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Lovely Reception
Accoutrements that add beauty to the day

By Kandace Power Graves
Photos by Romney Photography

Sterling silver toasting goblets are decorated with sculpted grape clusters and lined with gold by Mariah, $695 each for 9-inch goblets ($495 each for 7.5-inch goblets), from As You Like It Silver Shop (3033 Magazine St., 897-6915).

A silver cake server has a decorative handle that is covered in mother-of-pearl tiles, $27.50, from Gentry (6047 Magazine St., 899-4223).

Mother-of-pearl button tiles are hand-sewn onto the front and back of a satin-covered guest book that gives well wishers a space to sign their name, list their address and add comments, $74. Set out coordinating mother-of-pearl ink pens for guests to use, $16 for a set of two; all from Scriptura (5423 Magazine St., 897-1555; 328 Chartres St., 299-1234; Lakeside Shopping Center, 3301 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, 219-1113).

Monogram your cake with large silver initials accented with rhinestone flowers that are easy to place on the top of the cake, $127.70 for set of three letters by Bel Aire, from With This Ring Bridal (3230 Severn Ave., Metairie, 780-7090).