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Cake Topper: Cake Therapy & Rain’s End
Grade: A+
It was a last ditch effort to find a new baker. My sister recommended one of her friends to bake our top tier, but it didn’t quite pan out. It was by chance that I saw a wedding cake segment by Bonnie Gordan on a local talk show. Though she no longer bakes for the general public, she does have a Cake Designer Referral Service which showcases her top students. I decided to go with Carla Rocha of Cake Therapy*.
The cake was/is beautifully designed, and sooo delicious! We have it stored away for our 1st year anniversary.
Our topper came courtesy of Rain’s End. The birds are better than I could have imagined. So many personal details were added and Carrin was so patient! She is so freaking talented, and has so many different crafts in her shop, from pottery chickens to clay sculptures… not just needle felted birds… Visit her Etsy shop to get your own!
*Sadly, Carla is no longer accepting new orders for 2009/2010
Cupcakes: Lamanna’s Italian Bakery
Grade: A+
We decided a while back, that we didn’t want the standard cake for our wedding. We’ve been going to Lamanna’s Bakery for a few years now, since my local grocery store closed their scratch bakery. The cupcakes were yummy, as expected! The crew at Lamanna’s are so sweet. I wanted to give them a nice tip when we picked up the cupcakes, but they wouldn’t have it. I made sure to send them some nice pics of their baked goods in action!
We sourced the cupcake tree from Gervais Rentals for a decent price too. My only minor complaint is that there was a “knob” on the top tier that prevented the cake to sit atop. It’s OK , cuz it would have bee too high, and it looked just as good on a cake stand.
You can’t have a wedding with West Indians in attendance without traditional black cake… or rum cake. My sister’s Godmother is a caterer and offered up here services a s a gift to Nick and I. We graciously said yes!
courtesy of winggleam studios
After the first dance and quick intros, dinner started. We didn’t want everyone and their mother making speeches so we just designated a few key people to do the honors.
First up were the Best Man Aaron, and MOH Brandi.
We’re having a get together for both sides of the family on Sunday, so I’ll be really busy today. I wanna start the day out with a NICE long workout… in preparation for all the food I’m gonna eat. Mmmm.
Anywho, here is a pic of a cupcake my director gave me the other day. I was do tempted to eat it but I wanted to take a picture. It got a little bruised en route, but what can you do? It’s actually a carrot cake and soo yummy. Which reminds me, I have to get a cake from Lamanna’s or my brother will never forgive me.
Nick’s family threw us a shower over the weekend. I was so nervous, but the whole evening went off without a hitch, OK scratch that, my eldest brother didn’t show up. Whoopsy!
Gearing up for Canada’s Bridal Show next Friday. I went to last years show… err I mean this past January’s show. I can’t believe this Thursday is New Year’s Day! I dragged Nick to the fall show, hoping to get some good deals, there weren’t as many vendors. What a waste of money!
Anyways, We are sooo in the home stretch! We picked out my wedding band this past Saturday, and I got the call today that the ring is ready! And my search for a cupcake stand has concluded. I’ve been doing Google searches for cupcake stands for the longest time, and looky what popped up!
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