Divine DEsign Weddings: The Sketch Pad

Photo courtesy of ThisIsCT.net

One of the things I love about CT is the beautiful architecture. Much of my creativity comes from growing up in Hartford, being surrounded by history and the city’s artistic culture. I’d love to share some of that with you by showing you around my beloved birth city from a totally different perspective: Places where you can take beautiful pictures for your engagement or wedding. First stop:

Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Arch

You can find the Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Arch in Bushnell Park (I have a few more spots to share with you courtesy of the nation’s oldest publicly funded park) while enjoying a stroll in Downtown Hartford. I love it because it’s gorgeous…plus as a history buff, I can’t help but to admire it and the story behind its creation.

Imagine how absolutely jaw dropping your engagement or wedding pictures will be with the Arch as your backdrop!

Cheers!

I also think it’s a good idea to have a Destination Wedding when you’re on a somewhat limited budget because quite a few destinations offer FREE Wedding Ceremonies (however that’s not to take the place of your planner)! You can’t beat that!

There are many beautiful places you can go, depending on what you are looking for. If you want to stay stateside, Vermont, Las Vegas and Hawaii are tops. If you’re looking to head to the Caribbean–Jamaica is the number 1 destination there. If you want to experience the Caribbean but don’t have a passport, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands are “no passport” friendly. Wherever you decide to go, you are sure to have a great time.

Cheers!

Ok so really…how cute are these wedding cake pops? When I first saw these a couple weeks ago I fell in love. Then to find out that they were used as a proposal for one of Bakerella’s readers, well that was just too cute!

Of course, me being me, well I just had to come up with a bunch of ideas to use these (and yes, I totally have to make these myself). Here are just a few of the ideas for using these cute little cakes on a stick:

• Favors
• Promotional Giveaways
• Reception dessert
• Thank You gifts
• Bridal Shower
• Proposals (of course)
• Consultation Snacks (hey we need to eat something during our planning meetings. )
• Parties

In short, the ideas are endless for these little cake treats! Not to mention, no messy fingers! You can match them with your cake flavor and design too. Yep go for it!!

Cheers!

Photo courtesy of Bakerella herself!