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Lots of New Weddings

Wednesday, April 14th, 2010

We have been busy bees over at the shop these last few months and that means lots of WEDDINGS! Here are a couple lovely weddings that we have had the pleasure of working on! This first wedding at Rancho Las Lomas was for the sweetest couple and I loved that they sent photos back to me so I could see them enjoying the desserts!

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We made the custom cake stand and backdrop for the couple. They wanted to incorporate a rustic and earthy touch to the table, but still wanted it to look elegant. They decided to do a two tier cake and then cupcakes, so guests could choose which one they wanted.

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How gorgeous is the bride?!?

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And you have to love these photos of the groomsmen…boys will be boys!

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This next wedding I had the pleasure of working with Carissa from JL Designs & Christina from Simply Modern Weddings. We ended up doing a small cake that pulled in design from their invitation and then a variety of mini desserts. Christina & Carissa definitely pulled off a gorgeous wedding with lovely details!

The flowers that Carissa & her assistant Darcy did were so romantic!

Close up of the sugar flower Sara made for the cake!

Loved all of Christina’s cute signs she added to the table.

Here is a rare shot of us ladies after we set up and a couple fun photos of the sweet husbands who came along to help!

So blessed to work with you ladies! Here is one more fun wedding cake I was able to do recently for a sweet couple. They wanted to incorporate color onto the cake, so we did a butter yellow base with dark grey lace accents and a purple sugar flower accent.

I recently had the pleasure of working with my friends Ashlyn & Heather from Carter & Cook Event Co. on a photoshoot for Exquisite Wedddings Magazine. They are an amazing design team and I knew the photoshoot would turn out gorgeous. You can check out their blog to read about all the details of the shoot, but here are some photos!

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And here are a couple more details shots of the cake I took at the bakery.

The whole team who made it happen…
Exquisite Weddings Magazine: http://www.exquisiteweddingsmagazine.com/
Florals: The Floral Lab http://www.theflorallab.com/
Linen: Classic Party Rentals http://www.classicpartyrentals.com/
Paper Stylist: Love at First Invite http://www.loveatfirstinvite.com/
Photography: Terri Rippee, Rippee Photography http://www.rippeephotoweddings.com/
Location: Rancho Valencia Resort http://www.ranchovalencia.com/

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A Very Vintage Halloween Party

Friday, October 30th, 2009

This past Tuesday night I had the pleasure of working with some of the very best in the wedding industry as we put on a Halloween Bash! Since I am a little raced on time today (weddings & Halloween treats still need to be finished) I am borrowing Carissa’s, from JL Designs, info from her site! Here’s how she describes the fabulous night…

“When yelena johnson of the stylish soiree and i decided we wanted to throw a fun halloween party for about 40-50 people it started off very small scale…but once we started tweeting it, the guest count quickly grew to over 150 people! and we just figured the more the better! let them come…

The initial design concept was kind of a playful vintage but as we got closer to the event and we kept finding new inspirations, it definitely morphed into something a bit more gothic, a bit more victorian and a bit darker…for the florals and decor pieces, i knew i wanted to go with all muted, lifeless colors…nothing bright or vibrant…and almost all of the vessels, candlesticks, platters, gravy boats, frames, mirrors, etc. were thrifted in order to keep an authentic, vintage feel…

I REALLY loved how everything turned out and just hours before the party began, the clouds rolled in, the wind got CRAZY (hello blackouts!) and it made for a perfect, eerie halloween setting…”

The incredible photos are the the uber talented Meg Perotti! They are beyond gorgeous! Thanks you, thanks you!

I think that Carissa & Yelena did a fabulous job creating the perfect look for the party and thanks so much to Carissa’s assistant, Darci, and Jesi from Jesi Haack Weddings for all their help as well!

I had a great time creating the dessert menu for this party…lots of yummy fall treats! I had also just created a new cake for a photo shoot with the help of my sister and Heather Kent (who did the amazing hand painting on the cake) and so I thought it was a perfect fit for the table!

The desserts included new pumpkin cupcakes with cinnamon cream cheese frosting and salted caramel, Halloween vintage postcard sugar cookies, coconut cupcakes, pumpkin cake lollipops, chocolate mousse dessert shot glasses, red velvet cake lollipops, pumpkin caramel cheesecakes with a gingersnap crust, and coconut cake lollipops.

the night was SUCH a success and we have gotten amazing feedback from people letting us know how fun and fab it was! it could NOT have happened without my fellow sponsors and hosts:

Venue, Nature Center Courtyard in Franklin Canyon Park, Beverly Hills, Photography by Meg Perotti, Planned by Yelena Johnson, The Stylish Soiree, Floral & Event Design by Carissa Jones, JL Designs, Catering by Nathaniel Neubauer of Contemporary Catering, Photo Booth from Mint Photo Lounge, Calligraphy by Calligraphy Katrina, Entertainment: by DJ Crash, Rentals from Town & Country, Classic Party Rentals, Linens from Wildflower Linen, and Candy Bar by Special Events by Luz Pencyla.