Comments on: Too expensive to eat? Nah… http://manolobrides.com/2007/04/12/too-expensive-to-eat-nah/ Manolo Loves the Brides! Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:59:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Bree http://manolobrides.com/2007/04/12/too-expensive-to-eat-nah/comment-page-1/#comment-101939 Bree Fri, 27 Apr 2007 13:48:26 +0000 http://manolobrides.com/2007/04/12/too-expensive-to-eat-nah/#comment-101939 I wore the Bonny unforgettable # 1506. You made a wondeful choice with the bonny line NTB! I only hope that post wedding you will show us what choice you made! My bonny dress saved me from having an insane alterations bill. The only thing I had to do was a bustle and have the bust line taken in. Its only been a year but I still am hanging onto my dress.. I would like to donate it to a good cause but I am not sure what cause to give it to. Is there some sort of bridal gown charity that passes dresses on to deserving brides who might not otherwise be able to afford their own dream gown? I wore the Bonny unforgettable # 1506. You made a wondeful choice with the bonny line NTB! I only hope that post wedding you will show us what choice you made! My bonny dress saved me from having an insane alterations bill. The only thing I had to do was a bustle and have the bust line taken in. Its only been a year but I still am hanging onto my dress.. I would like to donate it to a good cause but I am not sure what cause to give it to. Is there some sort of bridal gown charity that passes dresses on to deserving brides who might not otherwise be able to afford their own dream gown?

]]> By: Meg Q http://manolobrides.com/2007/04/12/too-expensive-to-eat-nah/comment-page-1/#comment-98548 Meg Q Mon, 23 Apr 2007 20:48:59 +0000 http://manolobrides.com/2007/04/12/too-expensive-to-eat-nah/#comment-98548 I'm responding here kind of late, but I just wanted to add this. I was very fortunate to get a lovely cake, vanilla with raspberry filling, for 125 people (to serve 100 - I wanted there to be plenty enough cake!), for just under $500 - this was actually MORE expensive than my dress, since I had a relatively simple floor-length dress made out of linen, to wear with a long veil-and-train of Swiss embroidered lace that my sister and I had made for her wedding. The one problem was that I really really wanted buttercream icing, and the cake lady kept telling me "it won't be perfectly white", and I, having made some buttercream icing in my time, kept telling her, "that's okay, the important thing is the flavor, not whiteness." Sooooo - we go to the church on the day and walk through the hall (which, unusually, is a really beautiful church hall) on our way to the bride's room. The cake is already set up - and I can see, from *yards* away, that it has that glisten-y sugar-and-Crisco icing, NOT buttercream!!! I suck in my breath, and my mom kind of looks sideways at me, wondering if I'm going to lose it, but I just look at the darn cake, which, although it's not the way I want it EXACTLY, is nonetheless very prettily decorated with a bit of icing trim and then some hot pink gerbera daisies (the one flower I used, in abundance, for my late-July Texas wedding) around the base. I turn to my mom and say, "I have a choice here. I can go all Bridezilla and stress, or I can just accept this, and whatever else isn't EXACTLY perfect today, and go with the flow. I think I'll be better off with the second choice." And I was! And I actually enjoyed my wedding somewhat - I'd put a lot of planning into it and had handed it off in the last week and so just let it unwind. BTW, my father hired a Town Car to take us from the wedding to our hotel - he, Mother, and a dear friend put together a "hamper" of foods from the reception, 2 bottles of champagne, and a little cake box that had in it the little top tier of the wedding cake, put this in the back seat, and put a few creatively arranged "nibbles" right on top! (Since of course the bride and groom eat very little at the actual reception.) TOO luxurious! (And we ate it all - over two days!) I’m responding here kind of late, but I just wanted to add this. I was very fortunate to get a lovely cake, vanilla with raspberry filling, for 125 people (to serve 100 – I wanted there to be plenty enough cake!), for just under $500 – this was actually MORE expensive than my dress, since I had a relatively simple floor-length dress made out of linen, to wear with a long veil-and-train of Swiss embroidered lace that my sister and I had made for her wedding. The one problem was that I really really wanted buttercream icing, and the cake lady kept telling me “it won’t be perfectly white”, and I, having made some buttercream icing in my time, kept telling her, “that’s okay, the important thing is the flavor, not whiteness.” Sooooo – we go to the church on the day and walk through the hall (which, unusually, is a really beautiful church hall) on our way to the bride’s room. The cake is already set up – and I can see, from *yards* away, that it has that glisten-y sugar-and-Crisco icing, NOT buttercream!!! I suck in my breath, and my mom kind of looks sideways at me, wondering if I’m going to lose it, but I just look at the darn cake, which, although it’s not the way I want it EXACTLY, is nonetheless very prettily decorated with a bit of icing trim and then some hot pink gerbera daisies (the one flower I used, in abundance, for my late-July Texas wedding) around the base. I turn to my mom and say, “I have a choice here. I can go all Bridezilla and stress, or I can just accept this, and whatever else isn’t EXACTLY perfect today, and go with the flow. I think I’ll be better off with the second choice.” And I was! And I actually enjoyed my wedding somewhat – I’d put a lot of planning into it and had handed it off in the last week and so just let it unwind.

