Naked Cakes

I love naked cakes. I love their simplicity. You know what you're eating and there are no hidden surprised. Beautiful and subtly elegant. I really like the ombré naked cakes and the colourful naked cakes. I like how well fresh flowers and fruit complement the bare sponge. Obviously if you are always unlucky enough to catch your sponge cakes a little this may not be the best cake type for you.... (I have an unreliable oven in my flat which likes to burn things) However, these are perfect if you are not a fan of fruit cake and are looking for something a little different for your big day! 

Naked cakes don't have to be sponge... You could make a rice crispy cakes or stacked pancakes.

Here are some of my favourite naked cakes for you to enjoy...

Snow Love

A little while ago I wrote a post about a surfing themed wedding which I really enjoyed. I've decided to do a similar post today but this time focusing on Snowboarding and Skiing. So read on if you like either, as this is all about tips for making the perfect wedding for snowboarders and skiers.

I'm going to start by getting the obvious statement out of the way; your perfect location will probably be on a mountain side, or within spitting distance at least. Who wouldn't want a pre wedding session to get rid of the nerves, or a post wedding celebratory go on the mountain? But realistically this isn't always possible. If you're not from an area where there are mountains you have to take into consideration the practicallities of getting your guests there.... So if you cant get to the mountain then here are some ways to bring the mountain to you...

The next best thing is a snow dome, so if you can find a venue close to one of these your like minded friends will love you! Even if you just head there for your stag or hen night!

There are little things you can do as well, these include; snow confetti, mountain themed invitations, wedding cake and even rings (I've found some amazing ones for you!). You can get your guest to sign a snowboard as your guest book. Create your own snow with a snow machine or spray snow. Have your guest bring their own boards and skis to create a tunnel for you to exit your venue under. Bring branches of pine into your venue as decorations to give an alpine feel (and smell). Put photographs or memorabilia from past trips as part of your centrepiece. You could even get your guests to come dressed for snow (with their suits and dresses underneath).

I would love to see more photographs from a wedding like this, so do send us some if you have had or have been to one ( https://www.facebook.com/evissaweddings ).

<< Real Wedding >> Angela Adams Photography

Hello Monday! And a not so happy Monday it is outside too! But that's okay, because I have another special treat for you all from Angela Adams Photography! Today we have a farm filled feast of wedding fun featuring Bride and Groom Katie and Adam... and a tractor! Read on to find out more from Angela!

You may be wondering why there’s a bright orange tractor featuring in many of these wedding photographs? Well, there was an emotive link, it was Granddad's! Groom Adam, also a farmer, restored this antique workhorse and drove it to the church, groomsmen loaded in the rear – bride Katie arrived soon after in dad’s Land Rover.

The ceremony went without a hitch at St Mary’s, Ellingham with the couple exiting the church through an arch of hoes. Katie’s Nan and Granddad's final resting place was St Mary’s too, so after the ceremony we paid our respects before leaving for the wedding breakfast.

It took the horse and cart over an hour to transport the bride and groom to Raveningham Barn, where a home-made country feast awaited guests. Tables were laid for a picnic, complete with baskets, mum’s home-made preserves, hams, scotch eggs and salads.

The weather wasn’t particularly kind for most of the day, but a late evening sun eventually shone allowing guests out onto the lawns for more tractor photos. Three generation of the Adam’s family (that’s Granddad standing at the front of the tractor) wanted to be photographed with the orange beast. Katie and Adam, it was a pleasure and an honour to photograph your wedding day… and as a female wedding photographer, I was in heaven photographing all the wonderful details and decorations you’d spent days preparing to adorn the barn.

Remember, you can find Angela Adams Photography at:
Website: www.clickdp.co.uk/
Facebook: www.facebook.com/AngelaAdamsPhotographyLtd

Weekly Round Up 22nd-27th July

What's been going in this week? We have had an amazing week for weather, a Royal Baby and it's been a great week of events for Norwich Pride. Here's a quick summary of the weeks blog posts;

Monday 22nd July

Michelle gave us all some great ideas for keeping your wedding cards safe during your big day. My favourite was the American style letterbox. 

Tuesday 23rd July

I wrote about Norwich Pride on Tuesday because on Monday I had a stall at The Forum to let more people learn about what we do at Evissa Weddings and to celebrate the change of law for same sex marriage.

Wednesday 24th July

Keeping in context with the glorious weather I wrote about ways to keep cool at summer weddings. This involved items that the bride and groom can provide for their gusts comfort.

Thursday 25th July

Rhiannon came up with some unusual ideas for wedding invitations today! I love the sound of the venal record invitation.

Friday 26th July

Michelle's featured supplier this friday was Folded With Love! And I must say I adore their wedding stationary; it consists of stunning handcrafted origami! These have to be seen, any explanation wouldn't do them justice. Check out their website for more information and images. http://www.foldedwithlove.co.uk/ .

Saturday 27th July

Rhiannon brought you her top five honeymoon destinations, these include locations within the UK, Europe and even further...

