I had a total of six wedding in 2013, and each one was special for different reasons.  Whether it was an amazing venue, a personal connection with the bride and groom, or the excitement of trying a new cake technique, each wedding had been a treasured experience.  The year culminated in, what was for me, one of the best wedding I’ve had the pleasure of attending or being a part of. 

So many factors went into the fantasticness that was Josie and Roshan’s wedding.  The ceremony was sweet, personal and the officiant was charming.  The venue (Hockley Valley in Orangeville) was all around amazing, from the gourmet food, to the room décor, everything was top notch.  The DJ was awesome and the photo booth was a big hit (I think my table took advantage of the instant fun pictures – the majority of the pictures are of us!).

I think what had the biggest impact on me was the way Josie and Roshan incorporated aspects of all their varied heritages (Scottish, Greek, Italian and Indian!) into aspects of their wedding.  The highlight of the evening for me, and most people I think, was the Scottish piper and the Indian bhangra drummers playing the newlywed couples into the reception area for the first time.  I don’t think I would have ever put those two instruments together, but man was it ever incredible!

And of course, Josie and Roshan had a beautiful wedding cake as well.  Their theme was red and gold and their flower was a poinsettia (which were beautifully scattered around the room, three per table!).  I decided on a simple cake with hand made sugar pointsettias.  I wanted the focus of the cake to be on the flowers, which were going to be quite the task, so I kept with a simple white fondant design with a gold ribbon accent.  I had gotten quite sick just before the wedding and was bed ridden for a couple of days, which put me really behind with the cake.  Luckily, thanks to a couple very good friends, we were able to get everything done in time.  I was very pleased with out the flowers came out.  The mother of the bride has a better picture of just the flowers – I’ll see if I can get a copy.

The vast majority of my orders come from word-of-mouth advertising (since that is the only kind of advertising I currently have), but every once in a while, someone will find me on google and send me a request.  Lisa and Mario were just that kind of a couple.  It’s exciting to be working for a brand new client who has never heard or me or what my work is like.  It’s a great chance to prove my skills once again and to show my clients that good taste can come at an affordable price.  Lisa and Mario were very easy to work with.  They wanted cupcakes (Plain Jayne and  Red Velvet) for the wedding, plus a topper cake with two of the cutest cake toppers I’ve ever seen!  I believe they purchased the hand-made wooden ornaments from a shop on Etsy.

A few weeks ago, while attending a shower for a friend of ours, Tara handed me her cell phone and told me her husband wanted to talk to me.  This was a bit odd as Mike and I have never chatted on the phone before, but I politely took the phone and hoped Tara didn't think we were having an affair.  Knowing that I was making the cake and cupcakes for his daughter's upcoming birthday, and knowing that his lovely wife's birthday was the day before the party, Mike asked if I would please make a birthday cake for Tara.  I felt like a heel for not thinking of it myself, and gladly agreed!  Mike said he just wanted something simple to recognize Tara's special day, but I had other plans.  Mike had just given Tara a Michael Kors purse a few weeks prior and she LOVED it.  I took that as my cue and created this little piece of edible art for one of my best friends.  Inside is chocolate cake with chocolate cream cheese icing.  YUM!

I think Mike was pretty happy wit the cake... He hugged me at least twice and thanked me a bunch of times and then left some darling comments on the pictures I posted.  I can't wait for next year!

I couldn’t be happier to be celebrating Miss Mila’s first birthday!  I have known her wonderful parents for many years and I know just how much they love and adore her.  I began working with Tara over a decade ago (now I feel old) and we became fast friends.  I watched her wade through looser after looser until she finally met Mike.  He was wonderful from day one, and I knew he was the right guy for Tara.  I was honoured and flattered when they asked me (a very inexperienced cake designer, at the time) to make their wedding cake.  It was a risk, but it paid off!  Since then, I’ve been overjoyed to share their special moments with them (especially since the food at their parties is so darn good)!  I look forward to many, many more.  And maybe, if I’m really lucky, I will get to make Mila’s wedding cake too!  But for now, it was a Dora themed first birthday.  Inside the fondant smash cake is vanilla cake with strawberries and freshly whipped sweet cream.  Along with the cake, I made some cupcakes and cute pink cookies (not pictured, sorry) as give-aways for the guests.