This wedding dessert table, with a deep violet theme, was overflowing with sweets! We had not only a three tiered white cake with fresh raspberry filling, but cake pops in red velvet and chocolate, and cupcakes aplenty with fresh raspberry filling and handmade fondant roses.  According to a post wedding message fro the bride, it was all gone at the end of the night! Congrats to the happy couple!

Wedding shoot by Denise Nicole Photography and Styled by Karie Denny Photography!

A few months ago I was invited by Karie Denny Photography to be a part of a styled shoot, organized & creatively styled by Karie and shot by Denise Nicole photography. I was so honored after being able to see their beautiful work and just could not wait to see how it all came together. They found other wonderful vendors to participate, including Butterfly Petals (florist), some lovely models, beautiful handmade accents and a gorgeous setting for the shoot. I am so impressed with how it turned out! Check out their work see what's yet to come via Facebook fan pages!

Peter and Tiffany's Castle Wedding!

Photo Courtesy of Marry Jordan Photography Website- http://marryjordan.com/blog

Walking into this wedding was picturesque! The Castle at Ashley Manor is truly a sought after venue, and this couple is one of my favorites, so I was overjoyed to make the cupcakes and sweetheart cake for Tiffany and Peter's I-do day! Their theme, including the invitation was fun and full of personality, while remaining elegant and true to the Castle's ambiance. Tiffany asked me to make their cupcakes elegant and pretty, while remaining original. So we customized 4 different designs for each cupcake, which matched their pale yellow and grey color scheme,  one of which included their initials, "p + t". I added a touch of bling, to bring in the elegance that Tiffany wanted, through a broach on the sweetheart cake. Tiffany wanted real flowers as a cake topper, which they were able to work with their florist in providing extra to match the bouquets. One other thing, Tiffany is gluten sensitive and requested that their sweetheart cake be gluten-free. No problem! Their big day was so special, down to the moment the groom smashed cake in the best man's face (smart man, bride kept her make up flawless!), I was truly blessed to be a part of it, and to bring the dessert delight! Thanks and Congrats Peter and Tiffany!

Molly and Ryan's Wedding Cupcake Tower

Molly and Ryan's Cupcake Tower 

A close-up or their sweetheart cake and cupcakes!

 Molly and Ryan were so great to work with! When we met for their tasting, I brought them a few samples of flavors, based on what they were interested in and they liked all of them =) So, they decided to go with all three- red velvet, chocolate and vanilla with raspberry frosting. The great thing about cupcakes is it allows for so much variety in flavor combos! Although they knew they wanted cupcakes, they still wanted to "cut the cake" with an individual, top tier sized cake just for them to cut and take the rest home to save for their first anniversary. This is what we did, with the same color combo, but reversed, with purple as the main color and white and black as accents. I loved the way it popped and looked great with the cupcakes! Their wedding was at Inside the Bungalow, in Mesa, an adorable venue with great outdoor space and a great cafe inside by day! Congrats Molly and Ryan!

A Sweetheart Wedding Cake!

What to do when you love cupcakes, cake and cake pops? Have them all like this client! The bride and groom opted for elaborate candy and dessert tables- THREE to be exact!! Here is their sweetheart wedding cake- perfect for that special tradition of cutting the cake together and for photos!

Smitten with Dessert- Build your own Dessert table!

Smitten with Dessert by amanda301 featuring patent leather pumps

Just found this new website I LOVE called Polyvore.  It's a tool that actually lets you arrange different design elements on the screen with very up-to-date and fashionable items. After I designed a couple fun sets, I realized it would be a great tool for Brides, wedding planners and party hosts for designing that dream dessert table! Sign up and play with it! SO fun and FREE!

Pretty in Pink

Ken and Lindsey's triple tier Vanilla and Chocolate Wedding Cake with buttercream frosting! Flowers were provided by step-grandmother and florist Sue which made it a fun collaboration! Congrats on your new life together Ken and Lindsey!

John and Brynne's Royal Wedding!

http://Scottenglishphoto.com

http://Scottenglishphoto.com

When Brynne started describing the plans for her and John's Royal Wedding themed big day at the First Historic Presbyterian Church in Phoenix, I knew it would be an unbelievably beautiful occasion. What I wasn't expecting were the incredibly creative twists combined with her classic theme. Not only did Brynne want a three tiered elegant wedding cake, but she wanted her guests to enjoy cookies and milk for dessert! She wore a beautiful lace Kate Middleton style traditional dress, and her bridesmaids also wore white dresses in the style of their choices with navy blue sashes. The church had antique wooden pews and stained glass windows, all of which were made even more vibrant by the worship band made up of John and Brynne's best friends and clapping and singing along by their guests. What a beautiful and all out FUN celebration of their new life together! Thanks for letting me be a part of your big day and your fun dessert table!

Dave and Jill's Wedding Cupcakes!

 Jill and Dave's Wright House Wedding  was nothing short of beautiful! I was so glad to create the cupcake display which included Chocolate and Peanut Butter, Red Velvet and Banana Cream Pie Cupcakes. Congratulations Jill and Dave and all my best wishes for a blessed marriage!

Keira's Happily Ever After Cake Pops!

Photo by sessionninephotography.com

Photo by sessionninephotography.com.

Feeding each other their bride and groom cake pops. Photo by sessionninephotography.com.

A couple Fridays ago, I was blessed enough to see one of my dear friends Keira marry the love of her life, Jon! I was also honored to make the cake pops and cupcakes for her Wedding dessert table!

Keira's outdoor, shabby chic, vintage wedding included all the ingredients of a fairy tale. Perfect sunset and weather included (thankfully for all the chocolate and red velvet, wrapped up in a chocolate shell on a lollipop stick). In addition to cake pops, Keira wanted to do a mini groom's cake and cupcakes made of her and Jon's favorite flavor- funfetti! Not just for birthday parties people. Instead of "cutting the cake", they fed each other the decorated bride and groom cake pops (as seen in top picture). What a romantic and love-filled wedding. So honored to be a part of it! Love you KK & JK!

For more photos of Keira and Jon's wedding, check out Session Nine Photography.

My Dream Wedding Cake?

I had the honor of being asked to create a cake display for a night celebrating talents in August for PhoenixONE. While thinking about what to create for this event, in the limited amount of time I had to create display items, I decided instead of multiple cakes, to decorate one, big, smashing cake. Since I don't have any samples of completed wedding cakes photographed to date, I decided to create a display wedding cake. This means that instead of yummy goodness inside, it simply has either Styrofoam or plastic underneath, but the same decor on the outside that a normal cake would.

Since the cake wasn't needed for a real wedding, and I wasn't working around any requests, I got to come up with the wedding cake I wanted to create, from scratch! It was kind of funny... well, designing my own wedding cake. When the big day occurs, who knows what decorative decisions I will actually make, but I got to incorporate some design elements I was really looking forward to demonstrating- the folds in the bustle of a wedding dress on the top of the cake, the sparkles, and the fabric embellishments. Some of my personal favorite wedding cakes incorporate elements from the dress, and bouquet. At the same time, I like a cake that is simple yet elegant. Stay tuned for more of my own wedding cakes (Styrofoam filled ones).

Engagement Glitz!

I was so excited to hear that one of my very first roommates, Stefanie and her boyfriend Matt, recently got engaged. I was a bit intimidated to make her two tier, Lemon Raspberry cake when I was told her fiance is a chef, but was also very flattered when he loved it. Congrats Matt and Stef! Matt, you are getting an awesome roommate!