Trend: Ombre Wedding Cakes

Photo by Caroline Tran as seen on Elizabeth Anne Designs Blog.

I love using color to help express the style of a wedding and this is such a cool and unique way to do it. It's called Ombre, basically you have colors that look as if they fade into each other which creates a luxurious and unique effect. Here's some amazing Ombre cakes I found. 

As seen in El Paso Wedding Blog. 

As seen on Project Wedding.

As seen on Maggie Austin Cake. 

Cake on the left by Cake Coquette, cake on the right featured on Pinterest. 

Cake by a Swiss bakery called Call Me Cupcake. 

Real Inspiration: English Garden - Cake Table

 The cake table was one of the funnest things to create at the shoot. We had so much fun bringing all the pieces together to create a WOW statement. 

 The turquoise blue sideboard is from Archive Vintage Rentals along with the suitcase, glassware, ceramic vessels, and crocheted runners. 

 The beyond fabulous cake was done by none other than the extremely talented Fantasy Frostings.

  I can't get over how adorable the roses are on the cake. 

 The stellar backdrop was from Picotte Weddings, Inc. and doubled as the photo booth backdrop which you'll see later this week. 

 The table wouldn't have been complete without the floral stylings of Peony & Plum, which just completed the whole look. 

 The photos were also captured by Picotte Weddings, Inc. who really helped capture the true essence of this shoot. 

 The pillows stacked next to the sideboard are from La Tavola Fine Linens. It helped us bring the inside comforts of home to this outdoor shoot. 

See all the details of our shoot as seen on Style Me Pretty. 

 

Venue: Stone Manor in Malibu

Event Design: Events by Heather Ham

Floral Design: Peony & Plum

Photography: Picotte Weddings, Inc.
Cake: Fantasy Frostings

Rentals: Archive Vintage Rentals

Linens: La Tavola Fine Linens

Stationary: Calligraphy Katrina

My Favorite Cake Ever

I first heard of Sweet & Saucy through JL Designs, and I've been hooked ever since. I tell every client who hasn't already booked their baker to seriously consider Melody of Sweet & Saucy. And sometimes I'll even take the 405 instead of the 5 just so I have a reason to stop at Sweet & Saucy's shop & buy something. Not only are her desserts scrumptious, delectable, and oh so good, they are pieces of art for the eyes.

Recently she did this cake for a wedding, with JL Designs, and it was love at first sight!! If I could do my wedding all over again, I would choose this cake in a heart beat. I've just never seen anything like it and I still drop my jaw just a little every time I see it.

Trend: Cake Backdrops

It's no longer just the ceremony that gets it's own backdrop making it an obvious focal point in a wedding ceremony. Now it's the cake. These are some extraordinary backdrops and cake displays all by the lovely and talented Sweet & Saucy. Other vendors include JL Designs of course. I'm just going to let the photos speak for themselves.

The Kick Ass Cake Bash

I was asked by my colleague, Beth Helmstetter, to help on the day of this amazing event simply known as the Kick Ass Cake Bash.

The masterminds behind it was the Broke Ass Bride and Fantasy Frostings. They wanted to collaborate and create the Broke Ass Cake Collection that would be fabulous enough for J Lo, but won't break the bank. 

There were live models wearing Alfred Angelo gowns and the decor was done by the fabulous Holly Flora.

The event took place at the Royal T Cafe in Culver City, such a whimsical place.

Laura Hooper did the calligraphy.

Bride and Bloom sponsored as well.

These images were taken by Shannon Lee.

Pinkberry even showed up with free samples. They cater now. Sweet!!!

Here's the fab foursome, Dana & Hunter of Broke Ass Bride with Leslie & Earl of Fantasy Frostings.

Vendor Pick: Sweet and Saucy

I absolutely love Twitter...because...I find about amazing wedding vendors that can just blow your socks off sometimes.

I had the pleasure of tasting Sweet and Saucy at a halloween networking party I went to a few weeks back. The display was unreal and you can see it a few photos down.

This cake below was a focal point on the dessert buffet that Sweet and Saucy created with the help of Carissa of JL Designs.

My favorite treat was the pumpkin cake lollipops. Now why didn't I think of that??? I've seem lamb lollipops with mint apply chutney, I've seen marshallow covered by chocolate lollipops, but it seems so simple. If you love cupcakes, then you'll love the cake lollipops. It's just the right amount to not make you stuffed plus no need for a fork or plate. Love it!!!

And recently Melody, the genius behind Sweet and Saucy made 500 cookies for the Ellen show as a gift from Oprah for the release of the new edition of O Magazine, where Oprah and Ellen share the cover. The photo below is a similar cookie, but the cool thing is, the center can be a photo of almost anything, it can be your daughter's face, a company logo, or a damask pattern, the sky's the limit.

And you can also have Melody and her team create a one of a kind cookie masterpiece with frosting, marzipan, and fondant. Fabulous!!!

And, how sweet does Melody look? And the best part is you can have Sweet and Saucy treats almost any day of the week by going down to their storefront in Long Beach. Open tuesday through friday from 11 to 7 and open Saturday and Sunday from 11 to 5, and closed on Monday. You can stop by to see them at 6400 Stearns Street, Long Beach, CA 90815.