FUN CAKES: April 2013

Not everything I create is wedding related ..... there are birthdays / anniversaries / baby showers / bridal showers ... you name it, I'll try my best to create it.  These are the extra items created in the month of April.

Oh, Canada (for an 18th Birthday)

Bridal Shower cake .. can be done in any color scheme

Baby Shower: Flowers attract Bees ...

Baby Shower: Bees make Honey

For all VICTORIOUS fans

Great for a DJ, or a Karaoke fan

Alicia's 30th Celebration

COMING SOON:

Ryan's 2nd Birthday (Lightning McQueen)

Lana's Chocolate birthday cake

WEDDING: Moore-Sakurai, Payne-Corley House, 4/28/13

BRIDE:  Sarah Moore
GROOM:  Tetsuro Sakurai

VENUE:  Payne-Corley House, Duluth

I never got the pleasure to meet the groom, but I did have the pleasure of meeting Sarah (the bride) and her sister Katie.  These two girls have to be the nicest on the planet.  That's all there is to it.  At our first meeting, Sarah brought me a gift (scrumptious cookies from Japan) ... just for taking time to meet with them. Subsequent meetings yielded warm friendship hugs.  It was a tough decision, but an all over scroll design was decided on for the cake.

About 3 weeks prior to the wedding, I received an email from Sarah (now located in Tokyo) exploring the possibility of changing the design.  After numerous emails, sketches, attachments, and conversation, the design was changed.  This is my version of an Art Nouveau styled wedding cake - incorporating the wedding invitation design with birds: cranes/swallows and a faint pink cherry blossom to add a little Japanese touch.  I believe it came out beautifully and can't wait to see and receive the professional images.  

WEDDING CAKE FLAVOR/FILLING SELECTION:
6" Chocolate cake filled w/ Chocolate Buttercream
8" Strawberry cake filled w/ Vanilla Buttercream and fresh sliced Strawberries
10" Almond cake filled w/ Cherry

VENDORS:
Photographer:  Leah and Mark Photography (email@leahandmark.com)
Floral:  Julie Vaughn Designs
Music: Pulse DJ
Caterer:  Payne-Corley
Officiant:  Rev. Deanna Lancaster
DOC:  Emily, Stella Harper Events

WEDDING: Yost-Ashby, Private Residence, 4/27/13

BRIDE:  Misty Yost

GROOM:  Alan Ashby
VENUE:  Private Residence

Misty, Alan, and Hayden (son) came to meet with me in February.  Hayden was "sold" after the first bite!

Their wedding was held at the Little Chapel in Norcross, but the party was held at a private residence.  So in we go with 7 dozen cupcakes and a top cake for the cutting ceremony.  I was very excited to see her coordinator, Danielle Bolin, who had moved away from the area for a while, but I'm thrilled to say is back where she belongs.

I got to see Misty before the ceremony .. she had stopped in after getting her hair done.  She looked lovely. 

WEDDING CAKE/CUPCAKE FLAVOR/FILLING SELECTION:
6" Strawberry cake filled w/ Strawberry Buttercream
4 dozen Strawberry cupcakes filled w/ Strawberry Buttercream
3 dozen White cupcakes filled w/ Peach buttercream

VENDORS:
Photographer:  A relative
Music:  Andrew Byrd
Caterer:  Fancy Pants Catering
Floral:  A friend
DOC:  Danielle Bolin

WEDDING: Colon-Yarbrough, John Oliver Michael House, 4/20/13

BRIDE:  Christina Colon

GROOM:  Andy Yarbrough
VENUE:  John Oliver Michael House, Statham

The groom is the brother of one of my former brides, Jessica.  Tina and Andy came to meet with me back in February.  They wanted a very small (three tier) cake with a little kitchen cake for extra servings.  Rustic was their theme and you can't get any more rustic than burlap - twine - and a crosscut of a tree.  I love this design, notice the twine tied around the center of the burlap into a little bow.  I've got to find out where they got that adorable personalized hot air balloon topper.  Love it! 

