The Flowers:
The obvious choice for the flowers is raw cotton. It makes for beautiful arrangements and obvious is the best option for a wedding bouquet. It even makes beautiful boutonnieres for the groom and his groomsmen.
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The Dress:
Most wedding dresses are made of satin but there are some wedding dresses that are made of cotton. To buy a cotton dress simply because the theme is cotton is a little much but if the bride finds a dress she likes and it happens to be available in cotton that would be a nice touch. For a Cotton Wedding, no matter what material the dress is, a white dress would be best.
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The Shoes:
With a short dress, the shoes are going to be noticeable so a nice high heel that highlights the legs would be a great choice. For a longer dress the shoes won't be on display so anything that makes the bride comfortable would be just fine.
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A dress that is strapless leaves the chest and shoulders exposed, a creative way to cover up some of the exposed area is with a necklace or by having a down hairstyle, especially with long hair. Having the hair come down the shoulders makes like look like straps to the dress. A nice necklace for this wedding since it is representing the state would be the Alabama State Pendant from Personalized-Jewelry.com.
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A nice set of invitations for this wedding would be the Enchanting Set. It includes the invitations, RSVP Cards, Reception Cards and even Save the Date Cards. Any style invitation can be brought to a printers and they should be able to print whatever the couple wants. So even if the couple can't find these invitations online there is still a possibility that someone can make prints just like them.
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The Ceremony:
A couple can't determine the weather so it is always good to have a backup plan when planning and outdoor wedding, but for a Cotton Wedding it is a nice idea. A wonderful place for both the ceremony and reception would be Southern House and Gardens They have ten different packages to choose from and they cater on site. They have beautiful grounds and specialize in weddings. That means that they personally can help any couple plan their wedding and they have a lot of experience.
Some couples like to have programs for their ceremony. This would include any readings, who the wedding party is, sometimes who the parents of the bride and groom are, and any other little information. They are never more than two pages but the bride and groom can choose to add whatever they want to theme.
The Rings:
With the cotton being so white and pure a great option for wedding rings would be a Platinum Diamond Wedding Band by Cartier. All Cartier rings are unisexed rings so it would be perfect for both the bride and groom.
The Reception:
The Southern House and Gardens grounds are a perfect place to have a reception. They have a beautiful barn that can be used for the meal and for the whole reception. The grounds are absolutely amazing and a great place to take pictures also.
The Food:
Classic dishes for Alabama is seafood, soul food, and barbecue. A nice soup to start with would be Chicken and Dumpling Soup. A nice meal would surf and turf with Cheesy Broccoli Patties on the side. And the perfect dessert to finish off this meal would be a Southern Praline Pecan Cake with Whip Cream on the side.
Southern Praline Pecan Cake
For the cake:
1 cup butter, softened
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
1 cup light brown sugar, firmly packed
4 large eggs
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup milk
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
For praline icing:
3/4 cup butter
1 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup light brown sugar, firmly packed
4 large eggs yolks
1 large can (12 ounces) evaporated milk
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 cups chopped pecans
1. Grease and flour three nine-inch round cake pans and preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Cream the butter with both granulated sugar and light brown sugar until very light and fluffy, then add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
3. Sift the flour with the baking powder, baking soda and salt and add to the batter alternately with the milk, beginning and ending with the dry mixture. Stir in the vanilla extract.
4. Divide batter evenly among the prepared pans and bake in the center of the preheated oven for 25 to 30 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in the center of the layers comes out clean. Cool layers in their pans over a rack for ten minutes, then loosen and turn out layers directly onto racks for cooling. Cool layers thoroughly before icing.
5. For the icing, melt the butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Remove from heat, then stir in granulated sugar and light brown sugar. (Sugars will not dissolve).
6. In a separate bowl, whisk the egg yolks with the evaporated milk until smooth, then whisk this mixture into the saucepan with the sugar mixture. Return saucepan to a medium heat setting and cook, whisking constantly, until mixture is thick, shiny and caramel-like, about 15 to 20 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla extract and pecans.
7. Cool icing to a good spreading consistency (about 30 minutes), then spread evenly between cooled cake layers and over the top and sides of the cake.
The Cake:
With cotton being so pure, a nice cake for this wedding would be a simple White Cake with a nice Cream Cheese Icing. A nice topping, would be a Personalized Acrylic Circle Cake Topper. It isn't traditional but it is beautiful and clear almost like glass.
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The perfect centerpiece for this wedding has to be a cotton bouquet in a vase. Not many people have seen cotton in its natural state and it would be a nice experience for the guests and it would match the theme. Cotton can be a beautiful centerpiece if laid out right and with the right accents.
The Guest Favours:
Cotton isn't the easiest theme to find when it comes to guest favours. Guest favours don't always have to match the theme sometimes they are just general gifts, like candies, or flower seeds. In this case because Alabama is know for its soul food and comfort food a nice idea for a guest favour would be bags of cookies. Pecan Coconut Praline Cookies scream southern comfort and are a great option to give as gifts because they are easy to make. Put them in a Personalized Bridal Pattern Goodie Bag and they make the perfect guest favours.
Thank You Cards:
Sometimes invitation sets don't come with Thank You Cards that match. Sometimes the bride and groom don't want to simply send a thank you card. A great option for thank you cards is a picture from the wedding, or the honeymoon with a little note on the back. Magnetstreet.com has a Thank You Card that the couple can upload their photo to and it will create a card out of it.
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Alabama isn't really famous for any particular landmarks, but there are a lot of beautiful things to see and a lot of wonderful places to tour. The Brimingham Zoo welcomed a new Giraffe to their family in January of 2014 and they have many beautiful animals to see and learn about. Brimingham also has a Civil Rights Institute, a Botanical Garden, and a Museum of Art. The Alabama State Capitol is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the First Confederate Capitol. The capitol of Alabama is Montgomery and it has a beautiful State Capitol Building ontop of Capitol Hill. Alabama has a lot of historic places and great American places to see like the U.S Space and Rocket Center, Fort Morgan, The United States Space Camp, and Battleship Memorial Park where the USS Alabama can be seen. Other interesting things to visit would be the Alabama Theater, Cheaha Mountain, and the Edmund Pettus Bridge.
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