weddings

Easy Small Wedding Reception Idea

I recently put together a little wedding reception for some friends in our backyard. It turned out really nice. After having done large weddings for my daughters…I think an easy small wedding reception idea might be the way to go. A lot less stress, money and time for sure!

Easy Simple Wedding Cake

I purchased the cake from our grocers bakery and added some fresh flowers to the top as well as a wreath of fresh mint from my garden all around the edge of the cake.

Tip: make sure you don’t use poisonus flowers like Hydrangeas…ask me how I know 🙁 Yes this is cake #2

Lemonade For Easy Small Wedding Reception

I made lemonade using Country Time powedered mix. Tip- Add some fresh lemon slices and fresh raspberries to make it look pretty. I also added some colorful French Macaroons on a square white plate for color. Oh and here is another great tip I posted if you have a leaky glass water dispenser and how to fix it. Click here.

Easy Small Wedding Reception Flowers-

I bought 2 bouquets of flowers from Costco and seperated them into 3 different bouqets two for the table and 1 for side table Plus I used some for the cake…more bang for the buck! Tip: Always incorporate some fresh fruit on the table and place the fruit in a pretty bowl.

Chalkboard Love

I have a large chalkboard in my kitchen nook and had my daughter write in a pretty font….Love is Sweet. I used this chalkboard at Christmas time by turning it into a calendar here. Then again I used the chalkboard at my daughters peach and navy blue wedding reception where we served a hot dog bar! It was so fun and the chalkboards had the menu on them.

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Karins Kottage

Welcome to Karins Kottage! There is always something fun going on! You would think after becoming an empty nester couple that our nest would be very quiet and empty but our Kottage nest is usually more full than what we started out with! You might find me hosting a birthday party or graduation party and a baby shower on the same weekend or a big outdoor get together with 25 of our friends and family in the backyard or maybe I might be in the kitchen trying out a new recipe for my hubby and I to grill on the BBQ for a quiet night for the two of us. I am passionate about entertaining and setting a beautiful table! I may or may not have an addiction to cloth napkins and fun salad plates oh and goblets too! I think I will always have a home decorating DIY project in the works as long as my hubby is on board with me haha. We have painted A LOT in the 6 homes we have owned in the 35 years that we have been married as well as re-done multiple pieces of furniture, added wall and ceiling treatments, replaced lights, bathroom fixtures and even tiled floors! I have sewn what seems like a million window treatments for our home as well as for family, made slipcovers, and duvets and even a formal dress or two!