A sunny, bright day at Lake Garda was the setting for Avril and Des’ Italian Lake Wedding.
Avril dove into a DIY Italian Wedding head first. She researched vendors on her own and contacted them personally to secure all the details she wanted. Language became an issue when she tried to ask for ‘cupcakes’ instead of a wedding cake.
To ensure the legal side would go smoothly, she hired Bonnie Marie to take care of paperwork, translating and interpreting.
July’s couple of the month could be not other than Richard and Bethan, knottied in Venice.
We really can’t thank you enough for all you did for us to make our wedding day go so perfectly. Tammy was absolutely fantastic and was able to haggle us a great price for our wedding gondola ride. It was quite surreal walking over the Rialto bridge and having our photo taken by so many tourists! We lost count of the number of times people shouted ‘Auguri!!’ at us!
Thanks again and best wishes,
Richard and Bethan
Just too unique. Sorry my photographer friends, I took these myself and wanted to post them right away because the emotion behind being in Venice is overwhelming …
Ok, so there are way too many tourists
Way too many boats
never enough gondoliers
but then there are amazing storefronts
authentic restaurants
wondrous ways to dispose of rubbish
a universal language
oh yes, and one of the most breathtaking backdrops for your wedding
and then some
I was frantically looking in the thesaurus for a word to describe these …. delightful (too weak) …. gorgeous (not enough) …. amazing (close, but no cigar) Italian Wedding Confetti.
Can you imagine someone – namely Francesca from Dolce Creazioni – hand-decorating each single petite candy-covered almond by hand? Outstanding (still not there …)
P.S. Special thanks to Atelier delle Amiche for posting about Francesca on twitter xxoo
P.S.S. I included a pic of bride and groom cookies because they were too cute :0)
My all time favorite for Italian wedding gowns is Atellier Aimee’ (pronounced a-tell-yeah em-ay). They have three collections: Precious Princess Glamour, Young Romantic Dreamer, and Sophisticated Chic Elegant. Their idea for young brides is a bold statement: springtime patterns, vivacious colors, sensual fabric. The 10 year anniversary album shows off slendering corsets and fluffy up-dos, plus classic lace and tender pinks. Yummy!
This country style reception location needs no dressing up, tastefully decorated and deliciously accessorized.
You have the gown you’ve been dreaming of since you were a little girl, so don’t stop now:
GET THE SHOES!
If you want to feel better about spending sooooo much on a pair you may only wear once, well then go and clean out your closet and give your gently worn wear-no-more shoes to Sole4Souls and they will make sure someone who needs them, gets them.
If you’d like to spread more of the love, ask your maid of honor to host a shoe drive at your bridal shower and have your girlfriends donate too.
Just think: there are over 300 million children without shoes. So there’s an idea for your baby shower too 
http://www.sole4souls.org
http://www.facebook.com/GiveShoes
I just couldn’t resist. The markets are full of crates upon crates of strawberries. How could I not make some simple vanilla pudding to put my fresh cut and sugared strawberries on? So I made two, one for me and one for my hubby (he should really go on a diet!)
fresh strawberries sprinkled with a little cane sugar, no lemon, no wine
Freshly made pudding
Recipe for the pudding:
Whisk together 2 egg yokes in a bowl. Pour 1/4 sugar, 2 T cornflour, pinch salt into saucepan and stream in 1 cup milk while stirring over medium heat. When mixture thickens pour about 3/4 cup into bowl with yokes, whisk and transfer back into saucepan. Cook for a few more minutes, fold in 1tsp vanilla, let cool then refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
Carneval culminates in sugary treats – frittelle or fritters are sold piping hot at local fair for 14 euros a chilo, recipe follows
100 gr rice
1/2 liter milk
lemon rind
sugar
1T rum
3 eggs
50 gr flour
Oil for frying
powdered sugar
Overcook the rice in the milk, about 30 minutes, add a little sugar and lemon rind to flavor. Cool the rice and add the rum, egg yokes, and flour. Let stand for a few hours. Beat egg whites until stiff and add to dough, mixing well. Drop dough into hot oil by the tablespoonful and fry until done but not too browned. Sprinkle with powdered sugar.
Una giornata piena di sole e partecipanti pieni di entusiasmo e tanta voglia di scoprire i clienti americani. Formazione culturale, formazione linguistica, ed un workshop dolce tenuto daVeronica Costa Veco Cakes, ecco un riassunto fotografico:
Prossimo coro? Probabilmente Firenze, se avete suggerimenti, scriveteci!
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