Month: April 2015
Music… Food for the soul!
Viviane Bossina, a 22-year-old girl comes all the way from Brazzaville, Congo to Finland to pursue not only her study career – International Business at Haaga – Helia University of Applied Sciences but also her passion – singing. Looking at her on stage, you will realize that taking over the audience and adapting nice atmosphere are not difficulties for Viviane. As being said that performance experiences have to have time to accumulate, Viviane has appeared on various occasions since 2007. With a confident and passionate style on stage, Viviane will guide you to every moods, but the most significant feeling that remain in your mind is peacefulness.
Being an independent singer, Viviane’s music genre prone to be R & B, soul, neo – soul, gospel and jazz than rap music. Although she is a young girl, her gorgeous voice could sing those high or even deep notes passionately, expressively and skillfully. Her voice is a gift from the above with full of liveliness whenever you listen to her singing.
Listen to her once, and you will hardly forget. Vivane Bossina, “a girl who loves to sing and who wants to share her gift with you” “Will you join me on this musical journey?” – She said.
Will you come to our WE DO! Wedding Fair 2015 this year on 15th May at Haaga – Helia Pasila Campus to join with Viviane on her musical journey? Don’t hesitate to come with your friends or even on your own if you are free at that time, because we promise the Wedding Fair will give you much more surprises than you ever expect!
Text by Anh To
Summer Wedding Theme: Violet Succulent
Summer
Summer – the time to embrace all things bright and beautiful. Not only do I like summer for the warm, sunshine days but also for the vivid shades that this season brings. You are scared of vivid colours? Don’t be! With a few metallic touches and the right accessories, you can easily combine them to create a magnificent effect. And here I choose violet succulent, not just only there is violet colour in such a beautiful and unique plant like succulent but also the green – lively colour, an added value for your wedding theme.
Violet
In the meaning of color, violet represents the future, the imagination and dreams, while spiritually calming the emotions. It contains the energy and strength of red with the spirituality and integrity of blue. This is the union of body and soul creating a balance between our physical and our spiritual energies. They inspire and enhance psychic ability and spiritual enlightenment, while, at the same time, keeping us grounded.
Succulent – understated ~ enduring ~ timeless love
Succulents are a range of house plants that are generally available all year round. Succulents are currently popular at weddings and can be used at a variety of different styles of wedding. With over 50 different species these versatile plants look delicate with their waxy looking leaves, but are tough enough to survive and even root without any water.
Venue
The Ranch at Little Hills – San Ramon, CA
An oak canopied path leads to a beautiful, grass ceremony area, where large oak trees and a beautiful Pergola Deck set the stage. The nearby reception patio, surrounded by enormous live oak trees, romantic twinkle lights, and covered by the stars, creates the perfect atmosphere as night falls. A second ceremony site is truly tucked into the woods, completely surrounded and covered by a canopy of perfectly placed trees among the rolling hills. This site will take your breath away, wow your guests, and make for extraordinary pictures. In fact, no matter which ceremony site you choose, photo opportunities can be found at each turn on the 25 acre grounds.
Invitation
A purple laser cut invitation with a classic look to impress your guests is lovely. Too simple and you want to make it more impressed ? Then try the ticket invitation, I believe it is not a bad idea at all.
Decoration
Mason jar string lighting hung from tree branches. Great for outdoor venues or for lighting up pathways so guests to take a leisurely stroll during your reception
When the sun goes down, light up some fire pits to create a rustic backyard vibe
Using succulents is a beautiful way to bring natural elements into the look and feel of your wedding day and making it as favour gift for your guests is beyond their expectation.
Or else you can have your guests wear your wedding theme colour sunglasses with the name of yours. Because it is summer, the time of sunglasses and sunshine!
Wedding attire
Bride
Lace wedding dress for a gentle and beautiful look with the succulent on your hairstyle wedding as an emphasis of the wedding theme make your look more elegant and unique. If you want to have more summer theme in the wedding, then wearing a stylist sunglasses such as aviator, retro, designer with violet colour and a flower band instead of a wedding crown as usual.
