Cakewrecks was hot hot hot a while back, but I can’t resist calling attention to it again. The perfect blog based antidote to the basic cable cake worship shows, it’s the place bad cake photos go to be laughed at. Hooted and hollered at, if we are being specific. And when I say bad cakes, I mean reeeeaaaallly bad cakes. Check it out, but make sure you don’t have anything in your mouth that you wouldn’t want coming out your nose. Brides: click here for a humorous yet cautionary lesson in paying more attention to your actual baker’s skills than your fantasy photo! And enjoy tasting when you go – it’s one of the most fun moments of the process….mmmm…makes me want cake. Somebody pre-heat the oven, ok?
And now, another visit with our resident Etiquette Expert. Got a wedding or social entertaining conundrum? Let her take a crack at it! Send your questions to your favorite Palm Springs event experts at mylittleflowershopps@gmail.com
Q: Due to having a) a mother-in-law with giant bridge club b) well meaning Aunt c) my actual own-age friends all in the mix, I am being forced to have 3 showers. I would really like my best friend and Maid of Honor to come with me to all of them and provide her classic sense of humor, otherwise I might elope to Mexico with a paper plate full of bows on my head. How do I ask so that she doesn’t feel like she has to buy three gifts?
A: Not to sound glib dear, but have you tried a version of the question you just asked? You sound very sincere about needing your friend’s support, and I imagine when asked, she would immediately understand that you need back-up at events where the guests are not people you know well, if at all. Trust me when I say that she is fully aware that showers, when they are repeated, are, well, repetitive. Obviously she cares for you if she’s signed on as MOH. Have a little faith – just ask.
While we’ve got your attention, I have a slight bone to pick with you, Miss Bride. You talk as if you are being bodily forced into a wing chair and held down while people (gasp) give you gifts and (horrors) make you eat pastel frosted cupcakes. Complaining about showers falls under the designation of Conduct Unbecoming a Bride. You are being shown extraordinary love. Receive gracefully. Our universal bridal advice: breathe, stand up straight, and enjoy your moment. Rinse, and repeat.
Teacup Cupcake Toppers for Bridal Shower (Photo credit: Cupcake Luv)
Royal wedding? Gag me with a silver spoon! Some people have had enough. Apparently there’s a significant number of Britons who’ve discovered that combining the Royal Wedding day (many businesses are closing) with May Day and Easter weekend, they can take an 11 day vacation w/ only 3 days off work. Now that’s what I call doing more with less. Apparently travel agents are very busy with the exodus. And, as this picture humorously depicts, some people are just sick of all the fuss. Literally. Nauseous. Ah well, not everyone can be nutty for wedding details. Don’t worry, we’re watching Kate, dear. (pssssst. Don’t tell her we’re obsessively looking at the flowers, not her so much and btw, the commemorative ashtrays? Blech).
A wedding sickness bag for the seat pocket in front of you
