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Main Street, Tyndall • 1-605-589-3992 email [email protected] Bridal Gowns & Veils • Bridesmaids & Flower Girl Dresses • Shoes • Jewelry • Prom Dresses • Tuxedo Rental • Wedding Stationary • Garters & More ~ In-house Alterations ~ Where big city selection meets small town service. Trusted for over 15 years. Sandra Rose Weddings By... the favorite flavors of the couple — but make sure you talk about with your baker to see what they offer. The cupakes can also be decorated to match the theme of the wedding. With cupcakes, Glanzmann said, there are a lot of different liner colors to match your color scheme. Now some people might say “what about the cake cutting part of the reception?” Some bakers and pro-cake people will say that one of the most memorable parts of the reception is the cake cut- ting. Glanzmann said that often times couples who go with cupcakes will also order a smaller cake — that can sit atop a cupcake display — and use that for the traditional cake cutting and pictures. One of the biggest topics of debate is the cost. Glanzmann says that depending on the baker you choose, the difference in cost may not be much different. When the cupcake trend started years ago, it was touted as being a great way to save money on your wedding. But many bakers have since caught on and now the cost is not much different depending on how many cupcakes you order and how elaborate you want them decorated. It’s best to talk with your baker. When it comes to dec- orating a wedding cake you have to take into con- sideration you are paying for a topper, flowers, rib- bon, stands — and some bakers do have a small charge for the tier sup- port system. “The cost of a large cake does add up. Especially if you want sugar flowers or detailed piping work,” Glanzmann said. “Cupakes are time consuming to make, they are just a little more simple.” As for wedding cakes, Glanzmann said it really depends on the couple, but she has seen brides leaning towards the more modern look. She adds that some are going with a monochromatic look with maybe one large flower. “We see a lot more geometrical dots,” she said. The traditional fountains, lace, pillars and fancy piping are not so hot anymore — but again it depends on the couple and if they want to stick with the traditional — like if they are having a very formal wedding. If the bride can’t decide between a cake and cupcakes the solution can be easy — get both. Glanzmann said some brides have decided to go with a smaller tired traditional wedding cake and also have the cupakes. Really the decision between cake or cupcakes rests with the couple. There are valid points to both. The best thing to do is talk with the bakers you are considering — see what they can do for you. PHOTOS COURTESY OF SUGAR MOMMA’S CUSTOM CAKERY CAKE From Page 7 Over the course of their lifetimes, many people will be wedding guests on several occasions. During the height of wedding season, weddings can run into one another, as the format and the festivities are similar at various ceremonies. Couples inter- ested in setting their nuptials apart may want to enhance the wedding reception with a few unique ideas. Who hasn't attended a wedding that seems for- mulaic? The couple enters, they do their spotlight dance, there's food, a bouquet toss and then the cake cutting. Guests may actually be able to predict what's coming next. While it is often customary and easy to follow tradition, that doesn't mean you cannot buck with tradition and offer a few creative ideas to make your event stand out. Here are several ideas you can introduce into your wedding to add something special to the reception. • Skip the big entrance. Those who were kind enough to attend the ceremony have already been introduced to the newly minted happy couple. Instead of spending the cocktail hour in the isola- tion of the wedding suite, mingle with your guests from start to finish. So much time is spent posing for pictures or being out of touch with guests, the cocktail hour can be a great time to sit and chat. Being with guests during the cocktail hour means you don't have to make that big entrance from behind closed doors. Guests will have all eyes on you when you step on the dance floor for your first dance together. • Dance to an upbeat number. Guests are expecting a slow, sappy tune. What they may not expect is an upbeat song that shows you are willing to have a little fun. If you haven't mastered the waltz but enjoy a little quick step now and again, feel free to choose a tune that shows your excite- ment and love for each other. • Encourage couples to dance together. It's often customary for the bridal party to join the bride and groom on the dance floor midway through the first dance. However, that leaves spouses or significant others waiting in the wings while their dates tango with groomsmen or bridesmaids. Instead, don't have assigned partners. Rather, encourage your bridal party members to dance with whomever they choose. • Swap the garter/bouquet toss for something more meaningful. If you're part of a couple who feels the garter and bouquet toss has become trite, there are other ways to create special moments in your celebration -- ones that don't single out the singletons who haven't yet found their special someones. Use this time to present a small gift or token of your affection to someone on the guest list who has served as a mentor or source of inspira- tion. • Choose one special component as an extra goodie for guests. Some couples feel the more they offer the better guests will view their wedding. Spending more money doesn't necessarily mean guests will have a better time. If you want to go above and beyond the ordinary, find one thing that you absolutely love and offer that at the party. It could be a flambe presentation, a chocolate or candy bar, a carving station with your all-time favorite food (even if that's PB&J), or a carnival- inspired automatic photo booth. • Hire a live performer. Although it's hard to beat the performance quality of your wedding song being performed by the original artist, unless you're cousins with Celine Dion, chances are she won't be available to sing "My Heart Will Go On" at your reception. However, a live band adds a certain level of excitement that a disk jockey may not be able to provide. Those who are adding a cultural or ethnic component to their wedding may want to hire a dance troupe or another type of performer, like a bagpiper, as an added measure of entertain- ment for guests. • Let them eat ... cookies? Some people just don't like cake. Therefore, why should a couple have to cut a seven-tiered white confection? Towers of different types of treats can be created from just about anything and serve as the perfect backdrop for that classic cake-cutting photo. A pyramid of cream puffs, stacks of brownies, a cookie castle, or cereal-cake concoctions can work. Some bakeries will decorate a "dummy" styrofoam cake, and then you can serve apple pie a la mode, if you desire. • Stage a costume switch. Let's face it, dancing all night in a long gown takes some stamina. As the bride, have a more comfortable cocktail dress avail- able to switch into for the latter part of the recep- tion. It will also add some variety to your wedding photos. Unique Reception Touches Use the bouquets of the bridal party as the cen- terpieces of some of the reception tables as one way to bring something different to your wed- ding. It has become tradition for married couples to jet off on a post-wedding vacation. This honeymoon is a way for the bride and groom to enjoy quiet time together and start off their married life together on an intimate level. Although the word “honeymoon” has happy connotations today, the original meanings of the word may not be so blissful. There are varying accounts of the evolution of the word “honeymoon,” but many believe it to be a Norse tradition deriving from the word “hjunottsmanathr.” Northern European history describes women being abducted from their families and forced into marriage with a man from a neighboring village. This hus- band would take his new bride into hiding and stay there for a while until it was certain the bride’s family had given up the hunt and retreated. It was also tradition for Scandinavian couples to drink a sweet, honey-infused wine known as mead for a month after getting married. This may be where the “honey,” for the sweet drink, and the”moon,” for the one-month period of time, originated. Others say “honeymoon” refers to a sarcastic quip that a marriage starts out sweet as honey, but then wanes much as the moon will each cycle. Origins Of The Term ‘Honeymoon’ Come and Check Out All The Great Vendors At The 21st Annual Wedding Planner & Bridal Fest on Sunday Jan. 29.

