You & Your Wedding

Gone are the days of the traditional wedding fruit cake layered in marzipan and coated in white icing. Today’s brides and grooms are mixing it up with a huge range of wedding cakes to choose from. Anything from mud cakes to sponge cakes and even cupcake towers is possible. If you have a cake in mind, all good wedding cake specialists will be able to make your ideas a reality. Dazzling decorations coupled with fantastic flavour are crucial to your wedding cake’s success and with modern day cake design the sky is the limit!

Deciding on a wedding cake specialist is a lot easier with so much information available online. Most companies post photographs of their work on their websites so you’re able to check them out before going there in person. Alternatively, ask any recently married couples you know where they ordered their wedding cake from. It’s best to do this sort of research at least six months before your wedding date.

It’s best to get a full quote and shop around for the best deal before deciding on a wedding cake company. It’s also worth checking out their ingredients and asking whether they freshly bake or freeze their cakes. A lot of the time you’ll find that wedding cake bakers and designers also specialise in wedding flowers. Find out whether they offer a cheaper price or package deal if you use both of their services.

Before organising a wedding cake it’s ideal to know how many guests you will be expecting in order to ensure that no one will miss out on a slice. From here your wedding cake specialist will be able to determine a size based on the figures. Some couples may already know what they want their cake to look and taste like, while others may need to discuss ideas with their specialist or arrange a cake tasting session. Quotes are usually based specifically on the individual cake and can vary depending on size, type of cake, decorations and delivery. Once a cake and price have been agreed on, you will usually be asked to pay a substantial deposit to hold your wedding date.

Undeniably the most enjoyable part of the wedding cake ordering process is deciding what it will look and taste like. Cake tasting sessions are generally offered by most wedding cake bakers. Some different types of cake include:

Fruit Cake: The traditional fruit cake is still a popular option, especially for durability purposes. Because it remains edible for years if stored correctly, a lot of couples like to save their cake for their one year wedding anniversary.

Sponge Cake: This option has become increasingly popular for younger couples and modern weddings. The only set back is that it is harder to stack if you want a cake with pillars and multiple levels.

Others: Cheesecakes, mud cakes and even cupcake stacks are other popular options. Some couples even opt for multiple tiered cakes with a different flavour for each.

Cake Tip: When you’re choosing your cake and filling type consider the season of your wedding. Cakes with butter cream icing and/or moose or cream filling will not hold up well in the summer heat unless you keep it refrigerated until the cutting. Something sturdier such as fruit cake or mud cake is potentially a better option for hot weather.

Wedding cakes come in a huge range of shapes and sizes. Some are made to match the bride or bridesmaids’ dresses and flowers, while others can be shaped into castles or hearts to match a specific theme. Cakes can consist of multiple layers separated and supported by pillars or multiple tiers stacked on top of each other. Common shapes are circles and squares as they are easily cut; however, anything goes in this industry and if you have a certain shape in mind it isn’t a problem.

Wedding cake decorations are ultimately what separate your cake from the rest. Many couples choose to colour coordinate their cake with the wedding flowers or bridesmaid dresses. With floral decorations it’s possible to implement either sugary edible flowers or fresh flowers. For this purpose it comes in handy if your wedding cake specialist also provides wedding flowers. Other possible decorations include lace from the bride’s wedding dress and ornaments to place on top of the cake.

Flowers have always been an essential part in every wedding. They are able to express emotions more intentionally than words can. Every type of flower and each color convey a meaning and sometimes reflect the feeling in this memorable event. A wedding is an amazing occasion that flowers takes a significant part in. Different varieties of flowers with vibrant colors are used to decorate the wedding ceremony and the reception area.

Flowers also play an important element in the outcome of the wedding videography. Its effervescent quality will give the wedding energy and life which will surely be interpreted in the wedding video. They create an atmosphere of romance and good wishes to the whole affair. So it is wise to find time to choose the kind of flowers that will fit the wedding ceremony and reception perfectly.

