Choosing the wedding cake is just one of the many decisions couples must make when planning their nuptials. And so many choices! My City Magazine spoke with Rhonda Touchette-McKee, owner of Tasty Layers Custom Cakes in Burton, about the current trends and what to consider when choosing the wedding cake.
Offering reception guests special chocolate desserts and party favors can be a fun, unique way for a bride to show that she appreciates their attendance at her celebration. Consider offering a chocolate “bar” – a visually exciting table that holds a variety of beautiful, elegant, and custom-made desserts.
A spray-tan has become a popular part of pre-wedding preparations for the bride, groom and bridal party. Stacie Norvell of sunless industry-leading Norvell Tanning offers her top tips for achieving the perfect golden glow for the Big Day:
The term “wedding reception” still conjures images of buffet tables with stainless steel pans and flickering Sterno flames – but the variety of fun and trendy food options is nearly endless! Here are a few suggestions:
Leslie Toldo is a well-known TV and radio news personality in Genesee County and is currently a meteorologist for Channel 25 NBC News. She is also the Wellness Editor for Channel 25, columnist for My City Magazine … and an ordained minister for over eight years!
Most of us have been there … wondering what to do in the hours between a wedding and reception. Consider offering ways for your guests to occupy that time at your reception venue; that way, the bridal party can have photos taken, and then join their celebration with family and friends who are already having a great time.
An unspoken and long-standing tradition, the wedding gift can be tricky to tackle! Consider these tips when thinking of protocol for gift-giving and receiving.
Wedding flowers are a timeless tradition … and they can also hold many opportunities for trends. And although flower availability can be limited during certain seasons, that doesn’t have to limit a bride’s options for expressing her personality.
When we finish producing each monthly issue, we’re often amazed by the variety of our content! With another year behind us, we thought it would be fun to re-visit some reader-favorite features from 2015.
Happy Arbor Day! In 1854 a pioneer named Julius Sterling Morton traveled with his family from Detroit to the Nebraska Territory to settle there. Compared with the forested hills, tree-lined lakes and cedar swamps back in Michigan, Nebraska’s open landscape appeared barren. Morton was a nature lover and journalist. He and his family planted trees to brighten their new western surroundings, as well as to use for practical purposes around the homestead. He became editor of a Nebraska newspaper, and through his occupation was able to spread agricultural news to the new settlements there. Pioneers were encouraged to plant trees for shade from the hot prairie sun, for fuel and new construction, and for windbreaks.