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Tuesday, 1.24.12ON THE WEB: www.yankton.net8 PRESS DAKOTANbridal

W edding Plans? We Are Your One-Stop

Wedding Planner Make your wedding an affair to remember. Our catering staff has the experience and passion to make your wedding dreams come true. We’ll work with you every step of the way to ensure your special day exceeds your best expectations!

Full-Service Catering • Receptions, rehearsal dinners, bridal showers • Buffet-style or seated dinners designed for your event • Punch, fountains & ice sculptures • Fresh fruit & vegetable trays • Shrimp & seafood trays • Meat & cheese trays

Bakery • Wedding cakes • Dessert bar • Cupcakes • Layered cakes • Sugar or fondant icing

Floral • Bridal bouquets • Boutonnieres & corsages • Alter flowers, reception & cake flowers • Balloons • Fresh & silk available

Wine & Spirits • Sparkling wines & champagnes by the bottle or case • Beer by the case or keg • Bottle & glass engraving

One Hour Photo • Save the date cards • Invitations and Thank You photo cards

2100 Broadway • Yankton, SD Floral 665-0662 Wine & Spirits 665-7808

665-3412

A Beautiful Setting for Your Special Day

A Great Place to Start a New Life Together... Lewis & Clark Resort, located on the shores of the Lewis & Clark Lake, offers a NEW 4,000 square foot Lodge with an 1800 sq. foot great room — in addition to our other cabins and motel rooms.