Since a wedding is a special event, it also demands some uniqueness especially on the flower arrangements. Selection of the flowers may depend on the theme of the wedding and its seasonal availability. If you prefer different shades of pink flowers, fall might not be the best time for you to get married. On the other hand, if you adore lilacs or tulips, perhaps you should have a spring wedding.

There are many ways to create a romantic mood at your wedding ceremony using flowers. One popular way is adorning the church aisle with fresh or dried rose petals. Flower filled urns can also be placed at the entrance ceremony which can later be brought to the reception. If you are planning your wedding in the late afternoon or evening, use candlelight and rich blooms to lighten your path and create that dreamy ambiance.

The most popular wedding flowers will include roses and calla lilies. These flowers will look amazing and an advantage is that they are available all year round. But if you want something a little bit different, add some tropical blooms in your wedding bouquet. This will surely look amazing and provide stunning wedding videography opportunities.

For the reception, there are a lot of fresh ideas you can choose from to create that magical moment for you and your guests. Use elegant vases with colored blossoms or simply scatter rose petals at center of the table around glittering candles. Instead of the usual floral centerpieces for each guest table, submerge beautiful blooms of orchids or tulips in a crystal glass. Another idea is to have your florist decorate the table with small five or six separate centerpieces instead of a big one so that each couple on the guest table can take one home. Use you imagination and do not be afraid to show your creativity. Just remember that the level of these arrangements should not interfere with guest’s ability to talk with each other.

Wedding flower arrangement is only one factor that can help you set the mood for your wedding. Deciding on the perfect flowers that will suit your style and personality can take a lot of time and patience. It will be an advantage if you consider some of these ideas to create the magical feeling in your wedding. This will definitely provide the ultimate touch in making your wedding more special and unforgettable.

Wedding Invitations are personal and set the tone of ones wedding. Invitations can be simple on inexpensive store brought paper or very elaborate etched pieces of gold. It all depends for the most part on your budget and your personal style and taste.

Wedding Invitations are very personal and intimate. No one publishes a public invitation card for a wedding. One creates a guest list and personally invites the guests to the wedding by means of a wedding invitation. A lot of thought and care is given to carve that list so as not to miss anybody important in our lives to attend our memorable event.

The wedding invitations reflect the tone of the wedding event. The invitation cards can be very expensive or very simple. It all depends on what kind of budget one has and how creative one is. A Wedding invitation unlike other invitations may have several pieces inside one main container for instance it could contain an invitation for a wedding, an invitation for a reception, a response card, details of the ceremony, venues, location maps and sometimes even a dress code.

The most modern form of Wedding Invitation is an Email invitation which is gaining popularity every day, but the basic concept of the invitation, content and design element remain the same. Similar effort is put into email invitations as is put into printed invitations, the electronic version of invitations can be more entertaining, attractive and interactive at the same time. Some innovative minds invite their guests by launching private websites which are only for their guests to see by invitation through email with a password for the private website. The reasoning behind this electronic medium usage is that it has a distinct advantage of a wider reach, in time response online, multiple invites and reminders to the guests which is all very attractive as the guests are not likely to forget even if they want to.

Traditional Wedding Invitations are generally in cotton or linen paper in white engraved in black or pastel ink colors. Many people prefer to have their invitations customized in non standard sizes and variety of materials with elaborate or simple classic tasteful designs. The response cards or RSVP cards are usually enclosed inside the wedding invitations to let the host know if the person will be attending the event or not which makes it easier for the host to manage the ceremony seating and reception menu etc and how best to take care of all attendees at the wedding.

As indicated the Wedding invitations are very personal and the wording plays a major role in the invitation. While the supplier or the publisher of the wedding invitation cards offer literally thousands of designs and a variety of standard content, it is always better to have a customized content that reflects your own personal style although the information presented in all the wedding invitations is pretty standard, it is the manner and the style of the presentation that reflects your personality and style.

