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Vintage Inspired Wedding Cake!!!

Monday, August 31st, 2009

Well, I am finally feeling like life is getting back to some sort of pattern and I am really enjoying it!  Today I am actually at my in-laws beach house in Newport Beach and then off to lunch and shopping with my girlfriend Kate!  But before I left for my day of fun I thought I would post these gorgeous photos from a recent wedding that I had the pleasure of doing.  Courtney Toney of Joyful Weddings & Events completely blew me away with the look of this wedding.  She worked hand in hand with the bride and groom who were very involved with the planning of their wedding day since their reception was actually in their backyard.  I loved my wedding day too, but if I were able to go back in time I think I wish this was the style of my wedding…intimate, detailed inspired, and a touch of vintage…love, love, love it!  The bride and groom were so much fun to work with and really let me try out some new ideas with the design of their cake!  Lastly, I have to say that Amy Squires did an amazing job with the photography!  I was able to work with able on my first real wedding back in the day and it was so much fun seeing her work her magic again with this wedding!  

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For the dessert station Courtney found the most adorable vintage cart!  For the cake design the bride wanted to incorporate sugar lace, pearls, and lots of vintage details!  We accented the cake with a fabulous sugar magnolia flower too!  To add to the details the bride wanted to do some mini desserts as well, so we had cake lollipops, mini red velvet cupcakes, and mini cheesecakes with raspberries.

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Here are a couple more details shots of the gorgeous day!

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I also took a couple detail shots of the desserts and cake so I could share them with you!  They are not as good as Amy’s, but hopefully they will do!

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Thanks for checking out the photos…I would love to hear from you!

Lots of Announcements!

Friday, June 5th, 2009

Lots of exciting things have been happening lately, which accounts for the lack of blogging…so sorry!  First off I have been waiting to announce this for quite some time…drumroll please…my new website is up!  I have to give a major shout out to my hubby @ 24Medium and one my best girlfriends Karrie @ karriepykedesigns for the wonderful site.  They took my idea and ran with it and it is more than I could’ve ever dreamed of!  I also have to thank all the wonderful vendors that I have worked with along the way…they made all the difference in the world!  The blog is the next in line for an update, so watch out!  

My hubby also persuaded me to join the Twitter World, so if you are on there too you can follow me and my crazy updates!

This past week I also got the biggest shock of my life when Style Me Pretty, which if you don’t know is basically the biggest wedding blog out there, featured my cakes!  Thanks so much Abby!  My cakes would never had made it on there without the help of Carissa from JL Designs, who designed the tablescapes, and Jasmine Star, who took the gorgeous photos!  You girls are the best…I am way too lucky to work with you! The rest of the gorgeous photos will be blogged soon so keep your eye out for them!

I also wanted to let everyone know to check out Jasmine’s fabulous blog so you can see all the gorgeous photos she took of my desserts that I brought to her event last night!  She captures things in a way I could never…thank you so much!

And last, but not least are some photos of the dessert studio to keep you up on the process!  The electrical, plumbing, and walls are all up and ready to go!  The sinks and hood just came in and next week the flooring and painting gets done…then it is time to MOVE IN!!!  Can’t wait!

Thanks for checking in!  Hopefully I will be blogging a lot more this week since I have SO many photos to share with you!

 

 

My New Website & Cake Designs

Sunday, August 17th, 2008

Lots of exciting things have been happening for me these last couple months and so I do apologize for the lack of posts, but I am happy to share my news with all of you!  I am so ecstatic to announce that my new business website is finally finished!  There are still some things that need to be added, but overall I am really happy with it and couldn’t wait any longer to share it with you.  My new site is Sweet & Saucy Shop and I would love for you to check it out and give me any feedback you have. My sweet husband, Tim, and one of my best friends, Karrie, created my site for me and I am so blessed to have their love and support for my business.  If you are looking for a great blog or website definitely check out their sites…24 Medium & Karrie Pyke Designs. Some other exciting news happened this week…I was featured in Karrie’s wedding photos that were published on one of the top wedding blogs Style Me Pretty!!!  I absolutely love Style Me Pretty and have always dreamed of having my products featured on their site.

I have also been working on some new cake designs this past week and will continue to do so this coming week.  I feel like I go through periods where I am really into cookies, then cupcakes, and finally now cakes. I definitely get bored doing the same thing over and over again, which is why I love having the flexibility to try new things.  So here are some photos of some recent cakes I made.  I would love to hear which one you like the most and why, so please drop me a comment and share your thoughts.  I tried some new techniques while decorating these cakes and will be sharing more of the details with you in future posts, but just to clarify some questions I know I will be asked I will share some of the details now.  Well, here come the photos!

No, I did not hand pipe this…this cake was done with cake stencils, which I absolutely love!  I will do a more detailed post on how this process is done in the near future and give all my tips and techniques!

I really do like simplistic cakes that have one focal point, so I chose a gorgeous dahlia to be the star this time.  

For this cake I had Karrie design some graphic flower images for me and I printed them on frosting sheets and then applied them to the cake.  Very modern, graphic, and simplistic I think.  Again, I will be doing a more detailed post on this technique in the future.  

And for this last cake I got inspired when I went to my local flower shop and saw this lovely, rustic branch and these button mums. I think this four tier type of cake works well with it too.  

Before I end my post I wanted to share 6 random facts about myself with you since I was tagged by The Cupcakery… 

1) I was actually going to be a school teacher and had almost finished my whole degree when I decided to switch careers and go into pastry school.

2) I have been dying to travel more and can’t wait until I get to go to Europe again…I would love to live in Florence for a couple months!

3) I am a Farmer’s Market fan and love checking out any and every one!

4) I grew up with foster brothers and sisters and now my sister has three gorgeous foster daughters that she is about to adopt…I definitely was blessed with inspiring parents.

5) My husband is the one that convinced me to start a blog and I will be forever thankful to him for that.

6) I actually knew my husband in jr. high, but we didn’t start dating until right after high school and then lasted through college and the rest is history…

Well, hope you enjoyed the random facts and don’t forget to check out all the links at the top!


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