Call Today for More Information.

Lewis & Clark Resort www.lewisandclarkpark.com • www.facebook.com/lcresort [email protected] • 605-665-2680

Yankton 605-665-0667 Sioux City 712-277-4500 • Norfolk 402-371-8428 1-800-252-0757 or visit us at www.cmusicdj.com

For the Perfect Wedding Reception

D ISC J OCKEY S ERVICE “OVER 30 YEARS OF QUALITY SERVICE”

Sale Pricing the Day of the

Bridal Show

See us in Yankton, Jan. 29; Sioux City Marina Inn Bridal Fair, Jan. 28; Norfolk Bridal Extravagnza, Feb. 19,

and at the Columbus Bridal Show, Jan. 29. Main Street, Tyndall • 1-605-589-3992

email [email protected]

Bridal Gowns & Veils • Bridesmaids & Flower Girl Dresses • Shoes • Jewelry •

Prom Dresses • Tuxedo Rental • Wedding Stationary • Garters & More

~ In-house Alterations ~

Where big city selection meets small town service. Trusted for

over 15 years.

Sandra Rose

Weddings By...

the favorite flavors of the couple — but make sureyou talk about with your baker to see what theyoffer.

The cupakes can also be decorated to match thetheme of the wedding. With cupcakes, Glanzmannsaid, there are a lot of different liner colors tomatch your color scheme.

Now some people might say “what about thecake cutting part of the reception?” Some bakersand pro-cake people will say that one of the mostmemorable parts of the reception is the cake cut-ting.

Glanzmann said that often times couples whogo with cupcakes will also order a smaller cake —that can sit atop a cupcake display — and use thatfor the traditional cake cutting and pictures.

One of the biggest topics of debate is the cost.Glanzmann says thatdepending on the bakeryou choose, the differencein cost may not be muchdifferent.

When the cupcaketrend started years ago,it was touted as being agreat way to save moneyon your wedding. Butmany bakers have sincecaught on and now thecost is not much differentdepending on how manycupcakes you order andhow elaborate you wantthem decorated. It’s bestto talk with your baker.

When it comes to dec-orating a wedding cakeyou have to take into con-sideration you are payingfor a topper, flowers, rib-bon, stands — and somebakers do have a smallcharge for the tier sup-port system.

“The cost of a largecake does add up. Especially if you want sugarflowers or detailed piping work,” Glanzmann said.

“Cupakes are time consuming to make, they arejust a little more simple.”

As for wedding cakes, Glanzmann said it reallydepends on the couple, but she has seen bridesleaning towards the more modern look. She addsthat some are going with a monochromatic look

with maybe one large flower.“We see a lot more geometrical

dots,” she said.The traditional fountains, lace,

pillars and fancy piping are not sohot anymore — but again itdepends on the couple and if theywant to stick with the traditional— like if they are having a veryformal wedding.

If the bride can’t decidebetween a cake and cupcakes thesolution can be easy — get both.Glanzmann said some brides havedecided to go with a smaller tired

traditional wedding cake and also have thecupakes.

Really the decision between cake or cupcakesrests with the couple. There are valid points toboth. The best thing to do is talk with the bakersyou are considering — see what they can do foryou.

PHOTOS COURTESY OF SUGARMOMMA’S CUSTOM CAKERY

CAKEFrom Page 7

Over the course of their lifetimes, many peoplewill be wedding guests on several occasions. Duringthe height of wedding season, weddings can runinto one another, as the format and the festivitiesare similar at various ceremonies. Couples inter-ested in setting their nuptials apart may want toenhance the wedding reception with a few uniqueideas.

Who hasn't attended a wedding that seems for-mulaic? The couple enters, they do their spotlightdance, there's food, a bouquet toss and then thecake cutting. Guests may actually be able to predictwhat's coming next. While it is often customaryand easy to follow tradition, that doesn't mean youcannot buck with tradition and offer a few creativeideas to make your event stand out.

Here are several ideas you can introduce intoyour wedding to add something special to thereception.

