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Cakes For Every Occasion

Cakes For Every Occasion

One of the greatest things about cake is that there is one for every occasion. Not only is there one for every occasion, but there is a cake for every mood, every event, and every person. There is a cake for every person, every taste, and every dietary requirement. As summer is here, it’s time for barbecues, picnics, garden parties and of course, the weddings, birthdays and baby showers that happen all year round and what better way to celebrate all of these events than with a nice bit of cake. Here is a list of cakes for every occasion, you’ll be sure to find one which suits you:

Cakes For Every Occasion

Amazing Details That Can Make Your Wedding Better

There is a lot you can do when it comes to improving your wedding these days, and you need to think about the best way of taking your day to newer heights. A modern wedding can often come with so many additional costs that we often don’t keep in mind. The problem is that this can soon become overwhelming, and you could well wind up spending a lot more money than you are planning to.

Amazing Details That Can Make Your Wedding Better

The Surprising Differences Between Chinese & Typical Western Weddings

I’m willing to bet a lot of you have been to plenty of western weddings in your time. I’m talking about your traditional American or British-style wedding; the ones usually shown on TV shows and in movies, etc.

As a result, I bet you’ve noticed that these weddings all tend to be quite similar. They follow the same customs, have pretty similar themes, and so on. Today, I want to take a little trip into Chinese culture to explain some of the key differences between a typical Chinese wedding and one from Western culture. It’s just a bit of fun, and a chance to show how two things can vary so much, even though they’re essentially the same thing!

The Surprising Differences Between Chinese & Typical Western Weddings

A Brief Guide on How to Plan the Perfect Stag Party

Whether you’re planning your own stag do for your upcoming wedding or helping a friend with theirs, the process can be very involved, often difficult and often time-consuming. But don’t worry–we’ve put together a brief guide on how you can plan the perfect party, and there are only a couple of steps involved in the entire process.

Brief Guide on How to Plan the Perfect Stag Party

Engagement Rings: Choosing The Perfect Design

While traditionally, the man would pick out a ring before popping the question, today that’s no longer the case. Many men choose to propose before selecting a ring so that the two of you can choose it together. While this may not be as romantic as him choosing a ring for you, in practical terms, it does work a lot better. You get to choose the perfect ring, and can try it on to see if it fits at the same time.

Engagement Rings Choosing The Perfect Design

How to Pull off a Minimalist Wedding

Being excited about your wedding and looking forward to the rest of your future together as a married couple doesn’t mean that you have to spend all your savings. People are, in fact, starting to move away from the money drain that weddings used to be and shift their focus over to what truly matters: expressing your love in front of your friends and family.

How to Pull off a Minimalist Wedding

Choosing Food And Drink For Your Wedding

The Heart And “Sole” Of Your Big Day: Choosing Food And Drink For Your Wedding!

The happiest days of your life can be, in many ways, one of the most stressful. In the lead up to your wedding day, you have so many things to keep track of, that the overall stress can wear you down. This is why it’s important to make it an enjoyable process, and if you are in heaven when the topic of food comes up, choosing the ideal food and drink for your wedding is one of the most pleasurable aspects of wedding planning. On one hand, tasting the food is enjoyable, but while you have to think about it purely relating to you and your partner, don’t forget you have other people to please too. So, with that in mind, how can you get the right balance to pick the right food and drink that pleases not just yourself, but everybody?

The Heart And Sole Of Your Big Day_ Choosing Food And Drink For Your Wedding

Chinese Wedding Gifts

For English weddings, the bride and groom typically create a gift registry. However, in Chinese culture, we tend to be more practical—cash is preferred. This helps to offset wedding costs and, in some cases, contributes to obligations involving the mother-in-law.

Traditionally, the groom is expected to cover the entire cost of the wedding, including the banquet. This differs from English customs, where the bride’s parents usually pay for the wedding dinner. In Chinese weddings, the bride’s mother may request five or more tables for her guests. The monetary gifts (ang bao) collected from these tables typically go to the bride’s family, while gifts from the groom’s side are used to help cover the wedding expenses.

chinese wedding gifts

Harry Potter Experience with Tiger Feet Party

Planning a party can be so easy when you have everything you need under one roof. Tiger Feet Party have it all offering a one-stop shop without leaving home. If you want a Frozen or Pirate party, simply look under the Disney theme for ideas. The site is sorted by type of party for children or adults, or party by age and it makes shopping so easy. They have decorations, tableware, accessories, balloons, fancy dress costumes, weddings, cake decorating, gifts and personalisation gift.

tiger feet party

They have a live chat option during office hours 9 am to 4.30 pm Monday to Friday if you require help. Or tweet them! I had tweeted them and within minutes they had rearranged a new batch of items to be dispatched. Thanks to their wonderful team who carefully picked and packed my order.

We had been planning to go to Harry Potter Studio for months and finally the day had come! In order to get my children into character, I had purchased two Harry Potter Gryffindor school robes. They have two sizes available, Medium and Large. Both of my children were so excited when they saw the robes! It comes with the Gryffindor logo that is embellished on the robe, making it exactly the same as the one Harry Potter wears as he defeats “he-who-must-not-be-named”! It also comes with a hood.

Harry Potter Studio Privet Drive

Chinese Wedding: Bridal Door Game

You might be wondering: what is a bridal door game? It is a series of games played when the groom arrives to pick up his bride on the wedding day. The bridesmaids give the groom and his group of “brothers” (best men/groomsmen) a list of tasks and challenges to complete before he is allowed to fetch his bride. Of course, they have to pass all the games first!

Chinese Wedding 5 Bridal Door Game

Horrid Henry’s Wedding Review

Horrid Henry’s Wedding is a book written by Francesca Simon and illustrated by Tony Ross. This red Early Readers book is the next step on your child’s reading journey. It will be released on 24th April 2014 and published by Orion Books.

Horrid Henry Wedding book review

Chinese Wedding Tea Ceremony

The wedding tea ceremony is one of the most important events in a Chinese wedding. My mum insisted that we include one because we didn’t get married in a traditional Singaporean Chinese way. Mr C and I got married in Bath, and it was a small wedding with only close family and friends.

When I told some of our friends that we would be having a tea ceremony after the registration, no one really understood what that meant. As a result of the confusion, two of our friends went home after the registration and missed the wedding dinner. It can sometimes be difficult to explain why we have a Chinese tea ceremony on the wedding day, which is why I decided to write this post.

Chinese Wedding Tea Ceremony - bride and groom to sibling

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Hi, I’m Eileen — a mum of two teenagers, aged 18 and 17, and a passionate lifestyle blogger sharing snippets of family life, creativity, and culture since May 2012. My daughter lives with visual impairment, and our journey together has shaped much of the heart behind this blog.

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