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We are consolidating our blogging and all posts will now become part of WDW(Wedding Day Weekly)Blogging For Brides. We  hope you'll follow us there. Old posts will remain here for your convenience.

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      Source: cookinghealthyforme.com via Tressy on Pinterest Italian weddings lend themselves well to great salads! This easy Caprese Salad looks great and tastes good. Great for a formal wedding or a casual outdoor wedding as well. The colors make this salad really 'pop!' and the flavor is incredible! So if you're planning an Italian wedding consider serving these

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Source: projectbabyblog.com via CraftBits & CraftGossip on Pinterest Good appetizers are key for wedding food. This appetizer is great for a wedding in any season, but would love to serve it at a summer wedding alfresco. There are a few things I'd like to pass on to my daughter's caterers...this is one! Looks sooo good in the photo, just wait till you taste it! This recipe DOES

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In Italy wedding gowns go extreme...extreme couture, extreme romance and extreme color and cut.   Antonella Rossi's gowns are all that and more.  Sure, she makes the plain Jane white gowns too (well actually nothing Antonella's designs is 'plain') but her expertise is providing Italian brides (or anyone willing to travel to get one of her gowns) with a gown to 'WOW' everyone at

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Italy and wedding cookies are synonymous.  But these are not your usual Italian Wedding Cookies. No white sugar coated anise flavored balls of dough here. These sugar cookies are decorated with Florentine wafer papers and gold accents.  They are perfect for a sweet table at a wedding with an Italian Renaissance theme, or any wedding looking for an upscale look.  Want

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View more videos at: http://nbcchicago.com. Cupcakes aren't just for dessert at your wedding anymore! Savory cupcakes can be served throughout your meal as a culinary surprise for your guests. This cupcake reminds me of Caprese Salad, and is one of my favorites. Serve it with soup or salad or add it to your wedding buffet. The recipe for this great cupcake is from NBC Chicago show shown above.

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White Ranunculus and olives on silvery branches combined with black ivy berries makes this bouquet by Martha Stewart romantic and perfect for your Italian wedding.  The wide striped ribbon on the handle perfects the look.  For the bride who loves black and white and who adores olives this is the perfect wedding bouquet. 

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Why pay a small fortune for flowers in fancy containers? Instead head to your local farmer's market and load up of gorgeous veggies (or grow your own for even more savings!).  Add them to a wooden box and use them as a rustic centerpiece.  These boxes came from The Container Store, all less than $8.00 each. Photo courtesy of A Subtle Revelry.  For more great design

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Feel like having an Italian wedding? Why not decorate your tables like a Tuscan farm feast? Bread sticks, heirloom tomatoes, olives....the three varying heights entrance the eye and the colors and scents make everyone feel like they are in Tuscany, (even if they're really in Chicago!)    Serve with some hearty Tuscan fare for dinner and you are set!  A destination wedding

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If you live in Philly and you've got a craving for a couple cannoli or other Italian bakery specialties, there's only one logical destination: Potito's Italian American Pastries. Winner of the 2011 Readers' Choice Awards for best cannoli and more, you can't not love this sugar haven. Eversave.com has a half price offer this week. Potitio's Italian American Pastries is located at 1614 West

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Just wanted to wish all my readers a Happy Memorial Day! Enjoy your cookouts or beach trips or the day at the pool. See you tomorrow! Nancy&Bill

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We are all familiar with the green, white and pink chocolate covered 7 Layer Cookies found in Italian bakeries around the world, but on the blog Diary of A Mad Hausfrau you'll find versions of these traditional cookies in unique color and flavor combinations.  By changing the colors and sometimes the fillings of these cookies the writer has given every bride ideas on how to color

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Panna Cotta, a silky yet elegant Italian custard that can be served in a variety of ways and with assorted toppings to change it's flavor, texture and color is highlighted as a great wedding dessert offering on OnceWed.com.  They give you a recipe from the New York Times but there are a variety of recipes out there so you can create just the texture and flavor you want for your wedding

