New Dessert Ideas For Your Next Party!!

Bon Appetit!! My sweet tooth is in full swing today so I thought I would satisfy my craving (calorie-free!) by providing new inspiration for my favorite course…DESSERT! The long standing trend of dessert buffets and candy bars are still going strong, but to some may feel redundant. If you love the idea of the candy bar and dessert buffet, but want to take a unique approach and surprise your guests with something they haven’t seen done before, you’re sure to get some new ideas here.


A sweet twist on the classic buffet: hand-passing a tray of yummy confections to your guests while they’re dancing the night away! Simply find a large tray with open-hole handles and tie on a long piece of ribbon or thin cut of hemmed fabric to easily transport around. For compartments,  measure the lengths and widths of the tray and cut wood sheets from your local craft store to easily slide inside!

Make these adorable lollipop arrangements for centerpieces at your child’s birthday party or to add some elevation to your sweets bar. To make simply fill small decorative pots with a mountain of loose Rock Candy and arrange handmade lollipops and old fashioned candy sticks inside. 

These desserts by Paper Odd Bird looked too delicious and pretty to not include in my post! LEFT: Cookies and milk (over-used yes, but when presented uniquely like the one pictured below, your guests will be both surprised and delighted!) RIGHT: This beautifully created dessert was crafted to look and taste like a piece of heaven for the sweet-at-heart! 

 

These hand drawn illustrations were created by food artist Joel Penkman. While you may not be able to eat his beautiful works of art, they certainly inspire your gourmet creativity! Incorporate them into any occasions you’re hosting! For an adult presentation of your homemade popcicles, serve them upside down inside a wine glass filled with 2 oz of Prosecco.
For all of you baseball lovers and sports enthusiasts out there, here is your dessert calling: A sports themed tray of sweet confections that are sure to delight any sports fan…even in the off season! This can also be a cute alternative to the traditional groom’s cake!
Truffle lover? So am I. Your guests will love opening up a colorful box of these gourmet confections with a sweet saying underneath each compartment!
 
Peanut Butter, Marshmallow and Honey were combined to create Elvis’ favorite sandwich. This strangely delicious concoction has inspired the creation of many other recipes, including this Elvis Whoopie Pie! The chocolate glaze adds a touch of sophistication to the childhood favorite and you can get the complete recipe here!
These mini chocolate-dipped ice cream cones look like the perfect ending to a fun-filled evening of dancing and celebrating! I just love that yet another childhood favorite has been redesigned and commercialized to look sophisticated enough for adults to enjoy even at the swankiest of parties! I’m sure the kids will enjoy them just as much if you decide to serve them alongside birthday cake!
Fresh fruit tartlets displayed on fabric-covered foam board inside shallow white crates make the perfect dessert showcase for any party!
Individually packages macaroons are sweet, but wrap them in decorative paper folded to create the perfect pocket for a personalized note or scrolled saying and these edible favors are taken to a new level!
The lollipop arrangement and candy display takes be back to my childhood days of playing Candy Land every day and it never getting old! Find various shapes of clear glass vases or apothecary jars and fill with each one with monochromatically colored candy. Try sticking to just two colors overall, but try different shades! 
 
Hopefully you have some new ideas to satisfy your guest’s tummies for your next wedding or special occasion!! Bon Appetit!
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New Dessert Ideas For Your Next Party!!

Bon Appetit!! My sweet tooth is in full swing today so I thought I would satisfy my craving (calorie-free!) by providing new inspiration for my favorite course…DESSERT! The long standing trend of dessert buffets and candy bars are still going strong, but to some may feel redundant. If you love the idea of the candy bar and dessert buffet, but want to take a unique approach and surprise your guests with something they haven’t seen done before, you’re sure to get some new ideas here.


A sweet twist on the classic buffet: hand-passing a tray of yummy confections to your guests while they’re dancing the night away! Simply find a large tray with open-hole handles and tie on a long piece of ribbon or thin cut of hemmed fabric to easily transport around. For compartments,  measure the lengths and widths of the tray and cut wood sheets from your local craft store to easily slide inside!

Make these adorable lollipop arrangements for centerpieces at your child’s birthday party or to add some elevation to your sweets bar. To make simply fill small decorative pots with a mountain of loose Rock Candy and arrange handmade lollipops and old fashioned candy sticks inside. 

These desserts by Paper Odd Bird looked too delicious and pretty to not include in my post! LEFT: Cookies and milk (over-used yes, but when presented uniquely like the one pictured below, your guests will be both surprised and delighted!) RIGHT: This beautifully created dessert was crafted to look and taste like a piece of heaven for the sweet-at-heart! 