Mix succulent plants with violet flowers in a bouquet such as freesia, alium, sweet pea, veronica, africa violet to create a stunning all-succulent bouquet, or an unusual, eye-catching boutonnière; the possibilities are endless!
Groom
A grey or light black colour is a good mix-matching option with the colour wedding theme. Therefore, choose a vest or bow or tie with these colours and of course with a succulent buttonhole on your suit for a more impressed outlook.
Food & Beverage
Finger food such as fresh sea food: shrimp in a clear one time used disposal spoon or tuna in a cone ice cream with sauce or even your traditional dishes from your own country like fresh spring roll from Viet Nam or sushi from Japan.
Violet or purple macarons and cupcakes for the perfect sweeties that will definitely suit your wedding theme and your guests’ appetite.
If succulents feature in your wedding then why not add them to your cake decoration to complete the look.
Entertainment
Have your guests blow bubbles as you leave the ceremony. Make it the once in a lifetime event with your all beloved one.
Instagram ? Yes, great. Whenever you want to have back memory or anniversary, just use the hashtag that your lovely friends have helped you to share the moment at your wedding.
Transportation
Choose a convertible or a scooter for a fun, adventure, memorable and cool summer wedding day.
Text by Anh To
Interfaith Wedding: Jewish and Sikh
Text by: Tara Morales and Quyen Le (Daisy)
Grow Old Together – Proposal Idea
If you are a fan of romance films, I guess you have had a chance to enjoy the movie The Notebook, and the touching moments in the animated film Up. In Up, it’s the admirable love that is cute but also a deeply friendship growing between Carl and Ellie. Especially in The Notebook, then you definitely have to shed tears with the undying love till the last minutes of the life being together of Noah and Allie. It is beautiful love story when two people grow up together, shared interests, together experienced many ups and downs, even separation. After all, they can patiently overcome everything, then be able to grow old together and hand in hand go to the end of life. It is amazing that anyone would desire.
Danny and Daisy had studied in the same class and become shadow in most of all activities, and they felt in love with each other after that. Daisy is a fan of animation. She introduced the movie Up for Danny because of its cuteness. In return, Danny was a certain person wanted Daisy to see the film The Notebook. Both of them feel loved and admired those love stories. One day, Daisy felt the story of her and Danny had been long enough to tie a knot. She wanted to propose to Danny.
In this proposal, Daisy wants to express her expectation to be able to go on writing her life adventure with Danny as the lovely story of Up, remind and create happy moments every day and be with each other till the last breath, as Noah and Allie in The Notebook. Therefore, if I have chance to set an engagement proposal plan for them relying on the concept of those movies, I will name it Grow Old Together. They will be in appearance of the elder in this proposal. You can find some of references in the board named 60 Years of Life on my Printerest.
Firstly, I would like to have some of their close friends to cooperate in the first step of the plan. They need to assume that the group want to make a small clip about the elder and ask Danny for play a role of an old man on that clip. Danny is a very kind and fun-loving guy. He would willingly accept it with a bit of persuasion from Daisy. After all preparation for disguising Danny into old appearance with wrinkles on the forehead, and clothes like Carl’s in Up, a friend will drive him to a wood house that we prepared. Drop the main character near the house, the friend simulates that he forgot to take some props, other people would come later on and have to let Danny go to the house in advance. After that, Danny would go to explore the house, surprise coming.
The house is decorated with style of Up, cozy, vintage and feel like a real sweet home. It will be equipped several hidden small cameras in some corners to record this plan. Danny will be attracted to go to the kitchen area because of the smell from cakes and strawberry (Danny’s favorite favor). He will be surprised when seeing Daisy in appearance of a graceful old lady as well is standing there with a welcome tender smile. Just pretending that Daisy also attends this clip without informing Danny, she asks him to take a picture with a Polaroid camera because of their current interesting out-looking. Because this kind of camera gives an instant photo, Daisy, in some way, will put the photo into a special album book that next to her chair.
