FRENCH GARDEN VINTAGE

post from Bride Chic on 07 November 2009 07:16:00 PM. © Bride Chic

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Joy comes to us as a bride
The first rains burst into bloom
Nightingales strike up a dance in our neighborhood
Elegant water nymphs bring songs
Thoughts turn into gold
And gold all conversation
Poets and girls
Learn kisses by heart
Someone arrives at the festival out of breath
It is time with his flute.

--George Sarandaris--

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Your Wedding Cake. Tons of cake pictures to get
inspired by.

post from Creative Wedding Ideas Blog on 07 November 2009 06:23:58 PM. © Creative Wedding Ideas Blog

Your Wedding Cake.Tons of cake pictures to get inspired by. Share you cake with the world right[...]

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Winter Wedding Cakes. Magical design pictures to
get you inspired.

post from Creative Wedding Ideas Blog on 07 November 2009 06:19:47 PM. © Creative Wedding Ideas Blog

Winter Wedding Cakes. Magical design pictures to get you inspired.[...]

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Recipe- Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies

post from Sapphyre... on 07 November 2009 05:39:00 PM. © Sapphyre...

I'm tired of writing vendor reviews, even though there are still a few more to go. Instead, I thought you might enjoy one of my favourite tasty treats- pumpkin chocolate chip cookies. I make them every year around this time and everyone loves them. It's definitely the type of recipe that you have to play with a bit to get them exactly to your liking- for example, I add a little more cinnamon than it calls for, and a sprinkle of pumpkin pie spice. I also do mine using butter instead of shortening- I hate using shortening and I omit the walnuts.

Ingredients
1/2 cup shortening
1 1/2 cups white sugar
1 egg
1 cup canned pumpkin
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 cup chopped walnuts (optional)
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips

Directions
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.
2. In a large bowl, cream together the shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg, then stir in the pumpkin and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, nutmeg, and cinnamon; gradually mix into the creamed mixture. 3. Stir in the walnuts and chocolate chips. Drop dough by teaspoonfuls onto the prepared cookie sheets.
4. Bake for 15 minutes in the preheated oven, or until light brown. Cool on wire racks.

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Beach Wedding Dress Choosing the Right Dress for
a Beach Wedding

post from 1Wedding Source on 07 November 2009 02:07:00 PM. © 1Wedding Source

By Georgina Clatworthy A beach venue has become a popular choice for couple’s looking for an[...]

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More Elegant Wedding Cakes! Tons of pictures to
get you inspired.

post from Creative Wedding Ideas Blog on 07 November 2009 01:18:37 PM. © Creative Wedding Ideas Blog

More Elegant Wedding Cakes! Tons of pictures to get you inspired.[...]

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Winter Weddings. All you need to know to have the
perfect day.

post from Creative Wedding Ideas Blog on 07 November 2009 12:59:51 PM. © Creative Wedding Ideas Blog

Winter Weddings. All you need to know to have the perfect day.[...]

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From Willamette Week: Win a Space-Themed Wedding
at the Space Room Lounge

post from Portland Wedding Coordinator on 07 November 2009 12:00:00 PM. © Portland Wedding Coordinator

We loved this little blurb in Willamette Week about the Space Room Lounge's contest to give away a free wedding:

MATCH MADE IN HEAVEN: The Space Room, the Hawthorne Boulevard Stumble Zone?s recently remodeled shrine to drunken retro-futurism, is giving away a wedding at the bar, including a licensed officiate, photography, invitations and free appetizers for up to 50 guests, to the couple who write the best 200-word essay on why they want a space-themed wedding. Even at recession wedding prices, this deal?s probably worth $5,000. The deadline to enter is Sunday, Nov. 15. Spaceroomlounge.com/wedding-contest

via wweek.com

We checked out the website, and if you win, you'd have to use the prize and get married by March 2010. For the right Portland couple, this might be perfect! Are you thinking of entering? Tell us!

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Tim and Beckys Beautiful Finger Lake Wedding

This was the second wedding in two days on a back-to-back weekend for me. I don?t do dual wedding weekends very often and the only way I will do them is if both couples know about it beforehand, agree to it, and everything lines up perfectly. I contacted Elizabeth and Stephen to let them know [...]

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Picture a Day - Day 340

I thought today would be a great chance to share my pumpkin cheese cake recipe. It tastes super yummy and is incredibly easy to make.

You have to start out with a nice big glass bowl to which you add 12 ounces of cream cheese.
Then add 1 cup of sugar and 3 TBSP of flour.
Mix that stuff up like crazy til the cream cheese is nice and sweet. I suggest licking the batters a few times to make sure it's just right.
Reserve half of your cream cheese mixture for later in a smaller bowl.
To the other half of your cream cheese mixture in the big bowl add 15 ounces of pumpkin, 3 eggs, and 1 TBSP of Pumpkin Pie Spice. If you're also a huge nutmeg or cinnamon fan this is the time to play.
Just beat that til it's nice and creamy and then set aside.
Now for this version I wanted to try something a little different, so I added some cocoa powder and chocolate chips to my extra sugared cream cheese mixture. But it tastes just as good without it needing to be chocolate.

You just need to add 1 TBSP of milk and then pop it in the microwave for 30 seconds.
When it comes out stir it up so it's a little runny and easier to work with.
Now just take out a pre bought deep dish pie crust and pour in the pumpkin mixture.
Finally glob the tasty chocolate (or not necessarily chocolate, completely up to you) mixture on top of the pumpkin and swirl it around with the back of a spoon so it sinks in a bit.
Into a 375 oven it goes for about 60-65 minutes until a knife comes out clean.
Add some whipped cream and there ya go a pumpkin cheesecake that's super tasty and super easy to make.
Best of all, you only wind up dirtying two bowls which is about the smallest mess I've ever made when it comes to baking.

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