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A Proposal & Wedding

Monday, January 25th, 2010

Well a lot of fun things have been happening at the shop recently!  A few months back the sweetest guy ever, Devin, emailed me asking if I was possibly up for him proposing to his girlfriend Kristen at our shop.  He said Kristen was a big fan of the blog and lover of sweets like me, so of course without thinking twice I said a big YES!  Time went by and Devin kept me in the loop with his plans of them flying to California and his thoughts on how to propose.  He designed the gorgeous ring himself and wanted me to make a cake with some of the design elements incorporated into it.  We set the cake up with the rest of our daily treats and had a sign made for it that said “Turn Around Kristen”!  When they walked in the door I was a little nervous that I would mess up their special moment, but thankfully everything went as planned…Kristen had absolutely no idea of what was going on and we chatted for about 5 minutes before she even glanced at the desserts.  Then I tried to describe the treats and point her in the direction of the special cake…she was still not catching on…so finally I asked her if she could read me what “flavor” the cake was. Instead she told me the sign read “Turn Around Kristen” and that she was Kristen, SO I told her to turn around and as you can guess the rest is history!

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Here are some photos of the gorgeous ring that he sent me for inspiration…Kristen is one lucky lady!

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Now grab some tissues everyone!  Too bad we didn’t have a recorder going because Devin made one of the most romantic proposals ever…very touching!

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The happy couple!

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And yes I should’ve put a little make-up on and done my hair, but I’m a baker right…

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Thank you so much Devin and Kristen for letting us share in your special moment!  I am so happy for you both and wish you only the best!

This next wedding was such a pleasure to do also!  The bride, Kerri, was so much fun to work with and really jumped into helping with the design and set up.  Kerri & her mother made all of the cake stands by gluing plates onto cups, bowls, and candlesticks and bought matching platters to go along with them.  I love it!  She also made the backdrop and the signs too!

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I am finally getting time to make more sugar flowers lately and had a great time making this orange ranunculus flower.

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They wanted their guests to have lots of yummy mini desserts too so we made mini candy bar cupcakes, mini lemon cupcakes with fresh raspberries, vanilla cake lollipops,  chocolate espresso cake lollipops, and mini chocolate peanut butter pies.

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Thanks for letting me bring some “sweet” to your special day!

Christmas Time @ Sweet & Saucy Shop

Monday, December 7th, 2009

Well Christmas time has definitely arrived!  As you can probably tell from the lack of blog posts we have been BUSY like little elves at the shop lately!  Thanksgiving no sooner passed, then it was time for Christmas decor, so some of my sweet staff decided to come in the weekend after Thanksgiving and help me decorate the shop. I was also very lucky to get the chance to go with Carissa from JL Designs to the LA Flower Mart and pic up some decor.  Here are some fun photos of us girls in action!

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I have to thank photographer and friend, Kristin Eldridge, for taking most of these gorgeous photos!  If you have a chance definitely stop by her website…she is an amazing children’s photographer and captures moments that you’ll remember forever!

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I bought those fabulous wooden ornaments from one of my favorite stores, Blue Windows, which is on 2nd Street in Long Beach…if you are in the area definitely stop by!  

Here are some photos I took of the arrangements and sugar cookie ornamants!

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Of course we needed to get in the holiday spirit with a new Christmas inspired dessert, so this past week we introduced our new Chocolate Peppermint Cupcakes. They have a chocolate cupcake base, peppermint buttercream, and are topped of with peppermint bark.  We also debuted our new Peppermint Brownie Cake Lollipops which are just as delightful tasting!

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Another uber exciting announcement that I am so happy to write about it the new addition of Carissa’s amazing talent to my little shop.  jldesigns-holiday collection logo 2I knew when she told me of her new venture that I had to be a part of it somehow and miraculously it all worked out! Carissa will be selling her botanical pieces in my shop starting this Friday, so stop by and check them out!  She will also be at the shop all day Monday to chit chat and go over her designs with you in person.  Here is how she describes her new venture…

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this has been on my mind for some time now…itching and nagging… this idea of creating high-end, botanical pieces that fit the JL DESIGNS vibe, but are also sustainable…i figured i have been putting this off long enough and that i should just pony up and launch a line already! ”  So without further ado here they are…

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So I know what you are thinking…YOU HAVE TO HAVE ONE!!!  Well even if you aren’t in SoCal, don’t worry she is actually selling them nationwide!  Check out her site here!

Also if you are wondering who took Carissa’s lovely photos look no further than the talented husband and wife team of Gabriel Ryan Photographers…two of my personal favs!

Featured on UtterlyEngaged!!!

Thursday, August 27th, 2009

Well, as most of you can tell from my lack of posts I am barely hanging onto my sanity! The shop is basically all I sleep, breathe, and eat these days! I knew it would be a lot of work, but let me say that it is really A LOT of work starting up a dessert studio! I am loving every second…well, maybe not every second (the late night dishes, lack of sleep, and nervous stomach aren’t too much fun), but overall I am really, really happy with how everything is going! I have so much to blog about, but before I try to do all of that I had to let everyone know about my absolute favorite online wedding magazine…Utterly Engaged! You must check it out…even if you are already married or not in the wedding time of your life, the magazine is filled with gorgeous photos, interesting people, and fun ideas. I was beyond excited when they asked if they could feature my new studio and had a blast when they came out for the photo shoot. I of course had to get my adorable nieces and handsome little brother in on the fun…they are my cutest advertisement! A big thanks to Eva Chiou, Lucia Dinh and Henny Setiadi, they are the talented ladies behind all the magic. I also can’t forget to thank Brandon Kidd who was the amazing photographer who shot all the photos…if you are in the Southern California area and need a photographer I definitely recommend checking him out. Well here is the link to the whole magazine and sneak peak at my feature! Utterly Engaged Magazine!

