Published on Thursday, November 4, 2010 by Ask Fran The Early Bird Gets the Dream Wedding A wedding is one of  life's  most important events, and as such, it is meant to be a memorable, beautiful and poignant affair.  But before the actual ceremony can take place,  you know there is a tremendous amount of planning that needs to be done. A bride has a certain vision of her ideal wedding – where it is...

Published on Monday, May 11, 2009 by Fran Hansen While the wedding cake will normally be on the to-do list of a bride, the stand for the cake is sometimes forgotten. It is also something you don’t want to spend a fortune on or by the time you get to the stand your budget can be stretched to the limit. Fortunately there are many ways around this problem. To begin with, if you have a chosen to have a tradit...

Published on Wednesday, March 4, 2009 by Fran Hansen My favorite reception is without a doubt the least costly that you can plan. It’s the traditional cake, mints, nuts, punch, coffee and tea reception! For a fraction of the cost of preparing a meal for your guests, you can provide a beautiful reception for up to 200 people for under a thousand dollars! Mints, nuts, punch, coffee and tea are NOT expensive and...