BTW, my father hired a Town Car to take us from the wedding to our hotel – he, Mother, and a dear friend put together a “hamper” of foods from the reception, 2 bottles of champagne, and a little cake box that had in it the little top tier of the wedding cake, put this in the back seat, and put a few creatively arranged “nibbles” right on top! (Since of course the bride and groom eat very little at the actual reception.) TOO luxurious! (And we ate it all – over two days!)

]]> By: Dataceptionist http://manolobrides.com/2007/04/12/too-expensive-to-eat-nah/comment-page-1/#comment-93978 Dataceptionist Mon, 16 Apr 2007 03:24:18 +0000 http://manolobrides.com/2007/04/12/too-expensive-to-eat-nah/#comment-93978 Re griping, our photographer is a ****. We were initially pleased and excited for him when he proposed to his lady two weeks before our wedding, but it seems he is only interested in plannng his own wedding (to be in Ireland) and is rarely in the country now! Gah! Re griping, our photographer is a ****. We were initially pleased and excited for him when he proposed to his lady two weeks before our wedding, but it seems he is only interested in plannng his own wedding (to be in Ireland) and is rarely in the country now! Gah!

]]> By: enygma http://manolobrides.com/2007/04/12/too-expensive-to-eat-nah/comment-page-1/#comment-93833 enygma Sun, 15 Apr 2007 03:09:43 +0000 http://manolobrides.com/2007/04/12/too-expensive-to-eat-nah/#comment-93833 Speaking of wedding crashers, have you heard of a new show on NBC called, "The Real Wedding Crashers"? Here's the link to the trailer. I'm a bit ambivalent about this one. http://www.nbc.com/The_Real_Wedding_Crashers/video/#mea=84714 Speaking of wedding crashers, have you heard of a new show on NBC called, “The Real Wedding Crashers”? Here’s the link to the trailer. I’m a bit ambivalent about this one.
http://www.nbc.com/The_Real_Wedding_Crashers/video/#mea=84714

]]> By: Annalucia http://manolobrides.com/2007/04/12/too-expensive-to-eat-nah/comment-page-1/#comment-93657 Annalucia Fri, 13 Apr 2007 20:30:23 +0000 http://manolobrides.com/2007/04/12/too-expensive-to-eat-nah/#comment-93657 The anniversary cake? The Annalucia, she never thought of that; what an excellent excuse for the most Lucullan indulgence. And since it is a mere fourteen months until the 30th anniversary for the Annalucia and the Tedesco, perhaps she should start planning today for the flavors, the number of tiers, and the richness of the icing. The anniversary cake? The Annalucia, she never thought of that; what an excellent excuse for the most Lucullan indulgence. And since it is a mere fourteen months until the 30th anniversary for the Annalucia and the Tedesco, perhaps she should start planning today for the flavors, the number of tiers, and the richness of the icing.