 

These hand drawn illustrations were created by food artist Joel Penkman. While you may not be able to eat his beautiful works of art, they certainly inspire your gourmet creativity! Incorporate them into any occasions you’re hosting! For an adult presentation of your homemade popcicles, serve them upside down inside a wine glass filled with 2 oz of Prosecco.
For all of you baseball lovers and sports enthusiasts out there, here is your dessert calling: A sports themed tray of sweet confections that are sure to delight any sports fan…even in the off season! This can also be a cute alternative to the traditional groom’s cake!
Truffle lover? So am I. Your guests will love opening up a colorful box of these gourmet confections with a sweet saying underneath each compartment!
 
Peanut Butter, Marshmallow and Honey were combined to create Elvis’ favorite sandwich. This strangely delicious concoction has inspired the creation of many other recipes, including this Elvis Whoopie Pie! The chocolate glaze adds a touch of sophistication to the childhood favorite and you can get the complete recipe here!
These mini chocolate-dipped ice cream cones look like the perfect ending to a fun-filled evening of dancing and celebrating! I just love that yet another childhood favorite has been redesigned and commercialized to look sophisticated enough for adults to enjoy even at the swankiest of parties! I’m sure the kids will enjoy them just as much if you decide to serve them alongside birthday cake!
Fresh fruit tartlets displayed on fabric-covered foam board inside shallow white crates make the perfect dessert showcase for any party!
Individually packages macaroons are sweet, but wrap them in decorative paper folded to create the perfect pocket for a personalized note or scrolled saying and these edible favors are taken to a new level!
The lollipop arrangement and candy display takes be back to my childhood days of playing Candy Land every day and it never getting old! Find various shapes of clear glass vases or apothecary jars and fill with each one with monochromatically colored candy. Try sticking to just two colors overall, but try different shades! 
 
Hopefully you have some new ideas to satisfy your guest’s tummies for your next wedding or special occasion!! Bon Appetit!
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Embellished Events
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Phone: (843) 757-7762
Email: Info@EmbellishedWeddings.com
A Sweet Thank You from Kate + Brandon

Kind words of appreciation and satisfaction are some of the many rewards to my career and yesterday I received a thank you note from Kate and Brandon who were married on June 6. The note nearly brought tears to my eyes and yet again reminded me how much I love working with couples to plan the perfect wedding day and how rewarding all of the hard works pays off to be!

Image by Wollwerth Imagery

“Jen,

I just wanted to thank you for all of the hard work you put into our wedding. Brandon and I had the perfect and carefree night that we hoped for and I owe it to you. I am so glad we got the chance to work with you as you instantly had my trust from the first time we met you. I never once questioned anything you said and always appreciated your promptness and thoroughness. So many people at the wedding commented on how hard you were working and we really appreciate everything you have done for us. All the best!

Kate and Brandon”

Check back soon for complete coverage of Kate and Brandon’s day!

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Embellished Events
{Inspire} {Create} {Embellish}
Phone: (843) 757-7762
Email: Info@EmbellishedWeddings.com

A Sweet Thank You from Kate + Brandon

Kind words of appreciation and satisfaction are some of the many rewards to my career and yesterday I received a thank you note from Kate and Brandon who were married on June 6. The note nearly brought tears to my eyes and yet again reminded me how much I love working with couples to plan the perfect wedding day and how rewarding all of the hard works pays off to be!

Image by Wollwerth Imagery

“Jen,

I just wanted to thank you for all of the hard work you put into our wedding. Brandon and I had the perfect and carefree night that we hoped for and I owe it to you. I am so glad we got the chance to work with you as you instantly had my trust from the first time we met you. I never once questioned anything you said and always appreciated your promptness and thoroughness. So many people at the wedding commented on how hard you were working and we really appreciate everything you have done for us. All the best!

Kate and Brandon”

Check back soon for complete coverage of Kate and Brandon’s day!

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Embellished Events
{Inspire} {Create} {Embellish}
Phone: (843) 757-7762
Email: Info@EmbellishedWeddings.com

Non-Traditional Readings for Your Wedding Ceremony
For those of you looking to incorporate readings into your ceremony that are not as traditional as most others, here are some ideas:

Image by Photography by Anne

The Colour of My Love

David Foster, Arthur Janov
I’ll paint a sun to warm your heart? knowing that we’ll never part.
I’ll draw the years all passing by? so much to learn, so much to try.
I’ll paint my mood in a shadow blue, paint my soul to be with you.
?I’ll sketch your lips in shaded tones, draw your mouth to my own.
I’ll trace a hand to wipe your tears and trace a look to calm your fears.?
A silhouette of dark and light? to hold each other oh so tight.
I’ll paint the stars in the evening sky, draw the light into your eyes,?
A touch of love, a touch of grace,? to softly fall on your moonlit face.
And with this ring our lives will start, let nothing keep our love apart.
?I’ll take your hand to hold in mine,? and be together through all time.
Blessing For A Marriage
James Dillet Freeman
May your marriage bring you all the exquisite excitements a marriage should bring, ?
and may life grant you also patience, tolerance, and understanding.
May you always need one another – ?
not so much to fill your emptiness as to help you to know your fullness. ?
A mountain needs a valley to be complete; ?
the valley does not make the mountain less, but more;
and the valley is more a valley because it has a mountain towering over it. ?
So let it be with you and you.
May you need one another, but not out of weakness.?
May you want one another, but not out of lack.?
May you entice one another, but not compel one another.?
May you embrace one another, but not out encircle one another.?
May you succeed in all important ways with one another, and not fail in the little graces.?
May you look for things to praise, often say, “I love you!” and take no notice of small faults.
If you have quarrels that push you apart, ?
may both of you hope to have good sense enough to take the first step back.
May you enter into the mystery, which is the awareness of one another’s presence – ?
no more physical than spiritual, warm and near when you are side by side, ?
and warm and near when you are in separate rooms or even distant cities. ?
May you have happiness, and may you find it making one another happy. ?
May you have love, and may you find it loving one another!
The Art of Marriage
Wilferd A. Peterson
The little things are the big things.
It is never being too old to hold hands.
It is remembering to say “I love you” at least once a day.
It is never going to sleep angry.
It is at no time taking the other for granted;
the courtship should not end with the honeymoon,
it should continue through all the years.
It is having a mutual sense of values and common objectives.
It is standing together facing the world.
It is forming a circle of love that gathers in the whole family.
It is doing things for each other, not in the attitude of duty or sacrifice,
but in the spirit of joy.
It is speaking words of appreciation and demonstrating
gratitude in thoughtful ways.
It is not expecting the husband to wear a halo or the wife to have wings of an angel.
It is not looking for perfection in each other.
It is cultivating flexibility, patience, understanding and a sense of humor.
It is having the capacity to forgive and forget.
It is giving each other an atmosphere in which each can grow.
It is finding room for the things of the spirit.
It is a common search for the good and the beautiful.
It is establishing a relationship in which the independence is equal, dependence is mutual and the obligation is reciprocal. 
It is not only marrying the right partner, it is being the right partner.





On your Wedding Day

Author Unknown
Today is a day you will always remember?The greatest in anyone’s life?You’ll start off the day just two people in love?And end it as Husband and Wife
It’s a brand new beginning the start of a journey ?With moments to cherish and treasure?And although there’ll be time when you both disagree?These will surely be outweighed by pleasure
You’ll have heard many words of advice in the past?When the secrets of marriage were spoken?But you know that the answers lie hidden inside?Where the bond of tru love lies unbroken
So live happy forever as lovers and friends ?It’s the dawn of a new life for you?As you stand there together with love in your eyes?From the moment you whisper ‘I do’
And with luck, all your hopes, and your dreams can be real ?May success find its way to your hearts ?Tomorrow can bring you the greatest of joys ?But today is the day it all starts.
How Do I Love Thee? Let Me Count The Ways…
Elizabeth Barrett Browning
How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.?
I love thee to the depth and breadth and height?
My soul can reach, when feeling out of sight?
For the ends of Being and ideal Grace.?
I love thee to the level of every day’s ?
Most quiet need, by sun and candle light.?
I love thee freely, as men strive for Right;?
I love thee purely, as they turn from Praise.?
I love thee with the passion put to use?
In my old griefs, and my childhood’s faith.
I love thee with a love I seemed to lose?
With my lost saints, – I love thee with the breath,?
Smiles, tears, of all my life! – and, if God choose,?
I shall love thee better after death.
Hindu Marriage Poem
You have become mine forever.
Yes, we have become partners.
I have become yours.
Hereafter, I cannot live without you.
Do not live without me.
Let us share the joys.
We are word and meaning, unite.
You are thought and I am sound.
May the nights be honey-sweet for us.
May the mornings be honey-sweet for us.
May the plants be honey-sweet for us.
May the earth be honey-sweet for us.





