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INSPIRATION - JUST MARRIED

Thinking of having your own getaway car at your wedding? Here are a few of Viva's favourite!

Check out WPP's bride Andrea on the NYWB blog!

Andrea and Justin are getting married this September in the Catskills and it just so happens that yours truly has the honor of being their wedding planner. Andrea just started a guest blog entry on the New York Wedding Boutique blog and in this first post she shares her thoughts of what it was like in the very early steps of her wedding planning process. She even mentions me in it! Check it out to see what she's said:

http://newyorkweddingboutique.com/guest-blog-entries/wedding-planning-plus/

What Not to Skip - Cake Tastings

Ok, not every wedding includes a cake. Some couples decide to go with some different like cheesecakes or pies, or maybe a selection of mini desserts. But we all know the vast majority of weddings have a big beautiful cake that we all drool over until it finally gets cut and we get a chance to eat it. When planning your wedding, you can ask to have a cake tasting, not only see if you like the taste of a certain bakery's cakes but also so you can try several flavors of cake, fillings, and frostings to know which combinations are going to work best for you. Most bakeries charge a fee for a cake tasting but trust me when I tell you it is worth it! You may not even get a chance to sit and enjoy your cake at your wedding so take this time to indulge while getting a serious afternoon sugar high. Grooms tend to LOVE cake tastings so ladies, if you have been struggling to get your man to certain vendor appointments trust me that he will come with you for this. So make your appointment, scarf down your sweets, and have fun with it! Trust me you won't regret it.

THE GETAWAY CAR

While there are many old school wedding traditions Viva has been happy to see disappear, the getaway car is not one of them. Okay, we should be specific. The time honoured tradition of the wedding party sneaking out during the reception to toilet paper the bride and groom’s car, wrap it in cellophane and fill the air vents with confetti is not what we’re talking about. Having an actual getaway car is.

A common past tradition, wedding guests would gather outside to officially send off the bride and groom earlier in the evening and then continue to enjoy the reception without them. When newlyweds decided to ditch the early exit, choosing instead to party the night away with their guests and often being the last to leave, the getaway car became obsolete.

Well Viva’s happy to report it’s making a comeback! Newlyweds aren't necessarily leaving their reception early, but after exchanging vows they definitely have a car to drive away in with the Just Married decor to prove it. We wonder if Will & Kate having their own getaway car had something to do with it.