Having a wedding cake that tastes amazing is only half the battle. Truly, you want it to look spectacular too.
Luckily, Charlotte White from Restoration Cake has all bases covered. Beautiful cakes. Made bespoke for each individual client.
We asked Charlotte to tell us more about her tasty creations…
Every cake that we make here at Restoration Cake is 100% bespoke and designed with the couple. No two cakes are exactly the same and nothing is chosen ‘off the shelf’. I am really lucky that all of my couples in 2012 are so creative, with such varying themes for their Wedding days. I work with my couples to create a cake that will complement their day and add a little ‘wow’ to the picture that they will treasure forever.
All that being said, the main function of cake is to be eaten so I work hard to ensure that each and every cake tastes as good as it looks. There is nothing worse than dry old disappointing cake. Our cakes are fresh and taste great for days after the Wedding… if you can make it last that long!
I started Restoration Cake in 2009, after making my first Wedding Cupcakes in 2007. The friends who received these cupcakes encouraged me to turn my hobby into a profession! The company is starting to grow nicely and I am excited about the year ahead and all the fabulous Weddings that I have lined up. I am also going to be teaching some classes at The Make Lounge this year, so if anyone would like to learn a few tricks of the trade, keep an eye on my website for further details!
Every now and then we stumble across a company making beautiful accessories which we truly feel our readers are gonna love, so we can’t wait to share…
With Love From Pearl specialises in one-of-a-kind, vintage wedding accessories. They offer a collection of exquisite headbands, tiaras, hair slides, necklaces, brooches, bracelets and earrings. The range includes original antique jewellery and combinations of vintage and modern, for brides who want something truly unique for their wedding day.
We asked Donna Baitey how it all came together…
“It all started when I was given a box of my Grandmother’s jewellery. As soon as I started rummaging through the box of beautiful jewels, I knew I had to keep something for the day I get married. As I gave it more thought though, I wasn’t sure how wearable any of the items would be today. That’s when I started playing; mixing some of the pieces with modern and I created my first headband. I’d had experience with jewellery making from a young age, and so I already had the skills to confidently create something new, from something old.
When I took my first creation in to work, all of the girls went crazy and insisted that I make one for each of their weddings. From that moment I’ve created headbands, tiaras, birdcage veils, slides, necklaces, earrings and bracelets for brides and their bridesmaids. I sell from my online store www.withlovefrompearl.com but most of my customers opt for bespoke designs. They say they love having something designed for them, that they know no one else will have. Brides often send me pictures of their dress and give me a rough idea of what they’d like and then I get to work, creating something unique for them. I can create something from scratch using original vintage or vintage-style pieces or I can work an antique piece of jewellery, like a brooch for example, into a design to make it extra special. A With Love From Pearl creation can be a bride’s something old and their something new.
Every design that I create is one-of-a-kind. Each and every bride has my dedicated attention in creating something perfect for her wedding day. I hand write a note to each bride, which is included with every order that I send out.”
To speak to Donna about accessorising your wedding day, email her at: donna@withlovefrompearl.com
Every girl loves a bit of bling but when it’s vintage bling I really do get a little bit weak at the knees. There is something so magical about having a gorgeous piece of jewellery, something you just can’t stop looking at, something you secretly wear round the house even if you’re just wearing your pj’s, something special that you’re proud to own and cannot wait to wear! So if you’re anything like me then you’re going to get a little bit giddy over the fabulous vintage jewellery collection by Magpie Vintage.
Magpie Vintage Jewellery collection is inspired by a past era, encrusted with sparkle, pearls and a little quirky magic. The range includes Head pieces, Bracelets, Earrings and Necklaces, along side Magpie Vintage Jewellery signature pieces. The service to incorporate your own family treasure into their designs has proved most popular. If you have a sentimental piece, no matter how worn with time, with a little bit magic, they can create a family heirloom to treasure forever.
Magpie Vintage was formed by the union of the creative talents of Lisa Harris and Tania Borton. Contemporary style combined with a love of Victorian opulence and the timeless quality of antique and vintage materials are reworked with silver to form eclectic one off wearable designs. The range caters for all occasions including the decadent bridal collection-the components of which are various hues of white. Now in their Sixth year, Magpie Vintage are stockist of Phillipa Lepley, Sassy Holford, Caroline Castigliano, Jenny Packham and can be found in prestige boutiques throughout the country.
Magpie Vintage’s Wedding jewellery and Headdresses are completely unique so if you are looking for something in particular then simply get in touch with Lisa and Tania and have a chat… their bespoke Bridal appointments are made to make their customers feel special and included in the design process. The Magpies nest is twinkling from floor to ceiling with vintage treasure collected from around the world and they love meeting their brides and customers to share a little bit of their world and build a special relationship with their clients. Ohhh I want it all!
Absolutely adore the headband above! I want it, I want it, I want it!
