Cake stands are all the range for weddings…and new homes. If you’re considering utilizing a stand to give your cake some height (from a design perspective, this can be a really good thing), you should check out Sarah’s Stands. They’re certainly wedding-worthy, but will also be a fun new addition to your new home!
I had a great time putting together the ModYarn styled shoot with some of Denver’s incredible wedding vendors earlier this spring and am equally as thrilled to have it published today on the popular wedding blog, Style Me Pretty. Take a look!
This Style File was created for a couple planning a destination wedding in Vail next July. They live in Northern California and love vacationing in wine country. When we first spoke, the bride mentioned that she doesn’t really have favorite colors and didn’t really want to have wedding colors. She does, however, envision a classic wedding of white, grey and a few touches of black.
With these and a number of other pieces of information in mind, I created a Style File I affectionately called Just Tipsy. I wanted to be sure that the idea of incorporating wine into their reception didn’t mean that the entire thing was drowning in a wine theme per se. As I wrote:
…I’m imagining just a tipsy-ish touch of wine with fresh, summery white flowers and green grapes rather than red and just a few touches of cork and wine bottles. The inclusion of wine is subtle ensuring that it’s not a ―drunken‖ wine themed wedding, but rather a beautiful, crisp, Colorado affair that shows off the wine and wine country you love.
These are photos of just a couple of my favorite ideas:
This is just a glimpse into this couple’s Just Tipsy Style File. Give Talia Events a call or send us an e-mail to discuss creating one for you and your big day!
I was often asked if I was planning my own wedding. I did and as you can imagine, loved the process. But, practicing as I preach, Chelsey came in to coordinate the day. She was, as always, incredible! I know I’m biased, but I can’t tell you how nice it was to sit back and just enjoy the day and not worry if everything was in order and flowing correctly. Again, I’m biased, but hire a Wedding Planner!
Now, for the day’s details…
Flowers
As I mentioned on Monday, I was really excited about our wedding flowers. I have always found myself drawn to the fillers and “stuff” more than any particular flower. In talking with Cori Cook, a dear friend and our Floral Designer, I found myself saying that I just knew I wanted lots of stuff over and over again.
And stuff she delivered! Our bouquets were a mix of cabbage/garden roses, tuberose, heather and lots of interesting, textural stuff tied with simple velvet ribbons. If I’m honest, I didn’t want to put mine down I loved it so much!
As you saw yesterday, the centerpieces followed suit with a mix of flowers and textural fillers. The pew decorations were clusters of heather and green wheat embraced by burlap and trails of printed cotton fabrics and at the end of the aisle two large barrels were topped with silver vases filled with a mix of flowers.
Each flower girl carried a wreath of significant flowers or herbs down the aisle. There was rosemary for remembrance, wheat for friendliness, heather for wishes to come true and stock for a happy life. For the littlest of the bunch, it proved to be a great toy during the ceremony!
Dessert
Sal and I decided to indulge our guests in a few of our favorite and a few traditional desserts. I love French Macarons and Paula at Teacup Shop created some fabulous fall-flavored treats. They were salted carmel, tiramisu (in reference to Sal’s Italian heritage), and chocolate mole. Additionally, she baked a number of pear and apple tarts and a mix of fall-flavored cakes. My mother baked a traditional Norwegian cake called a kransakake as homage to my Norwegian heritage. Sal’s mother created bundles of Jordan almonds Italians call “confetti” and give out at celebrations.
Little things
Our ring bearer bowl was actually an antique drinking bowl from my grandfather’s family in Norway. One of our ring bearers carried and the other, his sippy cup—ah, the agenda of a two year-old! He stole our hearts!
Our guest book was a wooden bench that will sit on our porch for years to come.
Hay bales, luminaries and the bridesmaids’ bouquets decorated the building’s stage.
I wore a charm bracelet of photos of our grandparents and loved ones who had either passed or weren’t able to join us for the day. It was our way to bring them close in spirit.
My mother made several strings of pennant flags to indicate the path for our guests.
It was a day of details, all of which were in some way important to the two of us, even the sippy cup!