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Grasshopper Cannolis From Stuffed Artisan Cannolis Some like their drinks served on the rocks, others served neat, but I know that the very best cocktails are served in cannoli form! So head over the Stuffed Artisan Cannolis on the Lower East Side. If you aren't heading into the city and live in Long Island/NYC area there are seven Whole Foods locations that sell Stuffed Artisan Cannolis. Only

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Photo and recipe from: http://moogieland.blogspot.com/ Looking for something a little different for an appetizer? Try this easy to make but attractive recipe that is based on caprese salad. This pairing of mozzarella and tomatoes is a perfect combination for picnic weddings or appetizers anytime of year. Photos courtesy of Dahan Caterers Washington DC Moogie from Moogie and Pap's web site

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Photos courtesy of thebarefootshaman As an Etsy addict I came across an Etsy store, Thebearfootshaman, where they have heirloom seeds for sale for absolutely gorgeous vegetables!  Take the time to browse the store for vegetables to brighten your wedding day food selections.  Even if you aren't serving the food cooked, some of these would make a great part of a crudite or chesse display.

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Photo courtesy of: http://myitaliangrandmother.blogspot.com/ What Italian wedding or shower would be complete without these beautiful cookies? Although they take some time to make, the patience is well worth it in the end. This recipe is from a fellow blogger, Michele at her great blog, My Italian Grandmother, where she shares great recipes with you. Take the time to browse her blog for other

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Photo courtesy of: http://www.academiabarilla.com/  As your wedding winds down you'll want to send your guests home with a traditional Italian wedding favor.  If your wedding is Tuscan-inspired biscotti are a good choice.  Make or purchase favor bags with a grape vine pattern or stencil the pattern on bags yourself, and fill them with coffee flavored biscotti or

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Photo courtesy of  The Food Network This simple and easy to prepare appetizer is perfect for your wedding or your rehersal dinner.  Proscuitto Wrapped Grilled Shrimp are something anyone can prepare no matter what their skill level in the kitchen.  Ingredients: 48 shelled and deveined jumbo shrimp 48 thin slices of proscuitto (about 1 1/4 lbs) Party Toothpicks suitable for

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Photo and design courtesy of: http://www.pryorevents.com/portfolio.portfolio_weddings.html If you are looking to add some glitz and glitter to a simple square vase filled with orchids and roses Pryor Events has found the answer. Just add a band of sequins glued to the vase, surround it with votive candles so the glitter sparkles as the light flickers and you have an inexpensive way to

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Photo and recipe from: http://www.recchiuti.com CARMELLA’S AMERETTI COOKIES from Recchiuti's San Francisco Recchiuti's web site says "As a teenager I worked at my dad’s grocery market and one of my jobs was restockingshelves. That’s how I was first introduced the delicate ameretti cookies wrapped in bright wrappers and packed into colorful tins. Legend has it that they were invented by a young

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Photo and website for purchase courtesy of: http://www.efavors.com/ These elegant glass wine charms favors were inspired by the glass artisans of Murano Italy, they are handcrafted Murano like glass wine charms and they will wow your guests with their elegance and style. Each wine charm is attached to a chrome ring with delicate bead accents and will be enjoyed by the wine enthusiasts

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Photos courtesy of http://www.confettiflowers.com/ Exquisite fleur-de-lis embossed design decorate this beautiful box for the Italian wedding. Inside, sugared almonds are added and personalization for each guest.  Tie each box with a pretty ribbon or one with your names and wedding date on it.     

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Photo and design courtesy of ConfettiFlowers.com Rachetti-Branch Five-Part Trees are a traditional Italian wedding favor made up of five almond holders bound together on a single stem to save you a step. The bride's family places a sugared Jordan Almond in the center of each petal and wrap it in place in half or by thirds, as shown.  Decorate stem with pretty ribbon and small decorative

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Photography Courtesy of Better Homes and Gardens Website This long narrow table is typical of a wedding reception in Tuscany. Tables are long and narrow and arranged in a U-shape in the wedding color combination -- chocolate brown (in the linen runner), pink (in the peony arrangements), and chartreuse (in the menus tucked into the folds of the napkins).

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