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And like I said there are tons of uber talented contributors so check them out!

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Grand Opening August 16th!

Friday, August 14th, 2009

Well I can’t believe it has already been 2 weeks since we have opened Sweet & Saucy Shop!!!  I have never worked SO much in my entire life (and I don’t think my family has either…thanks guys!).  We have been loving it here each day and I have so much fun seeing all the blog readers that stop by for some treats; you guys are the BEST!  

We are having our official GRAND OPENING this Sunday, August 16th from 11-5pm.  If you come in we will be giving away a free mini dessert with purchase…think mini key lime pies, chocolate peanut butter bars, lavender lemon bars, and lots of other mini treats!  Here is our flyer, so if you want to copy and email it around to all your friends and family that live in the area I would LOVE it!

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I also wanted to introduce my cousin Kandyce to all of you…she is a fabulous youtube blogger (and quite famous too).  She is one of my front counter girls and I am going to have her start doing some more videos for the blog so you can see what is going on here in the shop.  Here is the first one….drumroll please!

 


If that isn’t enough to make you want to come out and visit us, check out these yummy photos that my photographer friend, Diandra Ann, took for me! She was so much fun to have in the shop and I was amazed at the images she captured…thanks SO much!IMG_3148

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Thanks so much for checking out the blog!  I will be posting photos soon from all the recent weddings so check back!

Peak into Sweet & Saucy Shop

Tuesday, August 4th, 2009

First off thanks so much for all the love and support that has been sent my way this past week!  I really appreciate it more than you know!  These past few days have been a windwhirl of events that have left me happy, excited, exhausted, overwhelmed, but most of all grateful!  I am so grateful for the wonderful support I have from my friends, family, and blogging community….without all of you I could never have made my dream come true and I am forever grateful for all your thoughts and prayers.  This first weekend open was so much fun and so much work!  I was lucky enough to have so many friends and family stop by along with wedding industry friends and blog readers!  Mary from SoCal Weddings did such a nice feature on me on Jay’s Catering Blog, so a lot of the photo credit goes to her…thanks!  Well lets start the photo madness….first off, custom cupcake picks made just for your’s truly from Posh Paperie!

**Also the Grand Opening Party has been CHANGED to Sunday, August 16th…we hope to see you there!

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Here are a couple detail shots of the shop!

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Now my lovely family!  I could never of survived without them!

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We were so happy when we saw these cute faces for some of our first customers of the day!

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I also have the best friends in the world…thanks for the support!

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And now for the goodies!!!

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Thank you all once again and hopefully if you are ever in the area you will spot in, grab a treat, and say hello!

**Reminder again: The Grand Opening Party has been CHANGED to Sunday, August 16th…we hope to see you there!

Bride & Bloom Magazine!!!

Monday, July 6th, 2009

Well, as you can see change has come to the blog!  Thanks to my sweet hubby for redesigning my blog to look more like my new website!  I can’t believe I have been blogging almost 1 1/2 years now…times flies when you are having fun!

I hope everyone had a fabulous 4th of July weekend!  I loved finally having a little free time with the family and tried very hard to keep my mind off the millions of things I need to do for work.  Who knew that ordering bakery equipment and supplies could be so daunting!?!  I think I have over analyzed every aspect of cupcake liners, packaging design, ovens, and baking racks.  I am happy to announce that I placed my HUGE order for all the baking equipment and tried not to look at the price quote when I got it…I simply closed my eyes and signed the check!  I have to give a shout out to my WONDERFUL parents who have practically funded my whole dream and decided to jump on board as partners in the business with my husband and I!  I absolutely LOVE working with my family and so happy that they will all be surrounding me as I take this crazy journey into sugar, spice, and “hopefully” everything nice!  

One thing that has made this journey so sweet has been the amazing vendors that I have met along the way and now I am even lucky enough to call them friends!  Carissa from JL Designs has probably helped me more than anyone in the wedding industry and has truly been a blessing in my life!  She is the most talented floral and event designer and seriously blows me away each time I see her work!  I can still remember the first time she asked me to tag along to one of her photo shoots and I couldn’t believe it!  It was so last minute, but I didn’t care…my sister and I busted out 6 mini cakes and a two tiered wedding cake in one night!  When I asked who the photographers would be and Carissa said Carlie & Gabriel from Gabriel Ryan Photographers I was jumping for joy! I am in love with their work and was so excited for them to shoot my sweets!  They are not only talented, but some of the most fun, genuine, and sweet people I know!  We were all also so lucky to work with Allison from Invitation Innovations, Desiree from Wildflower Linens, and Megan from Classic Party Rentals!  Carissa’s fabulous publicist Leila Khalil, from Be Inspired PR, landed us in the new issue of Bride & Bloom Magazine and I can’t thank her enough!  Here is one of the two shoots we did that day!

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I was so happy with how the magazine spread turned out!  Here are a couple of the close up detail shots!

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And here is a photo of Carlie, Carissa, and I…they of course decided they had to taste the mini cakes once the shoot was done!

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I also wanted to share a couple more photos with you from the dessert studio!  A lot has happened this past week, but most importantly my front bakery case got put it!!!  Thanks so much to Ben Brigham for his amazing custom wood work!  I basically told him what I liked and let him do his thing and was so happy with the results!  I do have to say the photos are great, but it even looks better in person, so once I’m open I hope you stop by!

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Thanks for stopping by the blog!


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