Next, by some conservations, Daisy makes a small cup of strawberry milk tea for Danny, and take him to the tea room where are decorated by many colorful balloon floating on the ceiling and hanging down rolling papers of messages. Let’s ask Danny to naughtily explore these message together and read out loud. In these papers, there are sweet messages from Daisy, how wonderful she feel about Danny through the time they spent with each other. There are also several bad habits of Danny that Daisy remind him to abandon. It should be something fun that makes both laugh when being reminded, not for beginning an argument at this moment.
At that time, Danny should have recognized the “extraordinary” of all affairs happening and somehow he might feel shock. Daisy just tenderly asks him to drink all the cup of tea to get back some calmness because she now has other thing to show him. Follow Daisy’s advice, Danny drinks the sweet tea to the dregs and suddenly finds out a little question printing at the bottom of the cup “Marry me?”
Depend on reaction of Danny at that moment, it could be a pause, then Daisy gives him the book near her seat. The book have an old-looking cover with the name Our Adventure Notebook. On the first page of the album, there is the picture of Daisy and Danny taken before (by the Polaroid camera). The next will be some pictures of moments they happily spent together, following by more blank pages. Ask Danny to open until near the last page, he will be so surprised with a ring hanging on the bookmark and hiding in a small hole in the book.
Now, Daisy can tell him what she would like to express after all of things today and say her proposal. She might express her expectation from now on can be able to everyday welcome him home with a happy smile, make him sweet things like a his favorite tea, together explore lovely messages sent from the life to write down on their adventure notebook and especially hand in hand, grow old together happily after ever (picture of a happy old couple). Now, it is time for Danny to decide to become the one who can be able to make Daisy become the happiest woman in the world. If the answer is “Yes I do” for the question in the tea cup, Danny can put the ring on Daisy’s finger.
Wish them the best!
“There’s nothing I would rather do,
than to grow old in love with you,
the fun that being with you brings,
our memories made of little things,
the talks we have, the jokes we share,
the hugs, the kisses here and there…
what better reason could there be,
to ask you to grow old in love with me.” (Anonymous)
– Written by Daisy –
Eat your heart out!
The Art of Cakes is a bakery located in the heart of beautiful Inkoo. Having opened its doors for business in December 2012 gorgeous and remarkable works of art, are being produced every day. With the creative talents of a self-made cake decorator, the cakes being produced here are top quality moist cakes.
“The Cake is a work of art, Dare to Dream”
For the owner of The Art of Cakes, Sonja Crockford, this statement embodies her business mission. No cake should be 
too plain and simple. Sonja is an award winning sugar artist with 35 years of experience. Alan Dunn is her source of inspiration. She looks at his attention to detail and real lifestyle and brings those into her own design. Her skill can be seen in the picture below. This delicious cake was designed and created by Sonja. Her skill in sugar creations can be seen in the intricate and beautiful flowers adorning the cake. Having not gone to pastry school, she is self-taught and highly skilled. However in 2010 she began taking courses to further perfect her skills. After a few years of creating cakes for her friends and family the demand grew too large and she opened her shop to the pleasure of everyone. With the shop being very successful, Sonja decided to begin competing in 2012. She has competed in both Germany and England. Having won silver for her sugar peonies at the British Sugar crafters Guild, her awards began. She has competed in the Tortenshow Hamburg where she won gold and best in show for her sugar creations. Her most recent success was at the Tortenshow Hamburg 2013 where she won silver in both wedding cakes and carved decorative element. Looking at her cakes one can see the true artistic ability she obtains. In her customer feedback potential consumers can find her obvious care and attention to detail, couples are very thankful and love the delicious cake flavours.
One of Sonja’s newest interest rest in artisan marshmallows. Artisan marshmallows are marshmallows with luxury flavours and toppings. Perfect for any occasion, these bite size treats are sure to please. She has graciously decided to supply our event with some of her newest creations, come to the We Do Wedding Fair and try her artisan marshmallows.
