To say I love cheese is an understatement. Until the movie Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, I thought putting queso in a fountain was all my brilliant idea. The truth is, this service is actually offered by a few caterers/ fountain companies and there are couples out there with my same obsession for queso who have attempted this before. Although delicious and fabulous, a queso fountain is not easy to pull off. Without proper instruction, you could clog a fountain or have something that looks repulsive. Here’s all you need to know to set up the perfect queso fountain at your wedding reception:
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In honor of Father’s Day, today’s post is all about Dads and their responsibilities in the wedding planning process. As the Father of the Bride, you might think your only role is writing checks. Well, think again. Here is your cheat sheet to everything you need to know to make your little girl’s wedding a dream come true:
PreWedding:
- Along with your wife, host an engagement party
- Contribute to the wedding budget
- Help the couple decide on sites and/ or make other big planning decisions
- May help choose a hotel for out-of-town guests and reserve a block of reduced-rate rooms, create maps to be included with invitations, or anything else couple asks for help with
- Rent your own formalwear (talk with the couple if you’re to coordinate with wedding party)
- Help pick up out-of-town guests from the airport; may also arrange transportation to and from the wedding (vans, bus and so on)
- Typically travel to ceremony with bride
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In case you missed it on Elizabeth Anne Designs, check out these DIY tissue pom poms by Martha Stewart. They are adorable, inexpensive and totally customizable.
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If you know me at all, you know I love weddings, ice cream and cheese (we’ll come back to the cheese part later). So, when I first learned that my favorite childhood ice cream shop, Marble Slab, catered for weddings it was like a dream come true!
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Rachel Voglewede and Adam Little were married on April 17, 2010 at Three Points Ranch, near Austin, TX. They met about seven years ago at UNT and have been inseparable ever since. Their wedding was absolutely breathtaking — a simple ceremony in a field of wildflowers, followed by a a ranch-style celebration and camp out.
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Finding the perfect words for your wedding invitations can be difficult, especially with complex family and budget structures. Hello Lucky, a specialty letterpress printer and design studio, offers 30 ways to word your wedding invitation as well as beautiful letterpress samples to go with each one.
Here are three common variations:
Bride’s Parents Host—Formal (Religious venue)
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hudson
request the honor of your presence
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I had the pleasure of participating in the Elizabeth Anne Designs and The Sweetest Occasion Inspired Creations Contest with Photographer Catie Ronquillo, Hair and Makeup Artist Emily Hudspeth and The Left Handed Calligrapher Nicole Black. They were such a great team to work with. We collaborated to come up with some creative and fresh ideas and brought in more great Dallas Wedding vendors to pull it all together:
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Wedding Queso Fountain
Wedding Napking Rings: Martha Stewart Tissue Paper Pom Poms
Wedding Ice Cream Bar
Rachel and Adam’s Texas Hill Country Wedding
Wedding Invitation Wording