Even though the Wedding invitations are printed separately by the bride and the groom in different styles and designs, the content and meaning reflected must be the same. The bride and the groom may choose a theme for their wedding which is indicated in the invitation cards to the guests so that they can participate in accordance with the theme.

Both Bride and the grooms full names are printed on the wedding invitations. Certain rules are followed for instance if you want to send some wedding gifts or wedding favors with the invitations to the prospective guests, it is perfectly acceptable but it is not acceptable but it is not acceptable to indicate your gifts or wedding registry details on the invitations.

Some interesting celebrity wedding invitations included Britney Spears wedding invitations which was reported to be delivered in a bag with a special note to the guests and one of the wedding invitation later appeared on Ebay Auction and reportedly sold for $2150.

Another interesting Wedding invitation was that of an Indian Businessman’s daughter in U.K attended by many celebrities from various fields with a 20 page gold edged wedding invitations with hand printed images and details of various functions and venues and the invitation itself was accompanied by an intricately carved silver container weighing almost 5KG.

Wedding invitation is after all a matter of personal taste.

There is no doubt that the wedding cake will be the focus of your wedding. The caking cutting ceremony is in fact very meaningful and important because it is the first thing you do with your spouse as a married couple.

To this end, you will want to make your wedding cake beautiful. You will be spending the time to seek for a stylish wedding cake. Yet, the style is only one of the aspect you need to consider. There are also something practical you have to think about before you order your cake.

The budget will certainly affect your final choice. As a result, you need to have a realistic budget before you seek for your cake. First of all, you will think about the number of guests who will be attending your wedding. Then you will start considering the amount you will spend per head. This will give you the total amount you will be spending on the cake. You will need to know the average costs of it before you can set your budget. You should visit some online forums and discuss with other couples in order to gather more information about that.

The number of guests who will attend your wedding will also affect the size of your cake. You will need to let your baker know the number of guests so that you can create a cake in the right size. It will be a waste of both money and food if you create a cake which is too big. On the other hand, you may also consider creating some mini cakes so that eat mini cake will be served to every guest. In this case you will need to make sure that the number of mini cakes matches the number guests.

Let us go back to the point of the style of the wedding cake. You can have different options when this is concerned. Of course you can discuss with other couples on forums so that you can know more about the choice of the others. On the other hand, you will also read bridal magazines so that you can learn more about different styles. If you are going to work with a cake designer, you need to ensure that you have done some researches before you meet the designer so that he or she will understand your preference and your needs.

Considering the decorations of the cake, you will need to discuss with the baker wheat kind of decorations you will need. If you need to use fresh floral petals, you may need to discuss with your florist as well. However, you may still want to remove the petals before you serve the cake to the guests.

You will also need a good cake topper. There are different choices to this end. Of course you can always go for some traditional choices. On the other hand, there are also a lot of funny cake toppers you can choose from. However, you will need to spend some time to search for it.

When plans are made for a western wedding, most couples control many of the details, but when it comes to the wedding cake, they may have to settle for what is available at their local cake decorating shop. There is another way to insure your western wedding cake is just what your envisioned it to be, and that is create your own design.

Designing beautiful western-wedding-cakes starts with choosing the cake patterns that fit your wedding theme. My western wedding had an outdoor theme. We used wild flowers gathered from our ranch on the cake to continue our outdoor theme. We completed the look with an adorable western themed cake top.

Most experienced cake decorators can use stencils to tool personal likes, hobbies, interests or favorite activities of the bride and groom, into the fondant frosting to create a more personalized western wedding cake that would WOW the guests.

If you have your heart set on making your own theme wedding cake, go for it. A little research will help the creation and the design of your eye catching western wedding cake come together quicker. Cake making books and literature, plus on-line help makes it easy to make your own cake. Specialty shops carry the pans, plates and pillars necessary for cake making. Butter cream frosting recipes are easily obtained on-line and in recipe books and if you are worried about the detailed decorating, get creative and use silk flowers in the place of shell borders and string plastic pearls in scalloped droops around the cake. There are more ideas below of what you could use to decorate your own personal wedding cake.

