Celebration...wedding style!

I'm getting married! Wait, I am married. I'm going to get married again then. I'm going to make my husband ask me to marry him and have a second wedding. I mean, seriously, I have better taste now than I did the first time. It's gonna happen. Watch!

So since I'm having a second wedding, here is what it will look like. Don't even act like it's not going to happen or you aren't getting an invitation. I'm serious.

So here's where the dinner will be held. I have no idea where I found this picture, but let's pretend it's in the French countryside. Yes, I'll pay to fly you all in. Stop freaking out about getting to my wedding!

I'm going to have these mason jar candles all over the place. You see, it will be darker than the above picture at my wedding dinner. We'll need this lighting for ambiance! It'll make all of us look young and beautiful.

I will have these all over the table. I like flat stuff. No knocking it over and ruining the par-tay!

I will have these for place cards. You know I like birds! Instead of having your name on them they will say, "Sit where you want! I don't need to tell you what to do!" Secretly, I will hope you sit by people you don't know, and those people will become people that you are friends with.

I am going to have the chef make blue cheese burgers because I love them. It is MY wedding! We will eat these burgers on fresh buns from the boulangerie up the French path a couple kilometers.

We'll eat lots and lots of beautiful fruit.

Then we'll eat lots and lots of red velvet cupcakes. If you want to you can have more than one. I won't tell anyone. I just want you to be fat and happy!

Before you leave I will need you to step into the photo booth and pose with these. I need some laughs for after this shindig is over because I'll be depressed! I'll send you the pictures of yourself too. I'm a good sharer.

The above activity will be much more fun because I'll have you drinking lots of gin and tonics. You'll be thirsty after the blue cheese burgers.

After all this fun, you will all go home with full bellies and talk about how fabulous my wedding was. While you are at home, Jason and I will be here. It's our new house!

I'm not sure this second wedding thing is gonna work. Maybe I just need to plan a backyard party.

Hope you enjoyed my wedding!

Stacy

Celebrations...creative cakes!

I love making fancy cakes for any occasion. I've gotten out of it the past few years because I couldn't come up with anything creative so I went on a search, and here is what I found!

I would imagine that this cake would be considered a cake for kids. I, personally, would make this cake for anyone! It has all of my favorite candy, plus cake rolled into one! Could it get any better?

Oh how I love red velvet cake! I think this recipe is so great for a backyard barbecue with friends, or a picnic with the kids. Keep in mind that you could do this with ANY cake! Even a mix cake...

This cake looks so good and I love that you can make it in little ramekins. Remember, you can make it in a bigger pan so don't fret if you don't have a set of ramekins. I love the combination of raspberry and lemon and I think these would be great for summer!

Have you tried making cake balls yet? They are so easy! Look at this cute idea! Fun if you have kids or if you're just a big kid at heart. Be creative! I also like making cake balls and packaging them up in a little box and giving them to friends or neighbors just for fun. I love baking and it's nice to share so I don't do all of the eating...

I say if all else fails, make a cake or cupcakes from a mix, die the frosting a bright color and call it a day. Otherwise just use lots of colorful sprinkles like this and you're good to go!

Any effort you make to make a holiday special goes a long way. I don't think people in our generation do special things like this enough anymore. It's so easy to go out and buy something, but making it is more fun...and it means more to people too. It tells them they are worth your time.

Speaking of worth your time, my 30th (plus ten years) is coming up next month. I will gladly take any of the above cakes for that special, yet depressing, occasion. Feel free to get started on it soon! I promise I'll share.

Stacy

Pinterest Post - Celebrations!

I hope you had a happy, fun and relaxing 4th of July celebration. We had a nice impromptu party that ended in a walk around the neighborhood visiting other friends. There are so many fun things to celebrate in life. So today, I thought  I would share some fun celebration ideas for the many other things we celebrate throughout the year. Enjoy!

 Anytime is the best time for a backyard celebration. Celebrate anything from being done for work to a beautiful day. Collect vintage table cloths & dishes, have the kids decorate white napkins with fabric markers and some candles and fun people and away you go! 

 We all see the typical triangle bunting.. and here is a cute take on this old tradition with a soft rounded edge. Fun patterns and colors to add to the ambiance of what you are celebrating.

 You can find out more at... Martha Stewart Weddings ..

Cute table scaping idea for a rustic celebration..

 The ever dreaded kids table... needs to be dreaded no more! Fun is to be had at this little table!

 You can find this and more here.

 PomPom bunting... Can you say love.. and yours for $20.00! 

Find it here.

 I finishing with this cake because I am in love with the pompom decoration and red cake plate! What fun is this!! The garland can be yours for $18... and the cake you must make! Find it here.

Enjoy your celebrations! 

Alyssa