]]> By: Twistie http://manolobrides.com/2007/04/12/too-expensive-to-eat-nah/comment-page-1/#comment-93647 Twistie Fri, 13 Apr 2007 18:20:06 +0000 http://manolobrides.com/2007/04/12/too-expensive-to-eat-nah/#comment-93647 Absolutely, NtB! Choose what matters most to you and put your most strenuous efforts toward those things. I went all out for my gown and writing the ceremony. My beloved insisted on plenty of food and live music. Those were the things where we went all out, and the wedding was lovely and all our guests were wowed when they went home well-fed having listened to great live music all afternoon. And since we knew where our priorities were, the stress was nearly nonexistant by the big day. A fabulous cake is a great choice for going all out, since it pleases not only you but your guests as well. Absolutely, NtB! Choose what matters most to you and put your most strenuous efforts toward those things.

I went all out for my gown and writing the ceremony. My beloved insisted on plenty of food and live music. Those were the things where we went all out, and the wedding was lovely and all our guests were wowed when they went home well-fed having listened to great live music all afternoon. And since we knew where our priorities were, the stress was nearly nonexistant by the big day.

A fabulous cake is a great choice for going all out, since it pleases not only you but your guests as well.

]]> By: Never teh Bride http://manolobrides.com/2007/04/12/too-expensive-to-eat-nah/comment-page-1/#comment-93636 Never teh Bride Fri, 13 Apr 2007 17:31:33 +0000 http://manolobrides.com/2007/04/12/too-expensive-to-eat-nah/#comment-93636 Pencils -- It wouldn't be safe! The Beard does have a look at the blog now and again and I wouldn't want to risk ruining the surprise. Now I wanted a tiered cheesecake. You know, just to have. Sara -- I'm all for folks going all out for weddings, provided their exuberance is related to the stuff they actually care about. For me, it's the cake and the dress and the menswear, oddly enough. Pencils — It wouldn’t be safe! The Beard does have a look at the blog now and again and I wouldn’t want to risk ruining the surprise. Now I wanted a tiered cheesecake. You know, just to have.

Sara — I’m all for folks going all out for weddings, provided their exuberance is related to the stuff they actually care about. For me, it’s the cake and the dress and the menswear, oddly enough.

]]> By: Sara http://manolobrides.com/2007/04/12/too-expensive-to-eat-nah/comment-page-1/#comment-93619 Sara Fri, 13 Apr 2007 16:11:00 +0000 http://manolobrides.com/2007/04/12/too-expensive-to-eat-nah/#comment-93619 These cakes are gorgeous! I love the idea of going all out for a wedding, it reminds me of the same attitude I see on www.bridezilla.com. These cakes are gorgeous! I love the idea of going all out for a wedding, it reminds me of the same attitude I see on http://www.bridezilla.com.

]]> By: Sara http://manolobrides.com/2007/04/12/too-expensive-to-eat-nah/comment-page-1/#comment-93617 Sara Fri, 13 Apr 2007 16:02:15 +0000 http://manolobrides.com/2007/04/12/too-expensive-to-eat-nah/#comment-93617 These cakes are gorgeous! These cakes are gorgeous!

]]> By: Pencils http://manolobrides.com/2007/04/12/too-expensive-to-eat-nah/comment-page-1/#comment-93616 Pencils Fri, 13 Apr 2007 15:34:24 +0000 http://manolobrides.com/2007/04/12/too-expensive-to-eat-nah/#comment-93616 So, we don't get to see your dress, Never teh Bride? I'll show you mine, if you show me yours. Heh heh heh. Actually, my real dress should be arriving in 2-3 weeks. Woo hoo! I'm very excited. Those are amazing cakes. I assume the geometric shapes must be cheaper than sugar flowers, which can be shockingly expensive. We're having three cakes: a Martha Stewart-recipe tiered cheesecake as made by my mom, a huge tower of cupcakes from the wedding cake bakery, and a smaller chocolate groom's cake also from the bakery. I'm going to have to find boxes for our guests to take the extra home! So, we don’t get to see your dress, Never teh Bride? I’ll show you mine, if you show me yours. Heh heh heh. Actually, my real dress should be arriving in 2-3 weeks. Woo hoo! I’m very excited.

Those are amazing cakes. I assume the geometric shapes must be cheaper than sugar flowers, which can be shockingly expensive. We’re having three cakes: a Martha Stewart-recipe tiered cheesecake as made by my mom, a huge tower of cupcakes from the wedding cake bakery, and a smaller chocolate groom’s cake also from the bakery. I’m going to have to find boxes for our guests to take the extra home!

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