Decorations to go along with cake topper

We are having a small wedding. The reception will be in the fellowship hall, following the ceremony at the church. My bridesmaids will be wearing between a burgundy and cranberry color dress. They will be carrying stargazer lilies, as will I in my bouqet. The florist is providing the cake topper,.... [Read more]

Who Pays for the Groom's Cake

I have heard several different things about who pays for the groom's cake:

1. The groom's family always pays for it

2. The bride's family pays if the cake is at the reception, and the groom's family pays if the cake is at the rehearsal dinner.

3. If the groom's family would like to have a.... [Read more]

Cake and Gelato?

I am having a summer wedding and would like to serve Gelato at our wedding. My fiance and I are both Italian so I thought it would be a fun way to bring in our Italian heritage. However, I have always dreamed of having a wedding cake? Can I have both and if I do how would I serve it? Would I.... [Read more]

How to know what size wedding cake to order?

Every wedding planning schedule or timeline I've seen says to order the wedding cake several months before the wedding, most often it's listed prior to mailing the invitations.

This makes no sense to me, or to my fiance. How do you know how many people will attend, therefore what size cake is.... [Read more]

Cake or pie

Our wedding is not until next year in November. I have done alot of planning already and I have a fiance that is willing to give ideas. We are paying for our own wedding and would like it to be different with a traditional feel. I have read in many bridal magazine where the cake is over-rated. We.... [Read more]