In the consumer feedback section on her website, one can see the high rating she has received for her cakes. Not only in design but also in flavour. Being a small business they only create their cakes using the best ingredients. Sonja ensures her cakes will taste the best by using local organic ingredients. With the classical cake flavours of Vanilla and Chocolate, available consumers can focus on the design element of their cake. An element Sonja herself holds close to her heart. The Art of Cakes is one of the only bakeries that offers consumers Demerara Vanilla – richer than vanilla, but still just as versatile. Demerara sugar is used instead of refined sugar. A flavour option for any couple looking for an elegant wedding cake. In comparison, for the more adventurous consumers The Art of Cakes specialises in fun delicious flavours such as Chocolate Mud – a rich, moist cake that can be made from your choice of white, milk or plain chocolate, using only top quality Finnish chocolate. Another popular flavour is Rich Fruit – a quintessentially English fruit cake traditionally served at Christmas and at weddings. Made from a variety of dried fruits and hazelnuts and generously infused with brandy. With a location in Inkoo delivery and professional set-up is possible for couples holding a wedding within 50km. One of the only bakeries to offer such an area for delivery. With the unique flavours and high quality available for consumers, The Art of Cakes is one of the best options to help create the wedding cake of your dreams. 
The Art of Cakes and Sonja will be at our event on May 15th from 12:00 to 18:00 where they will be displaying their works of art as well as having some free samples of their most popular wedding cake flavours for guest to try.
Visit The Art of Cakes at:
Contact The Art of Cakes at:
0400 420709
Vuoripolku 7
10210 Inkoo
Text by: Katherine Cloud
Interfaith Wedding: Angelican, Catholic & Orthodox Christian
by Jennifer Steinweg, Victoria Eggersmann & Sophia Jürgens
Have your cake and eat it too with Kakkuhelmi!
I bet you clicked to see more of the article for these 3 reasons: You have no idea about what Kakkuhelmi is. You know it because you are from Finland or yo are just as curious as almost every human being. Okay no more bet and asking as it is time for the answer. If you know Finnish, you can skip this next sentence. Kakku means cake and Helmi is pearl, connect these words you will have pearl cake. Kakkuhelmi is not just a name of a cake but they are also a prestigious cake company – a bakery and pastry shop in Vallila, Helsinki in Finland. In 2009, Pia Penttilä graduated from the baker – confectioner. With the passion and enthusiasm for bakery, Pia decided to start her career – cake decoration and layer cakes from an amateur enthusiasts to a professional one. And with Pia’s endeavor, her dream cake company finally came true in October 2010, when Kakkuhelmi Company was born.
Kakkuhelmi produces beautiful handmade cakes, delicious cookies and savory offered with high quality craftsmanship, the finest ingredients for customers in the metropolitan area – including families, companies and associations, parties and events. This is to ensure that everyone gets a unique, proprietary products designed for their special occasions. The company will carry a creative look and tasty cakes to the opening of businesses, anniversaries, Christmas parties and other special occasions and events.
If you wish to have an elegant cake for your event or party, company or your association’s logo, diverse and highlight the festive, unique and hilarious or simply your favorite shape such as a book, bag or even a bikini suit, then choosing Kakkuhelmi will not disappoint you. Prices are determined by the size of the cake, the use of ingredients, decorations, workload, and normally prices will be at least starting from 80 €. Cakes sizes start from 10 persons and the size and price will be increased every five more persons (10, 15, 20, 25 …).
Besides those beautiful, unique and tasty handmade cake, the company also has a festive platform for all kind of cakes including round and rectangular cake tray for rent, and Cake Decoration courses. These courses are organized throughout the year, but unfortunately is only available in Finnish at the moment. You will learn how to make decorations for the cake in celebration. You can also register with Kakkuhelmi to keep privately decoration courses to learn how to make decorations according to your wishes and your schedule. Here are contact information and social media platforms from Kakkuhelmi Company: Pinterest | Instagram | Facebook | Linkedin
Kakkuhelmi Oy
Nilsiänkatu 10-14 B, 2nd floor
00510 Helsinki
Tel. 050 339 1135
pia@kakkuhelmi.fi
We are really delighted to have Kakkuhelmi as our partner on Friday 15th May at WE DO! Wedding Fair 2015. Come and join with us because this is a great chance for you to have wonderful time, know more about Kakkuhelmi and enjoy their tasty cakes. We do want to share our happiness and joyfulness with you!