For more information fly over to their little Magpie nest at www.magpievintage.co.uk or you can contact the lovely Lisa and Tania at info@magpievintage.co.uk or call them for a chat on 0118 969 3685
The bling in the first picture is bright and sparkle set off the snow-white bride gown. and the headband in the last photo is dazzling and I swear it adds the highlight to the bride. Moreover Its style is unique.
Some great images there and great use of jewellery in the shots. When it comes to bling you can’t beat vintage…and it seems more and more people agree!
The first photo is so gorgeous. They look elegant with the stones in their headbands. I wish I could wear one one of this days. I’m excited about my wedding.
If you’re like me and you get ridiculously excited about stationery (I love a cute business card or a cool greetings card) then you’re gonna LOVE this lady! Sugalily aka Abbey Warner creates vintage and retro inspired stationery that is simply to die for! She offers luxury hand finished social stationery, greetings cards and wedding stationery and all of her products feature a signature sugalily vintage embellishment, from market sourced buttons to satin ribbon and vintage textiles! Swoooon…
Just have a look at these gorgeous designs and tell me you don’t want them all!
Sugalily’s ‘borrowed or blue’ studio is pure wedding stationery heaven offering beautifully printed stationery on luxury materials and finished to your individual preference. The range includes a whole host of goodies from save the dates, day and evening invites, rsvps, order of service, seating plans, menus, name cards, table name cards, a guest book and thank you cards – you name it! Each range can be adapted to suit your individual colours and text can be changed to suit your needs… puuuuurfect!
Oh my goodness!… I wouldn’t want to give this away… I’d just keep it all and put it on my wall…
All the fun of the circus….
Having worked for clients including Marks and Spencer and Harrods, Sugalily’s design led philosophy is extended to each and every element of what they do, from their mood boards to their packaging, everything is designed to be striking and eye-catching… which I think you’ll agree… they’ve got that nailed! The result is on trend, design led vintage inspired stationery which is unique and different… oh can you imagine getting a Sugalily invite through the post… it would be such a treat! Oh and hold up… Sugalily are now offering my favourite thing in the world.. all of their designs, under the new name of atelier abigail come with the option of LETTERPRESS!! *little dance*
Check out this gorgeous bespoke invitation design for the super talented and super stylish Julia Boggio for the launch of their fabulous studios..
To get your mits on any of this gorgeous stationery or to discuss the perfect design then head over to the ‘House of Sugalily‘ for more delights (I adore the website too!). You’ll also see that they are a dab hand at pretty much all of your stationery needs… with their bespoke service it could be as simple as helping with a business card, new logo through to an entire re brand, styling your home, event or retail space… the sky’s the limit!
These stationery designs are really good. They’re perfect for weddings, birthday invitations and all occasions! The designs are very creative and attractive.
3) Add your wedding (hen party, birthday, tea dance can be used as an alternative)
4) Sprinkle some delicious flavours such as ’24 carrot’, ‘what a lemon!’ and ‘mint condition’
5) Serve to all your guests with a huge dollop of smiley faces and happy tummies!…
Ann Marie who founded The Urban Bakery gave us a bit of info about how she got started on this sweet road of pure heaven…
I started the urban bakery in July 09 with my focus solely on cupcakes for the first 6 months as I didn’t want to dilute my offering in the early stages (jack of all trades and the like!!). I wanted to offer a boutique bakery experience as you are getting a premium product that is very beautiful at an affordable price. My passion for cupcakes stemmed from many trips to New York and sampling the very best the city had to offer. I have been operating for just over 7 months and in that time I have been busy supplying cupcakes for weddings, birthdays, parties, photo shoots and more. I was contacted by Vogue Magazine and am featured in their March 2010 issue so am very proud. I have had quite a good deal of press that has been very surreal as they found me! This has included The Daily Express, BBC Midlands Today (9 Feb 10), Period Living Magazine, BBC Coventry and Warwickshire Radio, local press and various blog features.
We’re also excited to hear of a pretty exciting collaboration…. I have just added a new offering to the urban bakery which is ‘vintage party’ where I work in collaboration with myvintageparty where we offer an authentic vintage party for weddings, hen parties, parties, tea dances and loads more. We anticipate these will be a big hit as it is building on our already great offering, so combined we can create an experience that is somewhat unique to the area.
If you would like to find out more about this fab duo then click on the link and be prepared for your taste buds to start twitching!
We all know there are lots of good luck charms that can be given to the bride and groom on their big day from a silver sixpence, a horseshoe and even a chimney sweep. So we thought luck will definitely be on our side today as we introduce….. Horseshoe Photography, otherwise known as Annemieke Goldswain-Hein and Jo Thorne.
“Times have changed and with that, styles have changed. From more official, traditional wedding photography, reportage wedding photography has become very trendy over the last couple of years, which captures an event in a more realistic way. Where traditional wedding photography focuses on staged photos, a reportage wedding aims to pictorially capture the spirit and feel of your wedding as it really is.”
“We really enjoy approaching weddings from various angles, bringing the atmosphere of the day into our imagery in a creative way.”
