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PAMPER THE BRIDE-TO-BE WITH A SHOWER OF INDULGENT GIFTS
WOODRIDGE,
Invitations
A quick visit to
www.wilton.com gets the party planning off to an easy start. Choose an
invitation and personalize it with a pearl and rhinestone accent. The glittery jewel (actually a hair pick
attached to the invitation) sets a lavish tone.
Food
Keep the food
preparations simple by offering a mini-bite buffet including veggies with dips
and mini appetizers such as savory cheesecakes and individual quiches. For serving, think out of the box: stack them high
on a cupcake stand or cake pedestal. To drink?
Continue the “mini” theme at
dessert time with Mini Petits Fours. These tasty
treats are tiny cakes cut from a sheet cake and gussied up with smooth-as-silk
icing and fresh berries.
Gifts
Encourage gifts such as candles,
bubble bath, spa treatments, and satin beauty masks. For the bride and groom,
create a trade-in coupon book including coupons for a back rub, foot massage, a
night on the town, or a candle-lit supper at home. Everyone is bound to have
some romantic advice for the bride – have them write it down on a photo mat
especially designed for autographing. It’s sure to bring a smile to the bride’s
face long after the wedding is over. And
when it’s time to say good-bye, send the gift-givers home with a sachet of
scented soap petals for a pampering moment of their own.
For more ideas for sending your
bride down the aisle, visit www.wilton.com.
SIDEBAR
Sunny Showers
Try these ideas for other “alternative” bridal showers.
- Shower
by the Hour. Assign each guest an hour of the day and ask them to bring a
gift useful at that hour. Give the early morning hours (such as 3 a.m.) to
your most clever guests!
- Couples
Shower. Include the guys by inviting the groom, husbands, and boyfriends.
Encourage a few guy-friendly gifts such as grilling gadgets and essential
yard tools.
- Hold
It! Many couples start married life in a small apartment. Host a shower
geared to provide clever storage options for dinnerware, flatware,
paperwork, etc.
Perfect Petits Fours
Makes about 28 petits fours
1 package (18.25 oz.) yellow cake mix
Ingredients to prepare cake mix
2 cans
(16 oz. each) ready-to-use white decorator icing
Fresh raspberries and blueberries
Rose, Lemon Yellow and Royal Blue
Icing Color
Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray 13 x 9-inch pan with vegetable
pan spray. Line bottom of pan with parchment. Prepare
cake mix according to package directions. Pour batter into prepared pan,
spreading evenly.
Bake 30 to 34 minutes or until cake springs back when
touched. Cool 10 minutes in pan; remove from pan and cool completely
Cut cake into circles using knife and round cookie cutter as
a guide; also cut into 2 x 2 inch squares using ruler and knife. Position cakes
on cooling grid over parchment-lined jelly roll pan.
Place icing from 1-1/2 cans into microwave-safe bowl. Microwave on DEFROST 1 minute; stir. Continue microwaving for 10-second intervals
and stirring until icing is a pouring consistency. Tint
portions of icing rose, yellow and blue. Pour icing over cakes to cover;
let set. Repeat, if necessary, to
completely cover cakes. Allow icing to set completely.
Before serving, top petits fours with icing rosette made using remaining icing and using Tip #22 star tip, a raspberry or blueberry and, if desired, a mint leaf.
Cutline: Host a shower designed to give the bride some important “me-time” gifts.
Recipe
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Invitations
Autograph Mat
Scented Soap Petals
Drawstring Sachet Bags
Bachelorette Purple Beauty Mask
Graceful Toasting Glasses
Round Cookie Cutter
13 X 9-in baking pan
Parchment Paper
Jelly Roll Pan
Decorating Tip #22
White Decorator Icing
Rose, Lemon Yellow and Royal Blue Icing Color