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Wedding Fashion to Wedding Cakes!

Posted on by Glendalough Manor

I love the idea of using your wedding day fashion as the inspiration for your wedding cake!  So much time is spent choosing the perfect wedding colors, dresses, and accessories.  Why not use this as the inspiration for your wedding cake design?

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Some brides want their cake to resemble their wedding dress.  An easy way to do this is to choose some of your favorite features of your dress.  Bring pictures of your dress to your cake baker and they can help in designing a cake that matches your dress perfectly!

I love the idea of using the buttons on the back of your dress all the way down the cake!

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If you have a sash try and incorporate that around the base of the tiers! Ruffles on your dress also make a great accent to a wedding cake!

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Look how awesome this cake looks with the flower details and “tulle” on the bottom tier of the cake!

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With a lace dress, skilled bakers can match the exact pattern of your lace out of fondant icing to go on the cake!

Photo provided by Nigerian Wedding

If you love the bridesmaid dresses you can even use their dresses as the inspiration for the cake design!

Having a colored wedding cake is sure to stand out!

Photo provided by Notes on A Wedding

Let us know what you think about using your wedding day fashion as the design for your wedding cake!

Happy Planning!

Chevron Wedding Cakes

Posted on by Glendalough Manor

I am in love with everything Chevron!  The Chevron pattern, similar to a zig-zag pattern,  is being used everywhere in home design and now showing up in weddings for 2012! From stationary and programs to being the design for wedding cakes, the chevron pattern is a modern, fun design that looks great in any color.  I like the idea of incorporating the chevron pattern in little ways in to a wedding.  The cake is a great place to use the chevron to add dimension or to add a splash of color!  Here are some great examples of wedding cakes that have the chevron design!

Many brides are choosing a white or ivory base for the cake color and adding a chevron pattern to only one layer and embellishing with fondant flowers.  Simple yet modern design!

If you are looking to have a cake with more color and design I like the idea of using thicker tiers with multiple colors used in the chevron pattern.

Or you can use a different pattern on each tier (swiss dots, chevron, ruffles, etc.) like below!

How beautiful is this ombre and chevron patterned cake?

Charm City Cakes recently made a cake using the chevron pattern that is absolutely stunning. I love the use of color and pattern on each tier!

We would love to hear your thoughts on these chevron wedding cakes!  Are you using a chevron pattern at your wedding?

We want to hear about it!

Happy Planning!

Picture Sources: www.intimateweddings.com, www.thebeautybridal.com, www.kristinspencer.com, www.vanillabakeshop.com, www.threebirdsblog.com, www.weddingwonder.com, www.cakecentral.com, www.capitolromance.com

Pretty as “Pie”: Great ways to Serve Pie at your Wedding

Posted on by Glendalough Manor

So many brides and grooms don’t like the taste of cake but want to have the traditional wedding cake served for their guests.  If you feel the same way, there are other ways to incorporate a variety of desserts for your guests (and you) to choose from.  One of the most popular ways to do this is by having a dessert bar or station with an assortment of desserts…. and you can’t have a dessert bar without pie!

Pies are perfect for a dessert bar and the best part is that you can offer a variety of flavors.  One of the ways to modernize serving pie is to make a mini version.  Stack them on a tower for a beautiful presentation. Some brides are even using this instead of serving cake.

Mini pies are also great favors and you can even make them yourself.  They can be made in to small mason jars where guests can take them home to warm and eat later! Yum!!

Pie-pops are a new way of serving pie which is basically pie on a stick similar to a lollipop.    These also make great favors when wrapped in cellophane.

What do you think about having pie at your wedding? Do you like the idea of pie pops?

Let us know!

Happy Planning!

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