Text by Anh To
Wedding Theme: Bella Italia
BELLA ITALIA:
A wedding with the topic Bella Italia is perfect for Italy lovers or a couple which is in another way related or fascinated by the country. Italian mentality is well known for its passion, importance of family and love. So why not marrying in such a country?
The whole marriage should contain Italian elements such as red wine, antipasti or an Italian live band. The decoration includes flowers and candles in natural colours combined with other natural elements. Also the outfits of the bride, the groom and the bridesmaids are inspired by these colours.
The whole marriage is supposed to convey the Italian lifestyle, which means an atmosphere of lightness and passion. This is especially reflected by the wedding venue and the fact that the whole party takes place outside in the garden of the hotel with a breath taking view on the Tuscany country side.
Invitation cards:
The invitation cards are simple but still elegant and suitable to the topic of natural colours and elements.
Venue:
The wedding will take place in the country side of the Italian region Tuscany.
The exact place is called Asciano a hill town in the province of Siena. Asciano provides a medieval character and is surrounded by a beautiful countryside with pure nature. To capture the nature at its most beautiful time the wedding is supposed to take place in summer (june or august).
The wedding ceremony itself will take place in the Sant Agata Church in Asciano. An English speaking priest is also available.
If you are not catholic it is also possible to marry in the beautiful town halls of Pienza, San Giovanni d’Asso or in the Hotel Casa Bianca itself.
Pienza:
San Giovanni d’Asso:
Hotel Casa Bianca:
The tuscan style of the hotel and the belonging garden are perfect for an italian summer wedding.
Wedding attire bride:
The dress is supposed to be playful but at the same time quite simple. Here are some suggestions:
Hairstyling:
I imagine the hairstyling of the bride as easy looking and with a use of natural elements and colours. Flowers in the hair which can be also find in the decoration of the venue, would create a nice image.
Make up:
Of course the makeup depends on every persons taste, but I would prefer it to be quite restrained, so that the dress is in focus. Especially for the lips I’d suggest a light colour, as you will see below.
Wedding attire groom:
Me personally, I prefer a dark suit, which is why I chose the following suits. The left one is more fitting the topic of nature and natural colours, but I also think the suit with the bow tie is chic and suitable for an Italian wedding.
Bridesmaids:
For the bridesmaids I would suggest light colours which can be found in the decoration aswell. The dresses should not be more spectacular than the wedding dress.
Different colours but the same cut of the dress or the other way around make people recognize who are the bridesmaids, but it still ensures that the bridesmaids are seen as individual supporters of the bride.
Food:
As it is an Italian wedding antipasti can’t be missed. Olives, scampi, bruschetta, parmesan,…
An Italian food lover needs to have a proper dessert. In the following you will find tiramisu, ice cream and much more. Of course the ice cream will be served by a real Italian iceman.
Beverage:
On a hot summer day the wedding guests need a refreshment. What could be better than an ice cold drink?
To welcome the guests there will be prosecco or a fresh raspberry tea offered.
For dinner the couple and their guests will enjoy a local wine. Of course there are also other drinks offered.
After dinner there will be the possibility to drink a coffee, an espresso or/and a Limon cello.
Homemade Italian cream sodas:
Wedding cake:
Italian wedding cake inspired by the region the wedding takes place, Tuscany. The berry cake is a typical Italian wedding cake, although it does not look like a typical wedding cake.
Decoration:
This picture reflects exactly the atmosphere I would like to create. Slight and frisky.
A little gift for the wedding guests.
