you.. A professional wedding videographer will capture everything that happens during your wedding, and will preserve it forever for you and your family. ”A wedding video is an heirloom you can show your children, and which they can show their children,” says Jeffrey Haney of Lights in the Attic Creative Media. “We often hear from our brides and grooms that their wedding video was the best investment they made on their wedding day.”
Think of it like this: memories fade, and photos are static — they don’t capture the music, laughter, and motion that is the celebratory whirl of your wedding day. Plus, a wedding video will capture for you those special moments that you may have missed. After your wedding is all done and your friends and relatives have gone home, you have your wedding video to relive your special day. You will see the smiles & the tears, hear the laughter, and get the opportunity to enjoy all of those magical moments which you may have otherwise have missed. You will see how your parents react to you saying ?I do? –when at that moment, you only had eyes for your husband. You will see how your groom teared up when he saw you walking down the aisle — when, at the time, you were too busy trying not to cry and trying not to trip. You can watch your friends and family having fun and celebrating your union — when you don?t even remember seeing some of them there. You will see the flower girl going the wrong way down the aisle — and now you know why you heard laughing while you were waiting nervously in the hall. These memories are precious and once it?s over, it?s over. Only a wedding video will capture and preserve these priceless moments for you.
Professional Videographers seem too pricey?
If you are planning on putting a tripod up at your wedding, here are some things to consider: full bright sunlight, a crying baby, coughing, a dark ceremony, lots of beams in the reception hall. Editing itself is an art form both with the video and the audio side (take the hours you filmed and at least triple it for editing). You might not think of this, but professional videographers have dealt with these issues and know how to make your wedding video look and sound as though none of these obstacles existed. You are not going to be able to see yourself and your fiancée?s expressions or really hear your voices when you’ve only one tripod set up in the back of your wedding venue. Wedding videographers not only document your day, but create a wedding video that even strangers would want to watch over and over again.
When choosing a wedding film professional, ask questions like how many cameras do they use during the ceremony? Do they mike up the pastor and your future husband? Do they charge extra for High Definition filming? Ask to watch a wedding video filmed by the professional wedding videographer and you will see that, just like with wedding photography, videography is an investment which more than pays for itself!
Oregon wedding videographers are in the forefront of recreating what it means to having a wedding film, and Oregon is lucky to have a number of top videographers. “We are all striving to perfect our art and storytelling , and every year we are inspired by what fellow videographers are creating and what we have created,” says Jeffrey Hayes of Lights in the Attic Creative Media.
To see for yourself examples of some dynamic & award-winning wedding films, visit Tara & Jeffrey Hanes of Lights in the Attic Creative Media — and plan on visiting them at our upcoming Eugene October, and both January Salem & Eugene bridal shows!
If you are considering an “iPod Wedding”…
September 3, 2009
If you are thinking about having an “iPod” wedding, as has become a somewhat popular way to cut costs, you should really think twice. Your DJ is one of the most important people at your wedding. A good professional DJ controls the flow of the reception, keeps people on task, and will make your reception much more smooth. You want an event to remember? A professional DJ will ensure you have one!
The American Disc Jockey Association has released a short video of an actual wedding reception where they used an iPod. Click on the following link to see just why you may want to rethink saving money on the DJ!
How about a little Moulin Rouge for your wedding?
August 28, 2009
Today’s bride is all about making her wedding just as unique and memorable as she is! For an example of how a San Francisco-area bride and groom chose to adapt wedding traditions to reflect their own arty interests, check out this Tim Burton/Moulin Rouge inspired theme wedding!
While this was certainly not your average wedding, you know that it must have been a party which none of the happy couple’s friends or family will ever forget! And while not every gal wants to choreograph a non-traditional wedding ceremony, today’s bride certainly isn’t shy about exercising her creativity and slipping fun and funky elements into her wedding service or into the reception party!
Some interesting wedding statistics! How do you compare?
June 2, 2009
According 2008 numbers gathered and crunched by the wedding experts at The Knot (www.theknot.com), the national top 10 average costs of a wedding were:
* Venue = $13,667 (up 7.4% over 2007)
* Band = $3,633 (down 11.5%)
* Photographer = $2,655 (up 0.2%)
* Florist/decorations = $1,924 (down 2.4%)
* Wedding planner = $1,907 (up 8.6%)
* Rehearsal dinner = $1,640 (n/a)
* Videographer = $1,591 (up 1.2%)
* Wedding gown = $1,032 (down 22%)
* Reception DJ = $943 (up 0.3%)
* Wedding day transportation = $725 (up 6.7%)
How do these figures compare with your experience with budgeting for your wedding?
The folks at The Knot also conducted a survey in March 2009 asking how today’s recession in impacting today’s bride planning for tomorrow’s wedding. A majority of brides (60%) replied that their wedding spending will not change, while 40% have reduced their wedding budgets by approximately 16%.
Are you cutting back in your own wedding plans, or are you refusing to allow the recession to rain on your very special day?