Server set w/ a Rustic touch

Flowers in a small vase or mason Jar sitting on a crosscut

WEDDING CAKE FLAVOR/FILLING SELECTION:
6" 1/2 Chocolate; 1/2 Vanilla cake filled w/ Strawberry Cream Cheese
8" 1/2 Chocolate; 1/2 Vanilla cake filled w/ Strawberry Cream Cheese
10" Chocolate cake filled w/ Strawberry Cream Cheese

KITCHEN CAKE (Extra Servings)
1/4 Sheet Vanilla cake filled w/ Strawberry Cream Cheese

VENDORS:
Photographer:  Christopher Brock Photography
Florist:  Friend
Music:  Unknow
Caterer:  Twigs Catering
DOC:  Brittany Wardlow (J Oliver Michael House)
Officiant:  Unknown

WEDDING: Beauchamp-Guigou, Country Club of the South, 4/13/13

BRIDE:  Laura Beauchamp

Country Club of the South

GROOM:  Danny Guigou
VENUE:  Country Club of the South

I think I was more excited to create the Groom's cake than I was to create the wedding cake. 

Don't get me wrong, the wedding cake was gorgeous.  Love cakes with a different design on each tier, but it was the groom's cake that I was anxious to create ... especially with the awesome season the Atlanta Braves are having right now !!!  

I enjoy going to the Country Club of the South.  Their staff is always very nice, and very helpful.  Can't say that for every venue I go to ...  I even got to rub elbows with the infamous Banks & Shane (who were the entertainment for the reception).  They are both very nice guys and it was great to see them again.  A friend told me that Paul Shane lives close to them and they go see them play often ... sounds like an open invitation to me !!!  

 

WEDDING CAKE FLAVOR/FILLING SELECTION:
6" 1/2 Almond; 1/2 Chocolate cake filled w/ Bailey's
8" 1/2 Almond; 1/2 Chocolate cake filled w/ Bailey's
10" FAUX
12" 1/2 Almond; 1/2 Chocolate cake filled w/ Bailey's
14" 1/2 Almond; 1/2 Chocolate cake filled w/ Bailey's


GROOM CAKE FLAVOR/FILLING SELECTION
6" Vanilla cake filled w/ Guava
8" Vanilla cake filled w/ Guava

VENDORS:
Photographer:  Lovoy Gibson Photography
Florist:  Flowers From Us
Caterer:  Country Club of the South
Music:  Banks & Shane
DOC:  Britney Milam (Country Club of the South)

WEDDING: Vinson-Knight, The Variety Works, 4/7/13

BRIDE:  Lauren Vinson

Variety Works, Madison, GA

GROOM:  Rusty Knight
VENUE:  The Variety Works



It was one of the loveliest weather days in April.  Bright sun, blue skies with a few clouds, and warm temps.  We headed to The Variety Works in Madison.  We had been there once before (back in October).  Love this venue.  They were using my cake plateau so Clay and I had to stay in the area for a while in order to return after the cake cutting to grab the plateau and head home. 

I met Lauren (along w/ her mom Terry) on February 11th.  After some discussion, Lauren decided on the upward ruffle design ... the color would be a cream to pink ombre.  I love creating this design.  The hardest thing is figuring out the start and ending coloring ... making sure not to add too much color to mess up the continuous shading. I got to see Lauren when I went back to pick up the plateau ... she loved her cake.

Rusty's nickname is BEAR ... so we created the Rusty Bear groom cake for him.  It came out cute and I hope he was pleased with it.






WEDDING CAKE FLAVOR/FILLINGS:
6" - Strawberry cake filled w/ Strawberry Cream Cheese
8" - Vanilla cake filled w/ Vanilla Buttercream
10" - Strawberry cake filled w/ Strawberry Cream Cheese
12" - Vanilla cake filled w/ Vanilla Buttercream

GROOM CAKE FLAVOR/FILLING:
10" - Chocolate cake filled w/ Chocolate Buttercream

VENDORS:
Photographer:  Justin Wojtczak - 375 Photography (www.375photography.com)
Floral:  LePetit Jardin
Caterer: Celebrate the Occasion
Music:  Louie Guzzo - Spectrum Entertainment
DOC:  Donna Rector