Wedding Cake Toppers!

No wedding blog would be complete without mentioning the obligatory wedding cake topper which comes, nowadays, in many different shapes and styles to suit couples' varying tastes and interests.

Traditional or modern, safe or plain wacky? We opted for the wacky, commissioning the wonderful cake company Spin Spin Sugar to create our rather unusual cake topper: vintage-style Scrabble letters displaying the initials of our first names.

Alli, brilliantly talented cake maker and designer at Spin Spin Sugar, understood our brief precisely and set about making the letters from sugar paste with a wood-effect wash. Alli suggested we place the topper on the middle tier instead of the more usual top, as she felt this would set off the quirkiness of our cake.

Whether you love or hate our cake topper, I hope it's given you some inspiration as to what you might like to adorn your wedding cake. The point is, you don't have to have the usual bride-and-groom figurines. Feel free to be adventurous!

Wedding Videos are Bang On Trend!

Sorry I've been quiet of late. Hubby and I upped sticks a few months back, and it's taken me a wee while to get back to blogging. But I'm all plugged in now so lots of wedding tales and tips will follow suit. Indeed, there's no time like the present...

As our paper anniversary draws ever closer (still can't believe I've been married for nearly a year) I was reflecting on how glad I am that we commissioned a video of our wedding. Yes, that's correct – a wedding video... yes, really... don't be alarmed! The new and improved wed-vid is back to stay, and it's worth investing in a proper videographer to film it.

On my wedding day, there were so many little details I just didn't notice, mainly due to euphoria mixed with sheer exhaustion. It's hard work trying to take everything in on the day, so it's a real relief to discover so many special moments are captured in your wedding video.

Gone are the days when wedding videos were valiant but less successful attempts by Uncle Bob, usually amounting to shaky shots of decapitated guests. The humble wedding video has now been elevated to something with true artistic merit: highly stylised and well edited with an accompanying DVD soundtrack to boot. It's more of a mini Hollywood movie than a traditional wed-vid and, of course, you and yours truly get to play the starring roles.

Videographers' fees can vary wildly but if you do a little research you'll find plenty of competent people out there who'll offer reasonable packages. My advice is make sure you see plenty of samples of their work and if it warms your cockles and suits your budget, go for it!

Our own videographers from Ignite were absolutely fantastic. They understood precisely our wedding theme, and made sure our ideas were reflected in the end product. They were unobtrusive when filming on the day, and the final footage was very natural and extremely heart-warming. You could tell the Ignite team put heart and soul into the editing process, producing a high-quality film full of unforgettable moments that we'd enjoy watching over and over again. So before I well up, here's a link to our highlights video courtesy of Ignite. You never know, it might just help you decide whether wed-vids are your cup of tea!