Whether you’ve made the cake yourself or had a professional cake ordered, you can personalize and jazz up the cake to fit your wedding theme. If you are looking for a simple but cute wedding cake design idea, then use a simple wild flower wedding cake, add some plastic horse/horseshoes along with some petite jute bows and easily transform it.

Another simple cake design uses thin strips of real leather threaded through small metal conchas and attached to the edges of the cake which gives an authentic western effect. I even seen a cake with a frosting picket fence wrapped around the cake layers. It was darling and fit in completely to the décor and theme of the wedding. I personally would have added small frosting flowers to give the cake a little additional color.

Western themed pillars that support the cake layers are another element that add to the design and can be used with any other western accessories to enhance the wedding cake appearance.

Miniature straw bales, wheat stalks, dried wild flowers, mini plastic cowboy hats or even lasso rope can be used to enhance the appearance of your cake. And last but not least is the cake top. Searching for the right western wedding top is important because it can enrich the appearance of your wedding cake and at the same time, express the couples own feelings.

Remember, just a little research can help you design and create the perfect eye catching western wedding cake that will accentuate your western wedding theme.

I bought a professionally made, three-tier wedding cake for my son’s wedding in August 2008 and this cost me £296.00 [$419.53].  Apart from the fact that it was beautifully iced and decorated, the cake was delicious – or should I say cakes: the top tier was made as a walnut cake as the bride’s request; the middle layer was rich chocolate, requested by the groom; the bottom layer was a delightfully moist and rich fruit cake for the majority of the guests, with enough to send out to those who were unable to attend the ceremony. 

There are lots of different icings and fillings which are used with wedding cakes when they are made, such as fondant icing, or ganache, to mention just two.  When fondant icing is made it is kneaded and rolled to make it smooth and then it is draped over the cake in a solid sheet and trimmed to size.  It provides a very smooth surface and can be dyed any number of colours. Buttercream is usually used as a filling, although it can also be used as an icing. I find this particular covering sickly but it does provide a lovely texture.  Basically it is made by adding a large amount of icing sugar to butter and the two mixed together and then beaten so that the butter takes on a creamy appearance. 

Ganache is another sickly-sweet flavouring, being made with double cream and melted chocolate.  It is poured over the cake and, when this mixture dries it becomes quite stiff and is very effective as an icing.  Then there is pulled sugar which I know from experience is extremely difficult to make [very difficult!] and gum paste which consists of gelatine powder, cornstarch and sugar and which can be made into very realistic looking flowers.  Summer icing is another form of buttercream but is better to use when the weather is hot.  It contains vegetable shortening which has a much higher melting point than that of buttercream.

Colour schemes for wedding cakes are usually designed to fit in with the colours the bridesmaids are wearing, or with the overall theme of the wedding.  As my son’s wedding last August was based on the colours of his regiment, the flowers in the bride’s bouquet also followed through the same theme, as did the flowers on top of the wedding cake.  The only difference between the flowers from the bouquet and those on the cake were the cake flowers were edible icing.

The wedding cake is the focal point of the whole reception and is another very old custom based on the representation of fertility.  It represents the coming together of two families, with the cake cutting designed to enable the guests to share in the bride and groom’s joy. The wedding cake is traditionally made from dried fruits as the grains and fruit represent fertility.  Nowadays cakes are often made with pure chocolate, sometimes white chocolate, sometimes dark chocolate, often finished with shaved chocolate curls.

Nowadays, lucky brides can choose from among an assortment of wedding cakes in all shapes and sizes, colors and costs, flavors and favorites that the brides of yore would have gone into paroxysms of envy. Why? Because they were stuck with baked goodies, of which the crumbs were showered over their heads for good luck!

