Wedding Favor Ideas

March 18th, 2010

Source: community.theknot.com

Wedding favors can be a fun gift to give your guests when it speaks personal to the couple. It’s fun to receive a wedding favor that characterizes the couple. Scott and I gave away USB drive wedding favors personalized with our wedding info because we’re tech nerds and went to Carnegie Mellon. It was an expensive add-on but it was something we really wanted to do. A couple chose to do donut wedding favors because their first conversation was about the Simpsons. So funny. Personally, I would have put Krispy Kreme in there but it’s still a cute idea. :P

Friends from the audience have shared their wedding favor ideas which were inspiring to read. I’m sad to see that more couples have opted out of wedding favors but it’s understandable given the current financial climate. Have you seen any cool wedding favors lately?

Source: buy.com

I shake my fist in the air when I see things that we could have bought at cheaper prices. It’s nice to say that you’re wearing a platinum ring but titanium is cheaper and doesn’t scratch as much. A reader from the audience came across 5mm titanium wedding bands on buy.com and immediately sent a link to me.  Buy.com of course, is a reputable website and we’ve purchased items from them without any issues.  The groom will have to get fitted for size before purchasing something online. I know Scott doesn’t regret getting the ring he did, but if we were to do it over, I would lobby for a titanium ring.

What do you think? Platinum or titanium for the groom’s wedding ring? Got your reasons?

You need to act fast and leave a comment on Pink Orchid Weddings’ blog by 5PM today (Tuesday, March 16) if you want a chance to win a Le Creuset baking dish! Anyone from US and Canada is eligible. Good luck!

Brooklyn Bride (Vané) is holding a two-day event on March 23 & 24, 5-8PM. Tickets are free when you register at http://urbanwedevent.eventbrite.com/ and use the discount code “urbanwedcomp”. Visit Brooklyn Bride for more details.

10% Off Monogrammed Gifts

March 9th, 2010

Nicole from Nik’s Naks would like to offer a 10% discount to our Big Fat Cake readers! We asked her about  monogrammed gifts that are good to give and she gave us many great ideas. Thanks, Nicole!

Win $150 in Spa Services!

March 4th, 2010

We have another charity raffle but this time it’s for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS)!  Scott (my husband and co-founder of Big Fat Cake) is competing in an olympic-distance triathlon in St. Petersburg, Florida with Team in Training, which is an organization that raises money for LLS.  He’s been training for a couple of months now and needs to raise more money to reach his fundraising goal. Would you help us out and donate $25 or more to his fundraiser? When you donate, please leave a comment with “bigfatcake.com” on the fundraising page to be entered in our raffle for spa services. Big Fat Cake will send the winner a $150 gift certificate to Elizabeth Arden Red Door Salons. You can use the gift certificate for hair, makeup, relaxing massage, or any other salon service. Be sure to leave a valid email address on Scott’s donation page because the certificate will be emailed to the winner.

Are you wondering about what happened to last month’s cupcake raffle for Haiti? Read our announcement.

Terms & Conditions for Spa Raffle:

  1. Terms & conditions from Red Door Salon applies.
  2. Entries eligible for this raffle will be collected until March 31, 2010 at 11:59pm.
  3. Gift certificate may not be sold to another party.
  4. Big Fat Cake is not responsible for services at Elizabeth Arden Red Doors salons.
  5. Must be 18 years old or older to enter.
  6. Winner will be announced via blog post on April 2, 2010, so stay tuned!

Donate Now!

Big Fat Cake would like to announce that Cathleen from Bethesda, MD won our first charity raffle. As a winner, Cathleen will receive 100 free wedding cupcakes from Izacupcake in any of their delicious flavors for her donation to World Vision. She gave to those in need and got cupcakes for it! Congratulations, Cathleen!

Stay tuned for next month’s charity raffle in support of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.

You’ve got until tomorrow night (Sunday) at 11:59pm to enter into the cupcake raffle. Your entire donation goes to World Vision for the Haiti Crisis. We’ll draw names of those who entered and if you qualify, then you’ll win 100 free cupcakes from Izacupcake! You can use towards your wedding or any other occasion. FYI, the donation page is through a 3rd party service that World Vision uses. View our announcement for details. Good luck!

Vendors – Our Newest Feature

February 25th, 2010

Big Fat Cake is proud to announce our newest feature, our Big Fat Cake Vendors! It’s still in it’s infancy since we have our first three vendors. I would like to introduce to you:

  1. Izacupcake – You may have noticed in our cupcake raffle that Izacupcake is providing the free 100  cupcakes. They are a cupcake company that has been working off referrals only but just recently decided to have an online presence. Their flavors are different than what you find in normal cupcake stores and prices are way better so it’s definitely worth a try. They do all special occasions and corporate functions.

  2. Total Cleaners – Total Cleaners has been my drycleaning delivery service for a long time now. I sent my friend there to get her dress preserved. She said it was so easy and non-hassle because they picked up and dropped off the dress at her office. Their prices are the same or better than your typical dry cleaners, plus they deliver! And they are also offering $50 off your preservation. They would prefer to do it within 90 days of your wedding for most optimal results. See our post about preserving your wedding dress.
  3. Jessica Kang – Jessica has been my hairdresser for several years now and did my sister’s whole wedding party. Everyone looked fabulous and she was fun to work with. She has her own space in a shared salon conveniently located in Bethesda, MD.

Do you have a vendor that you’d like to recommend to Big Fat Cake? Please send them this link. Vendors can come from any city within the United States and will get additional advertising deals from Big Fat Cake if they offer our readers a special offer. When they advertise on our site, they will be announced, much like this post. Only cool vendors allowed! :P

Source: Microsoft

Google does everything…yes, even wedding planning. Google shares their wedding templates via their GoogleDocs sharing. For brides and grooms who have gmail accounts, GoogleDocs is an easy way to share documents, like the budget, guest list, photo album, to do list and more. Although, Google is  not the only technology guru to share wedding templates. Microsoft also has had their share of templates, even wedding invitations. Not as convenient for sharing as Google is, but the information is there. These tools from Google and Microsoft are not as sophisticated as the wedding planning websites you see online, but it gets the job done with familiar formats.