The floral decoration is supposed to be with natural colours such as green, rosé, beige, cream and white. Most of the flowers are roses, which are especially suitable for a wedding, as they are the flowers of love.
Music:
The actors are dressed as waiters and first serve the dinner as the other waiters do and slowly they start to act strangely and become crazy waiters. They are experienced artists in theatre, music and entertainment. Their show consists of a mix of songs, comedy, juggling, acrobatics and numbers with fire. It’s a great surprise for every wedding guest!
Set List:
New York New York – Frank Sinatra
Diana – Neil Sedaka
Mack The Knife – Frank Sinatra
Come Fly With Me – Micheal Buble
Soul Man – Blues Brothers
Just A Gigolo – David Lee Roth
Someone Like You – Adele
Respect – Aretha Franklin
Natural Woman – Aretha Franklin
L-O-V-E – Natalie Cole
There will be an Italian live band, which will attune the guests on the evening program. They will also accompany the wedding dance.
The wedding dance:
After 23 o’ clock, there will be a DJ, which will play any kind of music.
Entertainment:
The wine tasting can be done during the whole day. There will be an expert provided, who gives you advice on your choice of wine.
The cigars on the cigar bar can be enjoyed throughout the whole day.
The photo booth can be used during the whole day. Especially in the evening there will be created great memories of your wedding.
The lights will ascend to the sky before the DJ starts to play.
Transportation:
The couple will go to the church with an old car, such as an old beetle. Back to the Hotel the bride and groom will take a Vespa or a Piaggo Ape.
Text by Nina Pieper
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Boasting about 82,000 readers, the We Do! Wedding Fair are pleased to have Häät magazine as a wonderful partner for the fair taking place on 15th May at Pasila Campus in Helsinki.
Editor in chief of Häät wedding magazine and Haat.fi, Sari Yli-Salomäki expresses her excitement for our upcoming wedding fair: “I am so excited to be present at the upcoming We Do! Wedding Fair 2015! It will be a perfect day to meet our readers and connect with our colleagues from other wedding related companies as well as the members of the organising committee. I am also looking forward to sharing my thoughts about the hottest wedding trends in 2015 and beyond with everyone.”
Häät magazine is the oldest Finnish bridal magazine with an ongoing mission to provide ideas, advice and inspiration to wedding couples. Häät magazine have grown successfully, having been involved in many projects including cooperation with Wedding MTV3 and Fair Centre. Not only is the bridal magazine available in print version, but you can also access lots of other information online via the Häät magazine website. Here you will find useful tips and services on honeymoon destinations, wedding invitation, dresses etc.
Sari Yli-Salomäki continues to comment, “We have been very committed to our readers from the very beginning, and I think this is the reason why Häät Wedding Magazine has been the leading bridal title since the first issue was published in 1994. Finnish brides and grooms are always our #1 priority. Nowadays Häät is a very active brand also online and in social media. Since October 2014 Häät’s readers have had a choice whether they want to buy a printed issue or an access code to Häät Digital Wedding Magazine (http://digilehti.haat.fi/#!/issue/3) with the same content and some extras, for example links and videos.”
On average, 27,400 weddings have took place in Finland over the years 2010-2014 and Häät magazine is available to you all year round to help you in making decisions that will ultimately create a special event for you and your partner. As a leading wedding magazine in Finland, they promise to deliver the best bridal market to you and it’s been said that not many brides can arrange a wedding without taking on board some excellent tips and advice from Häät magazine!
Häät magazine will be present at our fair on 15th May to discuss and review the best of 2015 wedding trends to you as well as share their inspiration on what is to come in 2016. Follow them on all social media including twitter: @haatlehti Twitter.com/Haatlehti ; Facebook: Facebook.com/Haatfi ; Youtube: Youtube.com/Haatfi ; Pinterest: Pinterest.com/Haat and Instagram: Instagram.com/haatfi @haatfi. They look forward to meeting you at the event!
By Hannah Walsh
We Do Dream Weddings! 
