50th Wedding Anniversary~ The Final Stretch
July 16, 2009 by Linette Gerlach
Filed under Anniversary Party
It’s the final stretch for the 50th wedding anniversary party I’ve been helping put together, so it’s crunch time. This week all the real work begins. Yesterday we baked two hundred cupcakes, and the two small cakes that will go together to make one, and sit on top of the cupcake tower to hold the wedding topper.
We also put together a dozen quick floral arrangements for the guest tables. These will be paired with some gold floating candles we found to decorate the tables.
Today we made tiny purple flowers with gold centers for the cupcakes, about 150 of them. The …read more
50th Wedding Anniversary~ The Menu
July 12, 2009 by Linette Gerlach
Filed under Anniversary Party, Food and Drink
This week I’ll be finishing up the 50th Wedding anniversary party I’ve been talking about, so it’s down to the wire. The menu is all planned out, but we still need to make the food, including tons of slicing and dicing, cooking, and baking throughout the week this week.
I’m making a cupcake tower with a small cake on top of the tower with their original wedding cake topper on top, so I’m going to be baking cupcakes and cake the next couple days. I’ll also be making some tiny icing flowers to top the cupcakes with.
Here’s the rest of the …read more
Planning~50th Wedding Anniversary Timeline
June 21, 2009 by Linette Gerlach
Filed under Anniversary Party, Party Planning 101
When you’re planning a 50th wedding anniversary, how soon do you have to start, and what is a good time line for planning?
When you’re planning a 50th wedding anniversary party, or any big anniversary party you should start planning at least 6 to 9 months before. Especially if you will several guests since you may need to find a location to host your party.
6 to 9 months before the anniversary party:
Put together a guest list, then decide how large the location needs to be to hold all your guests comfortably.
If your guest list is small you may just be …read more