Still, if you are dissatisfied with these traditional wedding cakes, you can always add pizzazz to them. Here are three trendy ideas to choose from.

Eat Your Cake and Have It, Too!

It can frustrating when at the end of the wedding day, all you have left of your costly cake are photographs and memories. Of course, there is also the traditional cake slice to be mummified, er, refrigerated to be eaten when the first wedding anniversary rolls around.

So, what do you do when you want to have a 3D memento of your cake? You have them sculpted in porcelain, of course! There are artists who will gladly make an exact replica of wedding cakes that are, of course, miniature versions only.

Since this method of preserving your cake in 3D is expensive, often up to $400 each, you might want to re-think the idea. However, if you have the money and you have the desire, then go for it!

Wedding Cake/Wedding Favors

With this idea, you can kill two birds with one stone. On one hand, you have a unique “wedding cake” that guests can rave about for days to come. On the other hand, you can save on wedding costs because this “wedding cake” doubles as wedding favors!

Here’s the idea: Favor boxes are shaped like cake slices, which are then filled with your edible wedding favors like candies, chocolates, almonds and even a slice of cake. These favor boxes are arranged into tiers of “wedding cake”, decorated with ornaments of your choice like silk flowers and velvet fruits and wrapped in colorful ribbons. You can then “slice” the cake and give the favors to guests in the traditional manner!

Another idea: You can have favor boxes in similar themes as your edible wedding cake and come up with paper cakes! To take it one step further, you can even have these paper cakes printed with the guests’ names and table numbers thereby transforming them into favor boxes cum escort cards.

The best thing about these wedding cakes is that you need not worry about the groom dunking your face into them! Now, that would truly make your day.

Skip the Traditional Wedding Cake

In cases where the traditional wedding cakes hold no appeal for you, how about going the alternative route of serving many types of dessert? This way, you can offer your guests variety while fulfilling your desire for uniqueness.

For example, you can opt for your favorite sweet pastries arranged in artful layers or tiered towers. Either way, you will have dramatic effects similar to the elaborate wedding cakes. Besides, not everybody is into carrot cake with fondant icing.

Indeed, when it comes to wedding cakes, your imagination is limited only by your sweet tooth, strict budget and sentimental side!

Every bride wants her wedding to be memorable – for herself and the groom, but also for their guests. A big part of making her wedding memorable is to select carefully from the myriad of memorable wedding table ideas. That selection begins with a dream, but it involves more than that.

Four Considerations

When searching for the most memorable wedding table ideas, you should keep four things in mind.

1. Significance: Whatever idea you use should have significance for you and your guests. This does not mean everyone attending your reception would have chosen the same wedding table ideas you chose, but there should be a meaningful reason for your selection. If you choose from among the many Irish wedding table ideas, and you are Asian American, there would seem to be no significance. If, however, you are getting married on St. Patrick’s Day, and your color scheme is green and white, Irish wedding table ideas are fine.

If you are having a themed wedding, you should select from among wedding table ideas that will carry out that theme.

2. Color Scheme: Most memorable wedding table ideas carefully adhere to the color scheme of the wedding. If you will be dressed in white and your bridesmaids will be in soft summer yellows, look at wedding table ideas that can naturally accommodate soft yellows and white. In this case, the Irish wedding table ideas mentioned above would be out of place.

3. Budgetary Concerns: No matter how many beautiful wedding table ideas you find, you will be able to use only those that fit within your budget – and you should have a budget for your wedding. Plan how much you will allow for the centerpiece on each table, and how much each guest’s wedding favor will be. Give yourself a firm budget before you begin looking, and stick to it.

4. Commemorative Favors: You will want wedding table ideas that incorporate wedding favors, and mark the favors in such a way that they will commemorate your wedding day. The marking may be as simple as a small paper tag imprinted with your names and the date – or the same information might be inscribed on glass or metal. If the favor is candy, cookies, or other edibles, have the rappers imprinted.

