A: Most often, the bride and groom are joined by either their attendants with their dates, or by immediate family members. The head table may accommodate as few as eight or as many as 24 people, so it can be as intimate or as lively as you like.
Q: Do groomsmen typically serve as ushers at the ceremony?
A:The groomsmen often do act as ushers, escorting guests to their seats before the ceremony. But you may have ushers in addition to groomsmen if you would like to give additional friends or family members roles in the wedding. If you elect to have both ushers and groomsmen, the ushers may wear a less formal variation of the groomsmen’s attire.
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Q: How can we have a wedding motif that’s consistent, but doesn’t look over done?
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Before you register or go shopping for the mixer and blender you will need, do a little preliminary shopping yourself.
If you love to cook, you need a range of mixers. If you plan to learn to cook, you also need a range of mixers. Its that simple. What the range will consist of will depend on the time of cooking you do (or want to learn to do).
HAND MIXERS
Even if you never plan to cook, you still will you a hand mixer. From whipping cream, quickly mixing condensed soups, getting the lumbs out of gravy, beating eggs, mixing cookie dough - thse are little gems that you will find yourself using daily.
BLENDERS
A blender is another small appliance that will be a daily companion. Great for every type of drink imaginable - and that’s just the start. You will use your blender to whip up all sorts of treats, including milk shakes, exotic cocktails, fruits and so much more.
STAND MIXERS
The stand mixer is the king of the crop when it comes to serious baking. And women and men alike insist on the best. No competent cook would be without one.
Look for:
-power: a strong motor and heavy-duty transmission that can handle heavy dough, including bread dough
-a design that doesn’t trap food so cleanup is easy
-easy installation of attachments
-beaters that reach the entire bowl
FOOD PROCESSORS
A food processor is a powerhous that must have a motor that can knead heavy doughs and chop large fruits and vegetables. All cooks who take their kitchen challenges seriously want a powerful, dependable food processor.
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The rehearsal meal shouldn’t be about whose obligation it is to be the host (it’s usually the groom’s parents) but how much fun everyone is having.
Who, When, Why, What
WHO
Everyone who is participating in the service will be invited to participate in the fun.
-the bridal couple
-all attendants
-singer or musician performing at the service
-anyone giving a reading at the service
-parents of children in the wedding party
-guests who have travelled from afar to attend the wedding
WHAT
It’s a relaxed party. Why not make it a beer and jeans party? Wine and fondue? Punch and buffet?
There will be lots of laughter, starting at the rehearsal, as everyone practices walking down the aisle and jockeying into place.
The fun will continue at dinner. Include some raucous and naughty toasts.
WHERE
Have it anywhere you like. A BBQ in the back yard. A diner. A country club. A picnic in the park. Or even a picnic in the home, with checked tablecloths, potato salad, slaw, hot dogs and burgers.
WHEN
It’s almost always the evening (or afternoon) before the wedding to allow out-of-towners to be on hand. This is ideal. If, however, the clergy or site can’t fit you in, it may be two days before the wedding, but usually not any earlier.
WHY
The custom of having a rehearsal, followed by a party, is a long tradition that makes good sense. It brings everyone together, perhaps for the first time, so the duties of each for the following day can be reviewed. More importantly, it sets a spirit of comradeship that will jump-start the wedding day.
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Avoid thinking of registering as a terrific birthday party. An unlimited gift grab. Don’t blow this opportunity to make serious choices that will reflect the lifestyle you are going to share.
The bridal couple needs a healthy spirit of cooperation if they are going to do themselves and their guests a favour.
Four Steps
1) Sit together and talk about the lifestyle you will share. Does one of you enjoy cooking? Do both of you like to cook? Do you expect to do much entertaining? How will you entertain? Sit-down dinners? Buffets? Barbecues? Will your lifestyle be super-casual or somewhat formal?
2) Now start making practical notes:
-How large is your home?
-Note the size of each room
-Decided on a colour scheme for the home ( and specifically for each room)
- List the items in each room that you already have. Then list the things in each room that you will want or need
3) Go to a store, together, with your list in hand and browse. You may find ideas that are new and fresh, so this is the time to delete, change and add to the original list
4) Now is the time to register. Take your revised list with you. At this point, you will have defined your lifestyle and shared your perceptions of what your home should express.
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Having a bar that has all the extras gives you ahead start when you’re entertaining.
When you’re registering for wedding gifts, include all those extras that make mixing a drink special.
It starts with a range of glassware
-Tumblers are for highballs – both for those who want a soft drink or for those who want a liquor diluted with another liquid. An eight ounce glass will serve you well.
-Old-fashioned s are short glasses, about half the height of a tumbler. These are ideal for those who want their liquor on the rocks.
-Martinis are a stemmed glass with a flared bowl. For the past few years, martinis have been the most popular cocktail.
-Pilsners are tall glasses that ideally hold a bottle of beer.
ACCESSORIES
A jug of some sort is a necessity. It might be a glass, potter, pewter or silverplate pitcher, but it is required to provide water.
An ice bucket. Perhaps register for a large bucket that will hold enough ice for a party plus a small one that will hold sufficient ice for a foursome. Some of these come with their own stand, which allows more room on top of the bar.
Tongs are a necessity so your hands don’t touch the ice.
Cocktail shakers are a retro choice and not a necessity, but if you and your friends are into cocktails, like martinis and manhattans, your really should have one.
Small elecric mixers are not essential but are a fun accessory for whipping up special drinks.
Glass or metal stir sticks are handy to stir drinks
Jiggers are another essential, soyou can control and accept responsibility for the size of the liqour drinks.
PROTECTORS Glasses are the biggest offenders when it comes to staining tabletops. See that every guest is handed a cocktail napkin (paper or linen) when they get their drink.
See that coasters are available on every table. Check out the options on coasters – you will see them in every possible configuration and material, from cork, wood, glass, silverplate, china and more.
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Your imagination can run rampant when you plan place cards and menus for the tables at your reception- and these ideas can spill over and be repeated when you entertain after you are married.
NAPKIN UPGRADE
Attach something special to a linen napkin along with a card, bearing the name of the guest.
-tiny rosebud-cluster of greenery-miniature artificial fruit etc!
STANDING TALL
A folded card will stand alone. The outside of a tented card might be decorated with a small leaf, petals, crystals or seed pearls glued into place.
The inside of the card might carry a special message, such as “we’re glad you’re sharing our special day”.
Visit a specialty paper shop to see the remarkable options in paper. You might choose a terrific paper in shades of green or autumn colours and cut them in a large, but simple, leaf shape. Each guest’s name could be written on the leaf with white, gold or silver ink. These would not be folded, but would lie above or in the middle of the charger plates.
CUSTOMIZED MENU
Double up by giving each guest a menue for the evening with their name at the top. Best to choose and use a font that gives the name an impressive flourish.
At the bottom, record your own names and the date of the wedding, because these will be a keepsake.
Use a special paper, perhaps in a pale colour, if that suits the overall theme of the wedding. Alternately, it’s hard to beat white or cream when the paper stock is excellent.
On the corner of the menue, or underneath the guest’s name, apply some decoration. It might be printed right on the paper or applique a decoration such as dried flowers.
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