This is a re-post from 2014. It’s fun to look back and celebrate the wonderful couples I have serviced over the years. I also like to reminisce about how little my daughter/assistant was at this time when we worked on setting and delivering before guests arrived, and how far we have come together since then.
After setting this wedding cake and cupcakes for my son’s Kindergarten teacher, I realized that I have been blessed with the opportunity of catering the weddings of most of my children’s school teachers. It’s sweet to think how they love and nurture my precious child for a whole school year, and in-turn, I am able to love and nurture the dessert table details that they wish for. It’s been a joy that these opportunities have had such perfect timing.
The highlight of the dessert table, was the centerpiece, the wedding cake for Bridget and Justin. They enjoyed 200 guests at their wedding and each guest received a slice of Perfectly Pineapple, filled with toasted coconut and vanilla butter cream, covered with vanilla butter cream. I placed three tiers on display and made three other, separate tiers for the food caterers to cut on-site.
The bride wished for everything to be pretty, in either white or ivory. The main detail was her request for cascading, white hydrangea on the cake. On either side were Peach Cobbler cupcakes and mini Vanilla Velvet cupcakes for the children.
The family orchard in Poway was stunning, set with white tables and chairs and white linens draped to touch the ground – my favorite way to display table linens. The highlight color was gold and one of the best parts as the reception went on, into the evening, were the lights and lanterns that hung from the trees.
I loved that they used vintage cake cutting knives. Alongside them, in the foreground, I placed a small, framed wedding etiquette sign and three bunches of hydrangea in vintage glass vases, to match the floral used on the cake.
It was a beautiful day for such a wonderful couple. I’m so happy for them and was happy to hear that the cake and dessert table were enjoyed.
