In my last Post, I talked about the cake tasting disasters. But now on to tasting #3 and our cake!
Tasting #3:
I had done some research and found a tiny bakery about 45 minutes away from our venue. The place did wedding cakes but they were mostly a catering company/bakery in the heart of Annapolis, MD, called Palate Pleasers. When we walked in the owner created us with a huge smile and FINALLY I was excited about our cake. I had brought some pics to show him, giving him a rough idea of what we wanted.
Idea #1:
For the colors
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I am not sure if I have mentioned in the past that I absolutely love to cook! Now, I am not saying that I am any good at it, but still love it and find it very therapeutic. I have just become addicted to a website called Food Gawker, and during my lazy Sunday ran across an amazing cupcake recipe on a blog called 17 and Baking… yes, that’s right folks, the blogger is only 17! Even if you decide not to try out this amazing recipe and design for cupakes, perfect for a wedding, I suggest you check out the blog just because she is incredible!
This is the ultimate in DIY, and could save you some big bucks on a wedding cake/cupcakes! I mean seriously, how perfect would these be for your wedding in your colors?!
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The cake tasting, for many of us, is something we get excited about. I mean seriously – you get to stand in line somewhere, or have a personal session, tasting 10+ types of cake. It’s every child’s dream!
However, for me, because I’m not a HUGE cake person, this part of the wedding planning process wasn’t something I was thrilled about. But, Lavender Dude was. We ended up having THREE tastings, but not by choice.
So let’s start with Tasting #1.
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One thing I have absolutely loved about BridalBuds is the feedback I have gotten from everyone! I had so many questions along the way, and my wedding colors were probably one of the biggest dilemmas I faced. After much thought, I ended up going with Coral and Turquoise/Tiffany Blue. I was pretty excited about our colors given the room we were working with, and the amazing natural light that filled the room especially during the sunset. Of course with all the candles we had, it was just as beautiful at night.
Here are a few pics of our decor, with a special thanks to Charlene Lopez at the Key Largo Hilton, Blooming Design and Events and Edda’s Cake Designs for making our wedding an absolute dream. The creativity that went into designing this amazing scene was well beyond our wildest dreams.
Our wedding cake… I couldn’t stop starring at it, I was just so obsessed with it!
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I am officially a married woman. We were married this past Saturday. Today is Tuesday and my husband and I are still drained! I just want to share a few brief hits and misses from our wedding and then I will get into the details in subsequent posts. Here is our first official wedding photo. Our amazing photographer, Amy Sandoval, posted this sneak peak on her blog and Facebook for us Sunday morning. I am dying to see the rest.
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Now, let’s talk about my favorite thing…the details. As I mentioned before, the colors of our friends wedding were two tones of green with yellow. They did an amazing job by selecting just the right tones of green and yellow for their country wedding.
The following is what I am very passionate about and that’s cakes! The cake table was sweet and classic. Our friends focused more on flavor and they nailed it! They had marionberry or peach filling with orange cake. This was my first time tasting orange cake and it was out of this world. The cake was made by Mike’s Amazing Cakes, one of the most famous bakers in WA State.
Their cake topper was the initial of the groom’s last name.
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Oh wedding cake topper. So many choices to choose from. There are whimsical couple figurines, the traditional bride and groom kissing figurines, word toppings (I do, Mr. & Mrs., etc.), monogram toppings, flowers… I mean, there is an endless list of things you could choose from. But for me, none of those were clicking. I did find a Mr. & Mrs. topper that I liked, but I didn’t love it. It just didn’t feel right.
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Going into the wedding planning, I know one thing for certain: I did not want to spend a lot of money on a cake.
I don’t have a sweet-tooth, and in general I think wedding cakes get more attention than they need. It’s just another expense that has the potential to add up into silly proportions.
 This diamond encrusted wedding cake retailed for $1.3 MILLION! Say what? According to CostHelper.com, The Bridal Association of America reports (as of March 2007) that the average cost of a wedding cake in the United States is $543.00. I am sure not everyone agrees with me, but in my book I could easily spend that money on something other than some butter, flour and icing. And those numbers are 3 years old!
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We are having 100 assorted cupcakes served at our wedding – made up of three yummy flavors – white almond with Chambord, Lady Godiva with Kahlua, and Coconut pineapple macadamia nut with rum. Such tasty cupcakes need an equally fabulous stand. Nothing seemed to be quite right (I didn’t care for the plastic or cardboard versions) until I came across this one -
 The example we are using to construct ours - The dimensions for ours is slightly different, as well as the height of the boxes. Our top box will hold a 6 inch cake for my groom and I to cut at our reception. I plan on painting my boxes ivory or white and edging them with pink and lime green ribbon. I read online if you do this and use something such as doublesided tape to attach the ribbon that you can re-use or rent out the boxes for other events (which is my plan).
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I am loving the new trend of decorating a cake with artfully placed fresh flowers. I think it is so fresh and pretty, especially for an outdoor bride.
It can be a budget solution, also. But there is one MAJOR concern if this is something you want to do. The flowers used to decorate the cake must be edible. This does not mean that your guests will be chomping down the foliage like a horde of ravenous bunnies, but poison + food just DO NOT go together. Luckily, there are a diverse number of flowers that are edible.
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