Planning a Backyard Garden Wedding

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There is nothing more intimate than a garden wedding in a well cared backyard.   Over the years Culinary Capers has catered hundreds of weddings in relatives, friends or the wedding couples' backyards.  Here are my top quick tips to ensure your backyard wedding is a magical day for you and your guests.     Debra Lykkemark, CEO Rain Plan Don’t want to put a damper on your planning but in Vancouver it is essential that you have a back-up rain plan.   You'll  want  to figure this out well in advance so you don’t panic at the last minute if the weather … [Read more...]

Planning a Destination Wedding

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As CEO of Culinary Capers Catering and Special Events I have had the opportunity to cater and help plan thousands of weddings over the past 25 years.  All of these weddings were in the Lower Mainland, but this spring I was in for a new challenge, planning a destination wedding in Koh Samui, Thailand.  When I took on this project I thought, “how hard can it be?”   It was going to be a small group, just 30 people, I’ve planned much larger weddings.   Well, was I in for a surprise!  Planning a destination wedding on the other side of the world is not easy so here … [Read more...]

Wedding Cake Trends and Alternatives

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Culinary Cakes designer Eve Lacabanne is busy working away on her celebration cakes.   Her cake artistry was featured in the current issue of Real Weddings Magazine (along with table decor and floral by Party Art Design). Eve has turned her theatrical eye as a former dancer to the artistry of cake design.  Her passion for pastry is evident in all her customed-designed and handcrafted cakes shown below. Weddings are all about personalizing the details – and that goes for the wedding cake.   The season, venue, floral, stationery and even the bride’s dress are all … [Read more...]