A Baking Project: The Wedding Day! (Part 3)

What an exciting day! 

I got to celebrate my brother-in-law and new (absolutely amazing) sister-in-law tie the knot and present this months-long baking project. 

How cute did this turn out!?

The bride provided all the decorative pieces

(fabric, plates, cake stands, gumball machine, pictures etc.) 

and the table all came together beautifully! 

The day before the wedding things were going so smoothly I decided to add homemade rice krispies with a simple chocolate drizzle to the menu. You can see I also had made about 120 spritz butter cookies as a little something extra. To give the rice krispies a little something special, I cut them all before drizzling on the chocolate so that the sides would have chocolate and would break off when cut. 

The wedding was beautiful and a sweet testament to the love and personalities of the bride and groom. 

I was pleased and honored to be able to help them make their day perfect and unique! 

A Baking Project : Part 2

(Continued on from Part 1)

Check out the awesome photographer, Melissa, HERE! 

All ten pies ready to go on the morning of the wedding! 

The thawing (in the refrigerator overnight) went well and the baking went smoothly! 

I began baking two days before the wedding and served the pies at room temperature. 

The ten cheesecakes also gave me no trouble! 

These transported much easier as I had baked them all at home and froze them, packed them in a cooler and allowed them to thaw in the fridge (where they were stored until the wedding day). 

Wedding Decorating and Coordinating

This past fall I had the honor of planning and coordinating a wedding for two dear friends. 

It was even more enjoyable for me since both the ceremony and the reception were at the same church where my husband and I got married! 

The bride wanted a simple wedding at a low cost with a traditional and DIY blended look. 

Her theme colors were blue and silver. 

For the reception, they wanted a coffee/tea bar with simple desserts.

These included homemade white cupcakes with chocolate frosting, 

four different types of homemade scones, frosted marshmallow pops, chocolate dipped pretzel rods, 

and for the favors each guest could choose a unique mug to take home along with a chocolate dipped spoon.

The beverages served were green tea, english breakfast tea, raspberry tea, regular coffee and decaf coffee. 

I also created fabric flower boutonnieres for all the men in the wedding party and silver hair clips/corsages for all of the women. 

It was an absolute joy for me to help with this wedding and know that I was helping the bride enjoy her day. 

Being able to serve and encourage a friend while doing what I love is why I do all of this!

A Baking Project: Part 1

I have the immense pleasure of making the desserts for a very special wedding coming up this May. 

I have the task of baking 10 pies (4 apple, 3 pecan & 3 cherry), 10 cheesecakes (4 original, 3 raspberry almond & 3 chocolate peanut butter) and filling the left over gaps with cookies and brownies. 

This past weekend the bride & I met to make some headway on the pies and we were quite successful! 

All of the pies have been made and are currently frozen. I will bake them a day ahead of the wedding and they will be served at room temperature. 

I will post pictures of the actual event and share with you how the table is put together. 

This is a new type of event planning that I've taken part in but I am thoroughly enjoying it! 

The three cherry pies all ready to be put in the freezer! 

Wedding Shower Planning & Hosting

In 2012, I planned and hosted a wedding shower with a "The Story of our Love" theme.  

The shower was for two good friends who were about to graduate college and wanted to have a celebration with their friends who could not travel to attend the wedding. 

The location was on their campus, on the roof of a building, so decorations were limited. 

It was an open house ice cream social style event. 

There was even an area that was designated as a photo booth.

I designed & sent out all of the invitations, 

organized notes, well wishes & advice into a memory book for the couple, 

provided all of the food & 

designed, provided & set up all of the decorations. 

It was an honor to help out a fantastic couple and it really was an enjoyable night. 

Wedding Planning & Decorating

In the fall of 2010, I received the best gift and most wonderful surprise of my life; 

my then-boyfriend proposed to me! 

As a senior in college looking forward to my very last semester, 

I was more than excited to add planning my wedding to my schedule. 

My fiance and I were on a very tight budget so most of the details of our day were done by myself with whatever materials I could get my hands on. 

Unfortunately, on our most special day, we were blessed with "good luck" and a rainy day which took away our outdoor, picnic style reception. Our day was far from ruined as we just went with the flow and moved everything to the basement of our church. It made for a shorter and cozier reception that, while wasn't quite what I envisioned, created perfect and precious memories. 

I created & mailed out all of the invitations, created all of the programs, made all of the decorations, put together all the flower arrangements for the reception, made hair pieces & jewelry for the bridal party, made the ring bearer pillow, created & set up ceremony sanctuary decorations and created & designed the set up for the reception. 

Our Invitation: back lined with patterned green & orange paper.

The photo bottle was made by my Mother in Law, Lisa Huff.

Example of hairpieces; clips & headbands made of orange & green buttons. 

Example of jewelry; 2 bracelets and 1 matching necklace (with orange & green center stones).