It seems that people are either sweet or savory. I am clearly a sweet lover. I will choose chocolate, a brownie, a Snickers bar or a spoonful of Nutella over chips, cheese and crackers, pretzels or even fries any day. For those who are savory lovers, however, there’s a budding trend of replacing or adding a cheese cake to a traditional wedding cake.
Shaped similarly to a tiered wedding cake, a cheese cake is simply made out of a series of cheese rounds. I don’t know of anyone in Colorado making cheese cakes, but am sure someone could if we asked.
What do you think? Do you like it?
found on Polka Dot Bride
Sarah and Sunny gave Talia Events a call just a couple months before their summer wedding. They had taken care of a good deal of the pre-planning, but needed our help refining their wedding’s design and assistance with some last-minute logistics.
They chose to get married at Pastures of Plenty, a working farm just outside of Boulder that hosts weddings, dinners and gatherings. Sarah at Painted Primrose created brightly colored bouquets and floral arrangements to infuse the day with an understated Asian influence. Each centerpiece was designed in a low glass bowl with a sloping bed of rocks, like a beach. In the water at one end, we placed a floating candle and at the other a Ikebana-inspired floral arrangement. The cake from Shamane’s Bake Shoppe carried on the bright red with a band of ribbon around each layer and fresh flowers adorning the top.
Guests were treated to cookie favors. Each guest picked up a small bag that they were invited to fill with a few of the couple’s favorite cookies.
It was a pleasure working with the two of them to create a day that was refined, yet rustic, made the best of the scenery around Boulder and was indicative of their roots. Congratulations Sarah and Sunny, thanks for making Talia Events a part of your Boulder wedding!
Slice, a bakeshop in Longmont, CO is giving away a wedding cake to one lucky couple getting married next year. Here’s the story from their blog:
Slice – The Designer Cake Studio is pleased to announce a wedding cake give-a-way for 2011!! As we wrap up 2010, this has been an amazing year, but I can’t help but look forward to 2011 – but I’m also looking for someone to win the cake of their dreams!
What’s the Prize?
A wedding cake for the lucky bride and groom will be delivered anywhere in Colorado within the 2011 calendar year. The lucky couple does not have to live in Colorado, but the reception venue must be here. No limitations on size here, folks!
How do I enter?
Entries must be received by Dec. 1st, 2010. I want you to tell me (show me) what the cake of your dreams looks like!! Please feel free to submit a sketch, computer rendering, photograph – you name it. I want this cake to reflect your style – Be unique! You’re welcome to include a story about why you want to win, why you want Slice to make your cake, or how/why you chose this design – but it’s not necessary to win.
Visit their blog for more details and information about how to enter.
Living the Sweet Life is one of my newest local discoveries. Talented bakers with a knack for making
out-of-this-world chocolate chip cookies, their store and sweet staff has led me to make more than a few stops. What can I say, their location, right off I-25 calls as I’m driving by in route to meetings and gatherings.
Every second Thursday of the month they host a tasting for brides, grooms, families, (and maybe even their trusty wedding planner). It offers the chance to go by their store and see and taste more.
The next one is, you guessed, it, this Thursday, May 13th. But even if you can’t make it this week, there will be another each month from now until your big day. Just be sure to let them know you’re coming ahead of time by giving them a call at 303.477.8088.
Cake stands are all the rage and for good reason, they’re practical, they’re beautiful and they’re fun! This tutorial steps you through the steps to make one of your own just like this out of a drawer pull, a candlestick and two plates.
Happy creating!
Denver wedding cake baker, 
Kelley Kakes is giving away a cake to one lucky couple in 2010. Could it be yours?
As her web site says, Kelley’s “the girl who was recruited to make various cakes for friends and family…Her first wedding cake was for her younger sister, and as she stood back admiring her handiwork, she knew this is what she wanted to do when she grew up. And, it didn’t even fall over!”
She’s been featured in American Cake Decorating, The Knot Colorado, Brides Colorado and was voted one of the ”Best Of” vendors in the country in The Knot – Best of Weddings 2007. She’s also been voted in the top 5 of Denver’s “A-list.”
Here are the details to get entered in the contest.
