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#WeddingWednesday: Brunch Wedding Sweet Bar Ideas
Trending this year in the world of weddings, are brunch receptions instead of the traditional sit down dinner. Brunches are a great alternative if a bride wants to do something different but still classy. A brunch can also save on costs to accompany a Sunday wedding. For some sweet brunch bar inspiration, check out the pictures below.
Put a spin on a classic breakfast staple but providing fruity topping and several different syrup options.
Serve this childhood favorite treat in its miniture form on a stick to keep guests hands free from mess.
French Toast Dippers are a perfect pairing to a "cocktail hour" mimosa before the main course.
For the coffee lovers, add a sweet donut hole to accompany their drink.
Add a biscuit bar to your sweet table, and give you guests a few jams to choose from.
Inspiration: National Strawberry Day!
Its National Strawberry Day! Here's some inspiration for strawberry themed weddings, bridal showers, brunches and more!
Keep your bridal shower menu fresh and fruity with strawberries!
A strawberry theme is perfect for a summer outdoor wedding.
Strawberries themes also work well for formal indoor weddings. Place jars of fresh jam on each table setting for charming (and delicious!) wedding favors.
And who doesn't love brunch? Start your day off an a sweet note with strawberry smoothies and parfaits.
Sweets tables are a growing trend and guest favorite. Whether you're hosting a birthday party, wedding or brunch a sweets table is a must!
Here are some fun and easy recipes to get the party started!
Strawberry Mimosas:
Ingredients: strawberries , champagne.
Directions: puree the strawberries in a blender or food processor. Pout puree into a glass and top with champagne.
Strawberry shortcake parfait:
Ingredients: 1 large angel food cake (plain), 2 pkg fresh strawberries( frozen is fine), 1 tub of cool whipped topping, strawberry mousse.
Directions: Make strawberry mousse according to recipe, Blend one pkg of strawberries to make puree (I used pulse for this), and the other pkg cut strawberries in half, put aside. Cut angel food cake into three sections. Layer bowl first with one section of angel food cake, (w) topping, strawberry puree, mousse, and a layer of cut strawberries
Strawberry Tart:
Ingredients
For the filling:
- around 1 pound of fresh strawberries, rinsed and dried
- 1 Tablespoon sugar
- 8 ounces cream cheese (room temp is easiest to work with but mine was chilled)
- 1 1/2 Tablespoons powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla
Directions
Remove hulls from strawberries and slice them in half. Put them in a bowl, sprinkle them with sugar, gently mix them and then set them aside. Meanwhile, prepare the crust:
For the crust (adapted from David Lebovitz)
- 6 tablespoons (3 oz) butter
- 1 tablespoon oil (I usually use canola but this time I used coconut oil)
- 3 tablespoons water
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 1 cup flour
- Preheat oven to 400°
- In an ovenproof bowl (such as a Pyrex) mix first five ingredients. Put the bowl in the oven for around 15 minutes (the edges will be brown and the butter will be bubbling).
- Carefully remove the bowl (it will be very hot) and quickly mix in the flour until it forms a ball of dough.
- Place the dough into a 9 inch tart pan with a removable bottom and spread it around with a spatula. When it is cool enough to handle, press it into bottom and sides of the pan with your fingers. Prick the bottom of the dough with a fork around ten times and bake for 15 minutes or until golden brown.
While the crust is baking, place the cream cheese, powdered sugar and vanilla in a small bowl. After around 30 minutes, there should be some liquid in bowl of strawberries. Drain it into the cream cheese and mix everything together. You can do this by hand, but a mixer or hand blender will be faster and make it smoother.
When the crust is cooled, spread the cream cheese mixture onto the bottom of the tart. Arrange the strawberry slices over the cream cheese and chill. Slice and serve.
That’s it! Enjoy!
Press: Desire to Aspire Event Makes the Washington Post Style Section!
We made the Washington Post Yippie! See More Photos Here
Thank you again to everyone who was able to attend our March Edition of The Desire to Aspire Brunch last week! It was refreshing to see the amount of attendees who truly appreciated the event program and networking opportunities with leaders who are ascending in their fields!
The event’s focus was to bring together young professional women and men from an array of industries across the D.C. area to honor three female leaders in their respective fields and commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the Women’s Suffrage Movement.
Get to Know Our Amazing Honorees and Panelists:
Melanie Roussell, National Press Secretary, Democratic National Committee @MelanieDNC
Helena Andrews, Journalist and Author of Bitch Is The New Black @helena_andrews
Karen Richardson, Director, The White House Office on Public Engagement
Special thanks to Favored by Yodit event partners, The Pesante Media Group & KNPR + Marketing
Our sponsors, Vita Coco, Organic Root Stimulator, The YFF & St. Gregory Hotel
Breakfast at Tiffany's Themed Bridal Shower
A couple of weeks ago, I posted a blog about the Breakfast at Tiffany's decor I (I = myself and 3 other girls lol) made for a Bridal Shower I co-hosted. We finally had the shower last week and it turned out AMAZING! The Bride loved the decor and had a lot of fun. Below are a few pictures from the event.
The Shower was a brunch, so we served bagels, muffins, danishes, cheese and crackers, cake pops, cookies, cupcakes, etc...
The Cake pops were made by Save Room Desserts. They looked and tasted amazing!
Along with the Tiffany's boxes we printed out Audrey Hepburn quotes, framed them and placed them all on the tables.
The Keepsake box was handcrafted for the bride.
All the decor was handmade. Although it took awhile we had a great time making everything and everything looked great!