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Embellished Events
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Phone: (843) 757-7762
Email: Info@EmbellishedWeddings.com

Non-Traditional Readings for Your Wedding Ceremony
For those of you looking to incorporate readings into your ceremony that are not as traditional as most others, here are some ideas:

Image by Photography by Anne

The Colour of My Love

David Foster, Arthur Janov
I’ll paint a sun to warm your heart? knowing that we’ll never part.
I’ll draw the years all passing by? so much to learn, so much to try.
I’ll paint my mood in a shadow blue, paint my soul to be with you.
?I’ll sketch your lips in shaded tones, draw your mouth to my own.
I’ll trace a hand to wipe your tears and trace a look to calm your fears.?
A silhouette of dark and light? to hold each other oh so tight.
I’ll paint the stars in the evening sky, draw the light into your eyes,?
A touch of love, a touch of grace,? to softly fall on your moonlit face.
And with this ring our lives will start, let nothing keep our love apart.
?I’ll take your hand to hold in mine,? and be together through all time.
Blessing For A Marriage
James Dillet Freeman
May your marriage bring you all the exquisite excitements a marriage should bring, ?
and may life grant you also patience, tolerance, and understanding.
May you always need one another – ?
not so much to fill your emptiness as to help you to know your fullness. ?
A mountain needs a valley to be complete; ?
the valley does not make the mountain less, but more;
and the valley is more a valley because it has a mountain towering over it. ?
So let it be with you and you.
May you need one another, but not out of weakness.?
May you want one another, but not out of lack.?
May you entice one another, but not compel one another.?
May you embrace one another, but not out encircle one another.?
May you succeed in all important ways with one another, and not fail in the little graces.?
May you look for things to praise, often say, “I love you!” and take no notice of small faults.
If you have quarrels that push you apart, ?
may both of you hope to have good sense enough to take the first step back.
May you enter into the mystery, which is the awareness of one another’s presence – ?
no more physical than spiritual, warm and near when you are side by side, ?
and warm and near when you are in separate rooms or even distant cities. ?
May you have happiness, and may you find it making one another happy. ?
May you have love, and may you find it loving one another!
The Art of Marriage
Wilferd A. Peterson
The little things are the big things.
It is never being too old to hold hands.
It is remembering to say “I love you” at least once a day.
It is never going to sleep angry.
It is at no time taking the other for granted;
the courtship should not end with the honeymoon,
it should continue through all the years.
It is having a mutual sense of values and common objectives.
It is standing together facing the world.
It is forming a circle of love that gathers in the whole family.
It is doing things for each other, not in the attitude of duty or sacrifice,
but in the spirit of joy.
It is speaking words of appreciation and demonstrating
gratitude in thoughtful ways.
It is not expecting the husband to wear a halo or the wife to have wings of an angel.
It is not looking for perfection in each other.
It is cultivating flexibility, patience, understanding and a sense of humor.
It is having the capacity to forgive and forget.
It is giving each other an atmosphere in which each can grow.
It is finding room for the things of the spirit.
It is a common search for the good and the beautiful.
It is establishing a relationship in which the independence is equal, dependence is mutual and the obligation is reciprocal. 
It is not only marrying the right partner, it is being the right partner.





On your Wedding Day

Author Unknown
Today is a day you will always remember?The greatest in anyone’s life?You’ll start off the day just two people in love?And end it as Husband and Wife
It’s a brand new beginning the start of a journey ?With moments to cherish and treasure?And although there’ll be time when you both disagree?These will surely be outweighed by pleasure
You’ll have heard many words of advice in the past?When the secrets of marriage were spoken?But you know that the answers lie hidden inside?Where the bond of tru love lies unbroken
So live happy forever as lovers and friends ?It’s the dawn of a new life for you?As you stand there together with love in your eyes?From the moment you whisper ‘I do’
And with luck, all your hopes, and your dreams can be real ?May success find its way to your hearts ?Tomorrow can bring you the greatest of joys ?But today is the day it all starts.
How Do I Love Thee? Let Me Count The Ways…
Elizabeth Barrett Browning
How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.?
I love thee to the depth and breadth and height?
My soul can reach, when feeling out of sight?
For the ends of Being and ideal Grace.?
I love thee to the level of every day’s ?
Most quiet need, by sun and candle light.?
I love thee freely, as men strive for Right;?
I love thee purely, as they turn from Praise.?
I love thee with the passion put to use?
In my old griefs, and my childhood’s faith.
I love thee with a love I seemed to lose?
With my lost saints, – I love thee with the breath,?
Smiles, tears, of all my life! – and, if God choose,?
I shall love thee better after death.
Hindu Marriage Poem
You have become mine forever.
Yes, we have become partners.
I have become yours.
Hereafter, I cannot live without you.
Do not live without me.
Let us share the joys.
We are word and meaning, unite.
You are thought and I am sound.
May the nights be honey-sweet for us.
May the mornings be honey-sweet for us.
May the plants be honey-sweet for us.
May the earth be honey-sweet for us.





——-
Embellished Events
{Inspire} {Create} {Embellish}

Phone: (843) 757-7762
Email: Info@EmbellishedWeddings.com