Winter champagne cocktail

Champagne cocktails served to your guests as they arrive, cause who wouldn't want a little pre-bubbly before the festivities begin? So, how about serving this wintery pretty concoction from Sweet Paul's magazine?

Champagne Cocktail from Sweet Paul
Recipe for one drink

3 oz of champagne
1/3 oz of cognac
2 dashes of Angostura bitters
1 sugar cube

1.) Soak sugar cube in champagne flute with angostura bitters 2.) Add champagne and cognac
3.) Garnish with a sprig of currents

(Image source: Sweet Paul)

little cakes

1.)  single rose blossom cake   2.) winter marshmallow cake via style me pretty  3.) little white cake via 100 layer cake     

4.) little white cake with pink blossom via bisous chic  5.) pink cake with sugared red camellia via martha stewart  

6.) sugared freesia flower cakes via martha stewart  7.) gold cake by pink peach cake via 100 layer cake 

8.) fresh fruit cake by a simple cake  9.) fresh herb cake via frolic 10.) sugared pansy cake via lwb archives 

Little Winter Bride's fav 10 little cake round up for desert display inspiration. Which style do you heart?

I'm partial to plain cakes, topped with real sugared flowers, so I'm going with numero, 10. Imagine a whole table of un-frosted cakes of various sizes and shapes and covered with sugared flowers,  how wintery would the look! Some flowers to consider if your going the fresh route: violets, pansies, orange blossom, apple blossom, thyme, nasturtiums to name a few.

If you're not sure about a fresh flower, double check with your florist they will be able tell you

if it's toxic or not. And if that's the case, you can always decorate with sugared flowers, which 

are just as lovely and sometimes can look almost like real thing.

bake me a cake

Okay, so you've picked out the main menu delishness for your guests but now you're having a desert dilemma.

Do you go traditional tiered wedding cake, trendo cup cakes or desert spread? Personally, I'm digging the idea of a desert table with an assortment of little pretty cakes topped with fresh flowers. It could be GORG, jaw dropping. just sayin. Stop by later today to see LWB's 10 fav inspiration cake designs.

(image via house of violetta, my semi new lifestyle blog)

Autumn Sweets

Image from Sweet Paul

Some autumn deserts flavors to consider:

• Poached Pears
• Pecan Pie
• Apple Pie
• Apple Crumble
• Blueberry Pie
• Pear Tart
• Carrot Cake with cream cheese frosting

Carrot Cupcake from Martha Stewart

Image from Rebecca Thuss

A beautiful display of fall treats from the talented Rebecca Thuss

Mini Apple Tartlets
Image From Country Gardens

Assortment of Autumn Deserts

Image from Country Gardens

How about little fall flavored cakes, cupcakes and pies as alternative to the traditional wedding cake? Maybe carrot cake with cream cheese frosting and a old family recipe for apple pie? all this talk is putting in the mood to bake today...hmmmmm
Does anyone have delish family recipes?

a little bubbly champagne vs. sparkling prosecco........

a little glass of the bubbly is a wedding must but how do you keep your guests glasses flowing, without breaking the bank?

image via wikipedia

While champagne, the product produced within the Champagne region of France, is the classic drink to serve, it can also make a dent in your wedding budget. So, if your looking for a nice alternative, budget friendly drink to serve, try Prosecco, a sparkling wine from the Veneto region of Italy. Here in Italy, it is considered the "everyday drink", very popular during aperitivo hour. I would recommend, Aneri Prosecco, which can be found in the states via Palm Bay International Fine Wines and Spirits
bottle of aneri prosecco
image via palm bay international wine and spirits