Flower Baskets

Brides who use flower baskets for weddings can carry the theme into wedding table ideas for receptions. One clever idea is to construct centerpieces of flower baskets, each filled with miniature bouquets. Use flowers similar to those carried by the wedding party, and tuck them into tiny silver or glass vases inscribed with your names and the date. Set a tent card on each table instructing guests that each may take one of the mini bouquets at the end of the reception as a wedding favor, thereby dismantling the arrangement.

Flower basket wedding table ideas go another direction when you place regular flower basket centerpieces, and echo them in miniature flower basket favors. Again, consider your colors and theme. Small folded cards attached with a bit of ribbon will give a place for your commemorative note.

Floating Candle Centerpiece and Favors

Most people enjoy candlelight, and if your wedding is in the evening, you might want to consider wedding table ideas that make use of candles. Arrange a large floating candle on a slightly raised stand in the center of each table. Surround it with small candles, each floating in a pretty container engraved with your names and date. Twine flowers or ivy among the candles, and advise guests that each of them may take one of the smaller candles as their wedding favor at the end of the reception.

Hurricane Lamp Centerpiece and Favors

Nostalgic wedding table ideas are always in vogue, since weddings are romantic occasions. Set the mood for nostalgia by placing on each table a tall hurricane lamp chimney mounted on a candle holder. Place a tall candle inside, matching your colors, and surround the candle holder with real or artificial flowers. Do not use thin tapers, as you want your candle to burn throughout the reception. Prepare a miniature edition of this for each guest’s place, and light them also. Use very small hurricane lamp chimneys and shallow glass candle holders for guests’ candle favors. Place short white candles in the candle holders, set the hurricane lamp chimney in place, and surround the bottom with delicate artificial flowers and ribbon to match your colors. If you wish, the candle holder or lamp chimney can be engraved.

Oriental Wedding Table Ideas

If your wedding is to follow an Oriental theme, you will want to consider wedding table ideas to continue the theme. Bright red tablecloths are a good place to begin, as red is traditionally used in many Oriental weddings. Gold or silver favors will stand out against the red. Center each table with a floral arrangement of red and green, with white, silver, or gold touches.

For a distinctly Chinese theme, use white or off-white tablecloths, and make your centerpiece of wedding favors. Arrange bare branches in a bamboo or black lacquer container. From the branches, hang miniature red Chinese lantern favors. To each, attach a commemorative tag. If your budget will allow, use silver or gold colored fortune cookie place card holders as additional favors.

Your Own Wedding Table Ideas

The best wedding table ideas are those each bride creates after doing her homework. There are many galleries of ideas on the Internet. Look until you find something you like, and then tailor that idea to be your own.

The wedding cake is the focus of your wedding reception. However, you may realize that your wedding cake can be something very expensive. It seems to many couples that there is no way to make a cheaper wedding. In fact, this may not be the truth and there are some ways to achieve this goal. Below are some tips for you to make the cask less expensive.

You will certainly need to hire a baker to make the wedding cake for you. You will be unable to make the cake without the baker. As we all know, items will become more expensive when it goes with the word wedding. This is also true for your cake and baker. As a result, you can try not to hire a baker who claims to be specialized in wedding cake design.

A baker who does not claim himself / herself as a wedding cake baker can in fact perform as excellently. In order to make the price lower, you can try to approach a normal baker. We have to admit that there should be not much different between a cake and a wedding cake. The difference may be on the decorations but you may do it yourself if you like so that the price can be even lower.

If you have enough courage to do so, you may try to make the wedding cake yourself. Of course you cannot do it without any knowledge. You can attend to courses in cake make and bakery so that you can have the knowledge to make the cake. In fact your guests will really be amazed when they know that you are the baker who makes the wedding cake. You will also find the moment of cutting cake more memorable if it is a cake made by you.

