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Cupcake tree for your wedding

six-foot tiered cupcake treeCupcakes have come into vogue as a sweet alternative to the traditional wedding cake. No fussing with cutting the cake, and guests can choose from a variety of flavors. Besides that, a well-decorated cupcake is just plain adorable!

If you have a couple hundred guests, though, that's a couple hundred cupcakes, at least. Where on earth do you serve them? Cupcake stands are the norm, but generally these hold only a couple of dozen.

If you're an enterprising DIY bride, however, you might just want to craft a cupcake stand to beat all cupcake stands, and put a solid 375 cupcakes on the one, enormous tree! You could consider it the centerpiece to the reception hall!

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Thank your guests with regionally-inspired wedding favors

wedding favorMy niece was married last December. The wedding was stunningly beautiful (as was my niece). The timing of her wedding lent itself to a Christmas theme. For favors, we packed Christmas ornaments in cream boxes and decorated them with ribbon, a bell, and evergreens.

But even if your wedding isn't as theme-based as my niece's was, you can come up with any number of original do-it-yourself wedding favors. If you're in need of inspiration... think regionally. From the maple candy in Vermont to a mini bottle of wine in California, every location has something to inspire a wedding favor.

The Martha Stewart Weddings site has an extensive list of ideas for regional wedding favors. These local treats are sure to be appreciated by all: they serve as an introduction to your area for out-of-town guests, and are a familiar favorite for locals.

For more wedding favor ideas, see Jessi's post on keeping wedding favors personal.

Wedstravaganza, Part 4: creating the picture-perfect wedding in under five weeks


In last week's edition of Wedstravaganza, I covered tuxedo rentals for the guys, cake topper and table favor ordering, wedding colors, and flower picks. As we move into week four, I'll be talking about the wedding program I created, along with creating our wedding registries, wedding website (more on that later), and finding a place to hold the rehearsal dinner. Yes, the work continues, as we're only about halfway through the five-week journey it took to go from proposal to marriage. Strap in for the ride, 'cause here we go again.

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