Their award winning style is a mixture of photojournalism, fashion and fine art photography and they both feel that modern weddings offer the photographer the scope to broaden his or her creative talents far more than was previously possible (..as the image below clearly shows…Wow!).
They offer pre wedding shoots and ‘rock the frock’ sessions too! So what are you waiting for? If you’d like to get in touch with the ladies and have a look at more of their work you can visit their website at Horseshoe Photography.
We love love love it when we find something that is absolutely gorgeous… but we love it a bit more when we know that it’s been hand-made by one lovely lady! Take a look at these gorgeous… I’m going to say it again… HAND-MADE clutch bags by Emma Gordon.
Emma says “I was tired of only being able to buy mass-produced goods in the shops that were being worn by thousands of other people too, so I decided to do something about it! I am proud of the personal service I am able to offer, and I try to make shopping with me that that bit more special.”
“My signature style is ‘ladylike with a twist’ using pretty colours, quirky detailing and delicate trims. As every bag is handmade, this achieves the unique ‘one-off’ style that has so far proved very popular with my customers. I take my inspiration from everything elegant, from the light-hearted glamour of Audrey Hepburn in ‘Breakfast at Tiffanys’ to the gorgeous pin-up girls of the 1950′s.”
Emma also offers a made-to-order service where any of her styles can be made in specific colours to match bridesmaids dresses or wedding colour schemes. Emma also offers a discount to brides who want to order multiple pieces for gifts to their bridesmaids (we like that idea).
We think you’ll agree that these are some cute clutches that would look fabulous at any wedding!
If you want to get in touch with Emma then you can contact her at emma@emmagordon.co.uk and if you want to get your hands on a clutch or two then you can visit her shop Emma Gordon London. You can also be kept in the loop and check out some more of her beautiful designs on facebook!
When you don’t want to follow the crowd and you want to do your big day your way sometimes it’s really, really hard to be original. Well, have no fear…close your curtains and no facebooking or tweeting because we have found the coolest and oh so original way to send your gorgeous guests their wedding invitation!!
Introducing the Original Wedding Tea Towel!!!
Karen from the Original Wedding Tea Towel says “We decided to get married at the end of last year, and we wanted something special for our invitation. Something different to create a buzz about the wedding, cheaper than standard paper options, good for the environment and something our guests could keep for ever, that’s how we came up with the idea for the Original Wedding Tea Towel.
When we sent the invites out the response was so incredible that we knew we couldn’t keep the idea to ourselves. Think about it, instead of spending money on invites that people throw away, spend less money on something they can actually use, and keep forever.
Expect the response to be epic, everyone is going to have an opinion on your unusual invite and they can’t wait to get in touch to tell you, this makes your RSVP’s so much easier.”
We never thought we would ever get this excited about tea towels but you have to agree…. these are FABULOUS!!! But shhhhhhhh… don’t tell anyone!
Our good friends at pingg have recently been in touch and are excited to share with us their EXCLUSIVE, brand new collection of online invitations and announcements by Martha Stewart Weddings. We knew our Bridal Soupies (I just made that up) would love their soft pastel colours and gorgeous images so here are a few examples for you to ohhhh and ahhhh over….
Pingg says ‘With two-dozen designs to choose from, the Martha Stewart Weddings collection is sure to have the perfect design for any invitation or announcement a bride may need. Ideal for save-the dates, engagement announcements, bridal showers, rehearsal dinners and more, the exclusive Martha Stewart Weddings Collection for pingg will fit any couple’s unique style and budget (they’re FREE!). Now that’s what we like to hear!
Here’s what Martha Stewart Weddings’ Darcy Miller, Senior Vice President and Weddings Editorial Director has to say… “At Martha Stewart Weddings, we’ve always provided brides with the very best tips and resources for their special day. Our collaboration with pingg is yet another great way we can help brides have the very best experience possible planning all their events.”
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-Jessica Cernat
Sugalily’s ‘borrowed or blue’ studio is pure wedding stationery heaven offering beautifully printed stationery on luxury materials and finished to your individual preference. The range includes a whole host of goodies from save the dates, day and evening invites, rsvps, order of service, seating plans, menus, name cards, table name cards, a guest book and thank you cards – you name it! Each range can be adapted to suit your individual colours and text can be changed to suit your needs… puuuuurfect!
Having worked for clients including Marks and Spencer and Harrods, Sugalily’s design led philosophy is extended to each and every element of what they do, from their mood boards to their packaging, everything is designed to be striking and eye-catching… which I think you’ll agree… they’ve got that nailed! The result is on trend, design led vintage inspired stationery which is unique and different… oh can you imagine getting a Sugalily invite through the post… it would be such a treat! Oh and hold up… Sugalily are now offering my favourite thing in the world.. all of their designs, under the new name of atelier abigail come with the option of LETTERPRESS!! *little dance*
February 3rd, 2012 at 9:04 pm
So beautiful