The wedding was on Cape Cod so they used a seaside theme, incorporated the wedding color (French blue), the ‘sand dollar’ motif from the wedding invitation, and the bride’s favorite flowers, blue hydrangeas.
Send the invitations at least one month in advance—most invitees will be firming up their travel plans. These invitations were printed on a home computer using Crane’s paper – they could also be computer-printed at a stationer’s if copy is supplied. Since the invitees are the bride’s closest friends and family, it’s more personal to hand-address the envelopes.
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Table SettingFavors and Flowers: Here the flowers double as favors (and could also triple as place cards.) The hostesses found perfect, tiny “Nantucket” ceramic baskets decorated with blue shells, for $1.99 each at The Christmas Tree Shop. Blue hydrangeas, white spray roses and baby’s breath made up the arrangements.
How To: Flower Arranging 101
Beverages: Prosecco, seltzer, cranberry juice, pink lemonade, ice tea,
Hors d’oeuvres: Mini Quiche—from grocery store gourmet frozen food section
Soup: Chilled Cucumber Avocado—from Gourmet Magazine, July 2007
It’s gorgeous, but skip the water, or only use it to thin to your taste. Get the recipe here: http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/238943
Shrimp Salad Click here for the recipe >
Tiny croissants or rolls, butter
Dessert: Individual Bride’s Cakes—This simple and simply scrumptious dessert has many names: ice box cake, chocolate cookie roll, and bride’s cake because, yes, “It’s so easy a…” Right. Click here for directions >
Bride’s Cake—decorated with berries
and a champagne bottle candle.
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