On Maui, we are excited that tonight’s episode of ABC’s “The Bachelorette” was filmed on Maui, and, especially, that the “Rose Ceremony” episode took place at the “Olowalu Plantation House,” one of our favorite Maui wedding locations. This is a great opportunity for couples considering a wedding here to get an idea of what it would be like to have a wedding at this fantastically beautiful beachfront estate. We, as coordinators and planners, can arrange this location for YOUR dream Maui wedding, as well! Just check us out at: http://www.merrymauiweddings.com and/or call us toll-free at (888)588-0400 7 days a week!
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The Bachelorette on Maui for tonight’s Rose Ceremony
Monday, July 13th, 2009Fourth of July
Saturday, July 4th, 2009Fourth of July is here, accompanied by sunshine, parades, cowboy hats, the odd firecracker erupting anytime and this evening, fireworks. And, weddings. Fourth of July is a very popular day for weddings on Maui, and why not? It’s a 3 day weekend and a fun, festive, celebratory day, already. Why not hitch your wedding wagon to that train?
Picture this: a bride and groom are standing on an overlook, surrounded by the blue sea with white, frothy waves, warm golden light shines upon them as they exchange their vows. By the time they have signed their wedding license, the sky radiates beams of orange, gold, pink and turquoise. They toast one another, as the setting sun bathes them with a fiery glow. They kiss and then… fireworks light up the sky.
Three hundred and sixty four days of the year and all of this might happen at a sunset beach wedding, but on the Fourth of July, the fireworks are not just in their minds, but also exploding in the sky, lighting up the lavender evening, reflecting off the ocean, and shining in lover’s eyes.
You may well want to consider having a wedding on Maui on July 4th, 2010!
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Rev. Ayesha Sandra Lee is a minister, wedding planner, hula dancer, mother, singer, published book writer, online author, wife and owner of Merry Maui Weddings at www.merrymauiweddings.com. More of her writing can be read online on her website and her articles can be read throughout the internet.
Designing Your Own Wedding Cake – Fish Bowl Style
Saturday, June 6th, 2009When getting married in 2005 I decided to keep costs down I would create my own tiered wedding cake.
This is how, from start to finish, I created a beautiful and unique cake at a fraction of the cost. I hope you can use some of these techniques in helping you design something of your own for your special day.
Fish Bowl as Layer for Wedding Cake
I first decided which type of style I wanted which was the idea of a three tiered ivory iced round wedding cake which was tiered using glass fish bowls. I purchased three round ivory iced cakes, medium, large and extra large, from a superstore here in Ireland.
These cakes can be ordered online and picked up ready for collection. To give my guests variety the extra large cake was fruit, the large was sponge and the medium, chocolate. Each came with cake boards included which is great value. You may choose to purchase an extra cutting slab of cake if you would like an extra supply.
Make sure to pick up your cake a few days before the wedding as the cake needs aired.
I then purchased three fish bowls from Au Naturale which were slightly smaller than each of the cakes diameters. I then made sure each bowl was rinced and sparkling clean before decorating.
My colour scheme for my wedding was ivory and gold. I purchased gold ribbon from a local craft shop shaped in the form of butterflies and used this to decorate the outside of each cake. The ribbon was held in place with a cakepin.
I slightly filled the bottom of each fish bowl with gold coloured sand and then placed the heads of a few decorative water lilies on top of the sand. Next, I placed some decorative ivory and gold butterflies, which I purchased online from Confetti.co.uk, into the bowls also. A few of the butterflies I also used on the tops of the cake.
The finishing result was amazing. A three tiered ivory cake with glass bowls and butterflies. My dream cake at half the cost and most of all designed by me. My guest and husband to be were amazed and now I am called upon for advice for forthcoming weddings.
So you can now take the basics of my design and adapt to your own colour, theme and design to create something to be admired on your special day.
If you have any questions please feel free to email me at margaret@[REMOVETHIS]theweddingdoc.com