Women: Tips for choosing the right wedding cake

Tips for choosing the right wedding cake

Written by Sher Matsen

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color of your bridesmaid dresses are popular choices Traditional wedding cake is fruit cake with white icing More traditional choices are chocolate or orange cake, sponge cake or carrot cake. To be able to keep repparttar 143287

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cake it must be a fruit cake. Order your wedding cake 6 months to a year in advance. The month you are getting married in is important because repparttar 143289

type of cake you choose may not work well with repparttar 143290

season. For example, mouse in wedding cakes does not work well during repparttar 143291

hot month of August. Winter wedding cakes have fewer restrictions. Questions to ask your Bakery and or Baker 1) Are samples available to try before you buy? Just because a cake looks good doesn’t mean it will taste good, or not be as hard as a rock. Best to taste test so you’re not disappointed.. 2) When is repparttar 143292

last day I can make changes? By finding out when repparttar 143293

last day you can make changes is, you will most likely be getting repparttar 143294

answer as to when they will be starting your cake.. 3) Do you deliver? Cakes do not ship well, so unless you’ve made arrangements for someone to pick your cake up and bring it to repparttar 143295

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bakery can deliver it. 4) How do you ship your wedding cakes? 80% of wedding cake damage occurs during shipping. Shipping is also your friend picking it up in their car. The cake needs to be packed properly to ensure it arrives at repparttar 143297

reception intact. 5) Should something go wrong what is your back up plan? Many will say that they either have no plans or that nothing will go wrong. Not a good enough answer. When it’s repparttar 143298

day before your wedding and something goes wrong it’s too late to come up with a backup plan. 6) How much would it be for regular cakes repparttar 143299

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wedding cake? This will determine if you are being gouged or not. As with all elements of your wedding planning and preparation are important. Decide repparttar 143301

type of cake, get pricing, and order early. Then you can place another nice big fat checkmark on your “to do list”.

Sher from Estate Jewelry International have been serving customers for over 20 years, providing affordable estate jewelry, and a wealth of information on jewelry, fashion, designers, and beauty with on staff industry professionals. Please visit us at Estate Jewelry International.

The History of Bracelets

Written by Sher Matsen

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The Art Nouveau period once again saw changes to fashion and jewelry. Chameleons and serpents entwined themselves around bracelets. The mystical Egyptian scarab was found on bracelets and rings. Other popular creatures included dragonflies, butterflies, bees, peacocks, swans, and even bats. This was a very figural period attached to nature. If jewelry did not depict creatures it depicted flower blossoms or flower buds.

From 1910 to 1939 women’s fashions saw sleeveless or short sleeve dresses appear. The result was flexible bracelets and bangles worn on repparttar upper arm. These arm bracelets were often adorned with gemstones or diamonds. From 1940 to 1949 US designers were greatly influenced by repparttar 143283 designs from repparttar 143284 French house of Van Cleef & Arpels. Bracelets with ribbon of hexagon lines centered on fine gemstones fastened with heavy clasps became very vogue.

From 1950 to 1960 daytime saw simpler lines for not only gold bracelets but necklaces as well. Gold mesh or twisted wire bracelets were very popular.

From 1960 to 1970 bracelets became more flexible and were often set with gems. Bangles on repparttar 143285 other hand became more rigid and were often seen set with random diamond placements.

From 1970 to 1979 bracelets were flexible and often set with tiny baguettes. Delicate and dainty bracelets were vogue.

From repparttar 143286 1980s to now bracelet fashions have been mixed and varied. Bracelet styles have become more of an individual fashion statement than a trend. Gold has always remained popular as have gems, however sterling silver has become very popular and recognized for its versatility and wearability at affordable pricing. In repparttar 143287 last few years we’ve also seen an increase in demand for titanium bracelets. Today a women’s fashion statement is about her! What she likes, what she feels good in. So your bracelet wardrobe can be what ever you want. Wear a dainty gem set gold bracelet or an armful of clunky bracelets, which is very vogue this season.

Your fashion statement is about who you are, so feel free to be you!

About the author: Sher from Estate Jewelry International have been serving customers for over 20 years, providing affordable estate jewelry, and a wealth of information on jewelry, fashion, designers, and beauty with on staff industry professionals. Please visit us at Estate Jewelry International.

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