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! 

Wedding Ceremony Programs

Single 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 sheet, printed on front and back.

Designed to match their invitiations.

Formal Modern Wedding Invitations

5x7 Invitation printed on cream cardstock (Neenah Paper) with an aubergine cardstock backing (Paper-source paper). Response card printed on same cream cardstock. Design idea presented by client and implemented by myself. Each card was printed and compiled with ribbon and stuffed into address-printed envelope for client who stamped and sent them themselves. 

Matching thank you cards were made as a gift for the client. 

Matching programs were made for the ceremony. 

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!

Formal Wedding Invitations

I had the immense pleasure of creating my brother and soon-to-be sister-in-law's wedding invitations. 

Their wedding colors are blush pink & grey (with an extra emphasis on roses and bows).

They wanted a simple invitation, size 5x7, with an RSVP response card and reception information card. 

All wording was dictated by the bride and groom.

Photo currently edited for privacy purposes.  

Invitations designed with directions and requests from client after suggestions and options provided by myself. All supplies, envelopes & stamps were purchased by myself at the request of the client.

Invitations and envelopes were printed, arranged and made ready to be mailed by myself at the request of the client. 

How much I help in design, preparation and purchasing can be determined by client's preferences. 

Please contact me via email if interested in pricing information. 

Wedding Shower Invitation

The following is a digital file I made for myself. Well, actually, for my mother who is throwing a little backyard shindig for my little brother and his fiance soon! But, since I'd be the one creating, printing & stuffing (into the envelopes, that is) it really was for me. 

So, this is a good time to let you see what you can do with a custom made digital card.

I wanted printing to be cheap (hey, guess why I started creating and making my own things?) so I went with all black ink and a size I could print from my own printer, 5x7. I decided to print on to colored paper and embellish it from there once printed. 

Here is an example of the digital file/card. 

Stay tuned for what the end result looked like! 

Custom JPEG digital 5x7 card. 

Size and color scheme may be changed. 

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 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).