Additional Favors

Some days I am having the hardest time letting go of wedding things we can't afford.
To stick to our budget I have given up a lot of things that I would love to have for our wedding.
Don't get me wrong, I love the things we are having and I am very excited for our wedding!

But if money was no option, I could think of a million more things I would buy.

For example, no matter how much I talk myself out of it, I keep coming back to wanting a Candy/Dessert Station.

I have even tried to figure out a cheaper way around it, by incorporating an additional favor that has candy in it...Instead of a full out Candy Buffet.

But come on, how cute would a table full of just hot pink, black, and white candies look?!


I even found this poem for if I decide on having Jordan Almonds:

"Five sugared almond for each guest to eat: that symbolizes that life is both bitter and sweet: five wishes for the new husband and wife: health, wealth, happiness, children and long life.""



I found a lot of cute pink, white, and black individual candies that would make up an adorable buffet table. I also found several mixed pink and white candies...And even some pink, black, and white candies all in one!
I cannot post pictures of all of the individual candies I found, so here are just some candy buffet photos:


Pink Candy Buffet




Black & White Candy Buffet




Hot Pink & Black Candy Buffet


I am also still addicted to the idea of having pretzels dipped in dark chocolate, white chocolate, and pink sprinkles...And then attaching a note that says "Thank you for helping us Tie The Knot!"


I guess that's pretty much it for now.

Just 55 Days to go! :)

Desserts/Candy Table

I am 100% Italian...I am used to having too much food and desserts at every event...Including nightly dinner.

When I presented Jon with the idea of having additional desserts at the reception, Jon said it would be a waste of money and that we will have the wedding cake and don't need anything else.

As much as my budget-conscious side agrees with that statement, my creativity and Italian side does not.

Thus I continued to be creative with different dessert ideas.

This is as close to a visual on my idea of Black & Whites with our last name initial in pink as I could come. Come on, that looks just like pink frosting! ;)

Or it looks like I am back to making mock-ups in Paint.

And don't forget my Rainbow Cookie in my wedding colors idea!

So what if instead of that...

The colors were more like this:

Or like this:

I don't think I would want one of the cakey layers to be black, because black is such a hard color to dye...No matter how much black food coloring I use, it always looks purple. So I think we can stick with the outer chocolate layers being enough 'black color'.

Other dessert ideas I had included dipping pretzels (the real twisted pretzel shaped ones, not rods) in white and dark (assuming that would make a better 'black' color than milk chocolate would) chocolate and then adding pink sprinkles.
I really love that idea for favors and then include a tag that says "Thanks for helping us tie the knot!"

Another idea was having white and dark chocolate dipped strawberries with pink sprinkles.

White Chocolate Strawberries with hot pink and magenta edible glitter

Or Wedding Chocolate Truffles

And then another idea was forgetting the dessert table and doing the trendy Candy Buffet table instead.

I am sure we could easily find black, white, and pink candies to adorn the table.

And then have to-go boxes for guests to fill up with their desired candy, and take home as a favor. Instead of us putting favors together with candy that the guests may or may not like.

Also, when preparing to make candy for my bridesmaids, I bought every kind of wedding candy molds that Wilton makes. So that is another thing I can make for either a dessert table or a candy buffet table. As long as it isn't too warm out and the candy melts.

I can make these candies in any color.

I can also make these candies in any color...And I can make them into lollipops too.

I also have these...But haven't tried them out yet. They look like just candy...But really, they are candy covered Oreos! How cool is that to be able to make a candy coated (in any color) Oreo?!?! Well they look like Oreos would work best with them at least. And I thought that they were too cute to pass up. I need to try them out one of these days.

I don't own these...

...Or these...But I can easily buy them, and they could work too...Unless I was definitely going to make my other pretzel idea, then that would be too many pretzels.

I just had to post this idea of desserts and candies because my creative brain comes up with so many ideas that I can't keep up! So I needed to document it so I could remember my ideas better. :)

Of course we can always use any of these ideas for the Engagement Party (if we have one) instead of the Reception, too.

Another Favor Idea

I had another favor or dessert idea that will play off my 'black and white' theme nicely.

What if I get Black & White Cookies...And put frosting "H"s on them?!

Of course they have to be the good cookies I am used to from Long Island (my home!) or New York City. None of this Half Moon crap that they make up here in Central NY. :-P

"There is some confusion as to the origin of the black-and-white cookie and the sometimes synonymous name Half-Moon. The name Half-Moon is common in Upstate New York and New England. In New York City, however, one will find only Black and Whites. However, while the two names are often used interchangeably, there may actually be considerable differences between the two, most notably in the textures of the base and the icing.

Half-Moons originated in Utica, New York at the famous Hemstrought's Bakery in the early part of the 20th century. Half-Moons most often come with a chocolate cake base, dark fudge icing on one side and sugary white frosting for the "half moon" side.

Black and Whites have a drier, cookie-like base and fondant frosting."

So in conclusion, Half Moons are more cakey with regular cake type frosting on them...And Black & Whites have harder frosting and are way more delicious! :)

That is a Black & White (Sooooo good!)

This is a Half Moon (Not terrible, but not nearly as good!)

So yeah, just another cute idea for my black/white/and subtle pink idea. :)

Misc. Wedding Love

I'm ADDICTED to criss-cross designed wedding cakes!!



ADORABLE!!



So Unique!





Cute!



Pretty Aisle!


Cute Hair Accessory



BEAUTIFUL Hair Jewel



I Love These Shoes!



This photograph is just too perfect!
I am insanely jealous of it!

DIY Wedding SWEETS!

I thought of some more treats that I could maybe make for my wedding.

First let me share with you the absolute favorite cookie among my sister and myself:

My Love: Rainbow Layer Cookies

For some reason my sister and I have been obsessed and head-over-heels in LOVE with these cookies since we were very little. We LOVE it so much, that we know how to make and bake them...And we have gotten them to taste just like the ones that the bakeries sell!

So maybe I can make them in my wedding colors?

I have used differing colored sprinkles on the outside...But I have only ever made the inside layers in the traditional pink (or red), yellow, and green layered colors. But it is only food coloring...So maybe I can make them to match my wedding!

Just a thought.

Especially because these can be made in advance and frozen for a week or two.

As opposed to a lot of the ideas I have that will need to be made the night before (as if I won't have enough to do!)

What about Wilton's quick and easy alternative to a traditional Croquembouche

Chocolate Drizzled Croquembouche

Or what about Cream Puff Swans?

How cute!

I make the tuxedo strawberries...So why not bride ones too?!

More Random Wedding Pretties!

Since I am still awake...Why not more cute random wedding related photography?
Fantastic!




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PINK FLOWER GIRL!



SOOOO PRECIOUS!!!




Bridesmaid Gown



HOTT PINK Bridesmaid



Another HOTT PINK Bridesmaid Dress


I love pink and brown together!

And I love that it has matching dresses with slightly differing tops.
One for the flower girl, one for the maid of honor, one for the bridesmaids, and one for the junior bridesmaid.



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I love this garter!




Wedding Brownie Pops




Escort Card Holder AND Candle!

Random Wedding Pretties!

I have not been feeling too well tonight.
So let's look up pretty wedding things to help take my mind off of feeling under the weather, shall we?



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Obviously, I wouldn't want the Eiffel Tower on my wedding cake...But I DO like that lattice, the colors, and the dots.
And as nice as the ribbons look, I don't like inedible objects on cakes...So if I were to have ribbons, they would have to be gum paste or fondant or something.



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CANDY!
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I HEART STARGAZER LILIES!



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ICE ICE BABY!




Sleeping Beauty



Cinderella