I can't wait to see what next week has in store for us all!

Top Five Honeymoon Destinations

The honeymoon.  The final curtain of what has been months of planning and excitement!  Time that you can just devote to each other,  here are my top five, in no particular order...

Paris

Well it had to be in there somewhere,  the classic city of love. Spend days exploring museums (and of course the Eiffel tower!) whilst sipping amazing wines.

Bath

Haven't got cash/time by the bucket load to spend? Doesn't matter!  We have the beautiful city of bath right on our door step! Roman baths and gorgeous architecture,  what it lacks in weather it makes up for in class.

Fiji/ an amazing pacific island

A nearly uninhabited wonder of the world,  full of beautiful sea views and warm pale sand. I know - sounds awful right? 

Italy

You have Verona, Rome and Venice all in the same country. Italy oozes romance (and great food) so cuddle up on a gondola and enjoy the views.  

Greece

You still get the islands, the romance, the weather but a lot more affordable if you are on a budget!  

**Featured Supplier** - Folded With Love

It's that time again folks! Today we would like to introduce to you a fantastic, innovative twist to wedding stationary. With creative, personalised and unique designs, Folded with Love offers Brides and Grooms across the East of England and beyond a stationary package different from anything else available on the market. Here are Jen and Sam to tell you more!

Origami is our specialty! Our invitations incorporate a beautiful water-coloured origami sheet and instructions for guests to get creative! Depending on which range you decide to choose, your wedding tables will either be a creative hive of origami activity or a luxurious vision with sculptural origami place settings, favours and centre pieces of which your guests can take home and treasure.

What can we say, we love origami! We get our inspiration from the beautiful couples we meet and design their invitations, place settings and wedding favours to match their dazzling personalities. Every couple is unique, which is why no two of our wedding stationary packages will ever be the same.

We are two bubbly girls who love nothing more than sitting down with a cup of tea, splashing out the water colours and discussing your ideas and aspirations for that fast approaching special day.

Folded with Love offer couples two distinct ranges, which can cater to a variety of budgets, and we will be as flexible as possible to keep within the price band you have in mind for your wedding stationary.

Please feel free to contact Folded with Love to work out a price and package that suits you.

You can find Folded With Love at
Website: www.foldedwithlove.co.uk
Facebook: www.facebook.com/foldedwithloveorigami

You are invited to...

Recently I've been invited to two weddings.  One invite was on vintage post cards the other a real vintage record and it got me thinking, your invites are the first sneek peak your guests get of your wedding,  not forgetting crazily important to your big day.  They provide all the crucial information!  But why stick to just a simple piece of pretty embossed card, when you have all these to chose from!!

Cooling Down

To try and stay in-keeping with the weather we've been having I've decided to give you some suggestions on how to keep your guests from getting overheated at your summer wedding. These ideas are all great as some can be used as favours, killing two birds with one stone.

Your guests will want to stay cool, not get hot and bothered in the summer sun; here are some of my favorite ideas...

Fans

A hand held way to create a little breeze!

Chilled drinks

These will be essential to help your guest stay hydrated and cool.

Bottles of water to mist yourself with

A quick fix for calling down! Not everyones cup of tea but really amazing when you feel like you're melting.

Ice lollys and ice cream 

Great for guests of all ages! A sweet solution to lower your temperature.

Hats and parasols and sunglasses

A fashionable way to keep the direct sun off your guests faces! 

Sun cream and insect repellant

You don't want burnt and bitten guests; you want them to look back on the day with loving memories, not have it be "that wedding where they got horribly sunburnt and eaten by insects".

Flip flops

For hot feet. Let guests feet get some air with flip flops, these are also very kind for high heel wearing guests.

And if all else fails... Jump into the nearest swimming pool!

Norwich Pride

This week is Norwich Pride, with the Pride 5 Festival from the 22nd (yesterday) until the 26th and on the 27th is Norwich Pride Day.

Norwich Pride is a celebration from the LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender) community for everyone. Their mission is to ensure that Norwich is a city where everyone can feel safe and proud to be themselves. 

To celebrate five years of Norwich Pride, the forum has been hired out for five days and filled with stalls and events, each day with a different theme. Yesterday was Love, and I will come back to this in a little bit. Today is Heath, tomorrow is Identity, thursday is Music and Friday is Youth.

I was at the forum yesterday representing Evissa Weddings for the theme of love and have a great selection of photographs to show you from the day. Also there with me was the Pink Toastmaster, John Driscoll, Kaadaro Videography, The Octagon Chapel and Fearless Pride just to name a few. There was a happy couple, fizzy toasts and a love song competition.

Have a look at the events page for Norwich Pride to find out what great things are happening over the rest of the week; www.norwichpride.org.uk

Here is a link to the EDPs article on yesterday (unfortunately you can't see me, I am in that group photo on the right but I'm not quite in shot...)

http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/pink_toast_launches_pride_5_festival_in_norwich_1_2291522

I look forward to the rest of the weeks events! We'd love to see your pictures too, so send them in!