• Skip the big entrance. Those who were kindenough to attend the ceremony have already beenintroduced to the newly minted happy couple.Instead of spending the cocktail hour in the isola-tion of the wedding suite, mingle with your guestsfrom start to finish. So much time is spent posingfor pictures or being out of touch with guests, thecocktail hour can be a great time to sit and chat.Being with guests during the cocktail hour meansyou don't have to make that big entrance frombehind closed doors. Guests will have all eyes onyou when you step on the dance floor for your firstdance together.

• Dance to an upbeat number. Guests areexpecting a slow, sappy tune. What they may notexpect is an upbeat song that shows you are willingto have a little fun. If you haven't mastered thewaltz but enjoy a little quick step now and again,feel free to choose a tune that shows your excite-ment and love for each other.

• Encourage couples to dance together. It's oftencustomary for the bridal party to join the bride andgroom on the dance floor midway through the firstdance. However, that leaves spouses or significantothers waiting in the wings while their dates tangowith groomsmen or bridesmaids. Instead, don'thave assigned partners. Rather, encourage yourbridal party members to dance with whomeverthey choose.

• Swap the garter/bouquet toss for somethingmore meaningful. If you're part of a couple whofeels the garter and bouquet toss has become trite,there are other ways to create special moments inyour celebration -- ones that don't single out thesingletons who haven't yet found their specialsomeones. Use this time to present a small gift ortoken of your affection to someone on the guest listwho has served as a mentor or source of inspira-tion.

• Choose one special component as an extragoodie for guests. Some couples feel the more theyoffer the better guests will view their wedding.Spending more money doesn't necessarily meanguests will have a better time. If you want to goabove and beyond the ordinary, find one thing thatyou absolutely love and offer that at the party. It

could be a flambe presentation, a chocolate orcandy bar, a carving station with your all-timefavorite food (even if that's PB&J), or a carnival-inspired automatic photo booth.

• Hire a live performer. Although it's hard tobeat the performance quality of your wedding songbeing performed by the original artist, unlessyou're cousins with Celine Dion, chances are shewon't be available to sing "My Heart Will Go On" atyour reception. However, a live band adds a certainlevel of excitement that a disk jockey may not beable to provide. Those who are adding a cultural orethnic component to their wedding may want tohire a dance troupe or another type of performer,like a bagpiper, as an added measure of entertain-ment for guests.

• Let them eat ... cookies? Some people justdon't like cake. Therefore, why should a couplehave to cut a seven-tiered white confection? Towersof different types of treats can be created from justabout anything and serve as the perfect backdropfor that classic cake-cutting photo. A pyramid ofcream puffs, stacks of brownies, a cookie castle, orcereal-cake concoctions can work. Some bakerieswill decorate a "dummy" styrofoam cake, and thenyou can serve apple pie a la mode, if you desire.

• Stage a costume switch. Let's face it, dancingall night in a long gown takes some stamina. As thebride, have a more comfortable cocktail dress avail-able to switch into for the latter part of the recep-tion. It will also add some variety to your weddingphotos.

Unique Reception Touches

Use the bouquets of the bridal party as the cen-terpieces of some of the reception tables as oneway to bring something different to your wed-ding.

It has become tradition formarried couples to jet off on apost-wedding vacation.

This honeymoon is a way forthe bride and groom to enjoyquiet time together and start offtheir married life together on anintimate level. Although theword “honeymoon” has happyconnotations today, the originalmeanings of the word may notbe so blissful. There are varyingaccounts of the evolution of theword “honeymoon,” but many

believe it to be a Norse traditionderiving from the word“hjunottsmanathr.”

Northern European historydescribes women being abductedfrom their families and forcedinto marriage with a man from aneighboring village. This hus-band would take his new brideinto hiding and stay there for awhile until it was certain thebride’s family had given up thehunt and retreated.

It was also tradition for

Scandinavian couples to drink asweet, honey-infused wineknown as mead for a monthafter getting married. This maybe where the “honey,” for thesweet drink, and the”moon,” forthe one-month period of time,originated.

Others say “honeymoon”refers to a sarcastic quip that amarriage starts out sweet ashoney, but then wanes much asthe moon will each cycle.

Origins Of The Term ‘Honeymoon’

Come andCheck Out All

The GreatVendors At The

21st AnnualWedding

Planner &Bridal Fest on

Sunday Jan. 29.