Gold and Ivory with a Touch of Blue!

A heart warming email I received from my client...

"Thank you so so much for making everything work out exactly the way both myself and granddaughter wanted it. For two people who never had a meeting you understood everything the way we wanted it. It was super great she cried her eyes out when she saw the room."

Yup, that's right! The Grandmother and I have never met each other until a few hours before the celebration was to begin! Since April, I've been working with Grandmother of a young lady who was turning 18 in September. The celebration was to take place at Chateau Vaudreuil with 30 families and friends. Grandmother designed the entire party and everything was a surprise. Everything, except the centerpieces, which Grandmother did ask for Granddaughter's approval, hehe!

Grandmother contacted me to create some gold and ivory feather centerpieces for the evening, but ended up with so much more as we brainstormed different ideas together. Here's what we have arranged together for the celebration Grandmother gave to Granddaughter...

Lighted Gold & Ivory Feather Centerpieces

A Placecard Tree

Gold Charger Plates

for the table setting's finishing touch

Candy Buffet

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Love is SWEET!

We are so excited to announce that we are now offering a full service candy buffet!  YAY!  Who doesn't love candies?!

We can design your candy buffet for...
$4.75 per guest up to 100 guests
$4.45 per guest up to 200 guests
$4.15 per guest up to 300 guests
minimum 75 guests

Your package will include all of the following:

- Color Coordinated Candies - Candy Bags and Ties - Candy Jars - Scoops

You may choose to upgrade your candy buffets with the following:

- Take-out Boxes - Personalized Stickers - Cupcakes - Mini Cupcakes - Cake Pops - Popcorn Machine & Kernels - Servers - Personalized Napkins - Jar Labels & Ribbons

- $0.55 minimum 75 - $0.50 minimum 75 - $3.00 minimum 24 - $1.50 minimum 48 - $2.00 minimum 24 - $100.00 or $200.00 - $50 - $24/100 - $3 each minimum 12

We offer Kosher Candies!

Here are some examples of our candies:

- Jelly Beans - Rock Candies - Lollipops - Gumdrops - Candy Beads - Chocolates - Candy Sticks - Taffy - Gummy Bears - Sour Candies - Jordan Almonds - Fruit Slices - M&M's - Hershey's Kisses - Gummies - Licorice

Let us design your candy buffet, the possibilities are just endless!

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The Pastry Pedestals

If I ask for suggestions on how to creatively display cupcakes I am making for a party tonight, I'm sure most people would suggest a decorated tired cupcake stand or display them on some stacked up boxes.  What do I say to them?  C'mon!  Be more creative!  Check out these amazing Pastry Pedestals!

These will be perfect for your next event!  Whether it's bridal shower, baby shower or a birthday party!  These Pastry Pedestals can be personalized to match your event theme!  Be creative and put a decorative paper on the pedestal.  You can even decorate around the pedestal with a ribbon and some hanging beads!

What else can you do with these?  Think beyond cupcakes!  Use them for candies, chocolates and fruits!

 

For more information on these creative little Pastry Pedestals and videos on how-to, visit their website, just click on the logo below!

Images courtesy of The Pastry Pedestal.


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Cake Pops Inspirations!

Cake Pops.  I like!  Here are some for your inspiration this morning.  Many themes can be incorporated onto these cute little round edible goodies, the possibilities are just endless!

Here are your cute little bride and groom pops

Winter Wonderland Wedding

Halloween or an Autumn Wedding

Personalized Monogram Pops

Red and White Christmas Theme Wedding

Images courtesy of beaucoup.

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Cupcakes, Cupcakes!

I did a post on cupcakes a year and a half ago, it was the new trend to have cupcakes instead of a traditional wedding cake and cupcakes continue to be a huge hit at weddings and the designs just keep getting more and more creative!

Cute little tuxedo wedding cupcakes.

Cupcakes Take the Cake

Life as a Missus

CCA: The Cupcake Activists

I absolutely love these black and white cupcakes!

Sweet! Cupcakes and Treats Blog

Oooo and these! Oh I can't pick my favourite anymore!

Superb Novelty Cakes Blog

I mentioned them before and here they are again, the benefits of opting for cupcakes instead of a traditional cake. The number one benefit is that they are a lot more affordable than a tiered wedding cake. Other pros are:
- you can bake and decorate your own to add that personal touch
- great for a ladies get-together activity before you hit the aisle
- more environmentally friendly when using a corrugated cardboard cupcake stand instead of wires and tubes for the structure of your tiered cake

Do you still want to keep the traditional and cut the cake? Why not have a cake as the cake topper for your cupcakes??

Bliss Tree

Sweet Retreat

Photo by Alana Hodgson

Pink Cake Box

Happy Cupcakes!

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Drawing on Food!

Wow! It's amazing what people can come up with now a days. Who would have thought we can draw on food? Of course, being in the wedding industry, I immediately thought "what a great idea for edible favours!" Cupcakes, cake pops and monogrammed cookies can be personalized even further with these fun food coloring markers!

FooDoodler

Gourmet Writer Food Decorator Pens from Amazon

Now, how can this be used for your wedding edibles? The Decorated Cookie gives us a few ideas that can easily be incorporated into your wedding details. The Decorated Cookie gives step-by-step instructions for each project. You must give it a shot and try making them! What a fun idea for a girl's night get together!

These fun little people faces can be used on your cupcakes at your sweet table!

Are you having a destination wedding? These customized cookies will be perfect as wedding favors.

Looking for something different for the sweet table or the cocktail hours? These color cookie pops will do the trick!

These Hot Cocoa Stirrers would be perfect for your winter wedding.

Having a fall wedding? Check out this Thanksgiving color scheme.

Having a brunch on your wedding day or the day after? These would be perfect too!

The possibilities are endless, just let your creativity flow! Thanks The Decorated Cookie for this new and unique idea!

Photos courtesy of The Decorated Cookie.

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New Year Cupcakes

Happy new year, everyone! Hope your new year's eve was a blast if you were out partying or if you were like me, spent it quietly at home. Yesterday, part of my first day of the year was spent making these cute little banana cupcakes with chocolate frosting and a little icing star to top it off. I made these for today's church refreshments, wish I can share them with all of you! Happy 2011, everyone!







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Gingerbread House Pops

What are you baking for Christmas this year? I came across the blog of The Decorated Cookie and saw these cute little Gingerbread House Pops! They give step-by-step instructions on how to make these fun pops, I gotta try to make them!



Photo courtesy of The Decorated Cookie.

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