You will also need to take some time and spend some money to decorate your wedding cake. If you are determined to save money on your wedding cake, you can use minimal decorations for your cake. In fact, minimalism can be something very interesting when it comes to wedding cake decoration. You can read books and magazines on cake decorations so that you can get more ideas on that. You may even ask your close friends and relatives to decorate the cake with you. This can also enhance the relationship among your friends, relatives and you.

When you are decorating the cake, you have to bear in mind that hygiene is always the first priority. Besides, you have to make sure what are the materials that can be eaten and what are not.

There will be pillars on most of the cake. However, it will be unwise to buy new pillars for yours. There is no doubt that the pillars will only be used once for your cake. As a result you will not be an environmental friendly action if you buy new pillars and throw them away after your reception. You may rent or borrow pillars from some wedding planning company. You may even ask if you can rent some from your local bakers.

There is always one gorgeous wedding dress that stands out nearly every year, and more often than not, it is always worn by a celebrity. After all, who would best represent glitz and glamour than a true blue celeb. In case you too want to shine as bright as they do on your wedding day, here are some celebrity wedding dresses that have caused quite a stir – for their aesthetic features as well as monetary value. Well, you can just imagine that these wedding dresses cost more than the value of their elegant bridesmaid dresses and wedding favours put together.

1. Renee Zellweger

Although her marriage to country singer Kenney Chesney was short-lived, Renee Zellweger’s bamboo twill, ivory-colored, form fitting strapless wedding dress went down in history as one of the best celebrity wedding dresses ever. The wedding dress perfectly complimented their beach-themed wedding. Of course, it does help that Renee has a body to die for.

2. Sandra Bullock

Sandra Bullock looked absolutely stunning in her Angel Sanchez-designed strapless, antique white lace dress with ruffled bodice. Although her wedding was anything but conventional, Sandra was the very epitome of a blushing bride that day.

3. Melania Trump

You may have heard the rumors that Melania Knauss’ wedding dress designed by Christian Dior cost a whooping $100,00! The form-fitting, white strapless dress donned by the third “Mrs. Trump” is almost history-book worth, with its stunning design and 16-foot train that weighed 50 lbs. Imagine walking around in that. Oh well, you shouldn’t be surprised. Expect over the top – and nothing else – from a Trump.

4. Tori Spelling

The late Aaron Spelling’s beloved daughter, Tori Spelling, wore a form fitting wedding dress sprinkled with crystal beads. It was the perfect traditional wedding dress that every woman would surely envy. Of course, the middle-class bride should do away with all the crystals and look for some other substitute to sprinkle her dress with.

5. Britney Spears

Nearly everyone hated everything about Britney Spears and Kevin Federline wedding. The groom, most especially. It came as an awful surprise to the rest of the world. However, Britney’s gorgeous Monique Lhuiller wedding gown saved the occasion. Britney Spears wore a $26,000 wedding dress with a hand sewn train and cathedral length veil.

6. Demi Moore

Demi Moore did not look her age when she became Mr. Ashton Kutcher. Her floor-length gown by by Jeanne Lanvin was sheath-style, topped with jeweled shoulder straps. Her dress was simple, lovely and one of a kind. Just like Demi herself.

7. Jennifer Aniston

Jennifer Aniston’s now-defunct marriage to Brad Pitt was a wedding that stirred the media for weeks. No, it was not about the ceremony itself, it was all about the bride and her to-die-for wedding dress. Jennifer’s halter style, white tulle dress, adorned with tiny pearls was designed by Lawrence Steele. It was the perfect wedding dress to define a once-perfect marriage.

If you want to follow these celebrities wedding dresses, make sure to seek your designer’s aid in putting together fabric and materials that aren’t as costly as the real wedding dresses. You don’t need to splurge too much to get the look of a celeb on your wedding day.

Best for Bride Bridal Store

5359 Dundas St. West (at Kipling)

Etobicoke, ON, Canada, M9B 1B1