Inspiration & Information for Modern Brides & Grooms
Simple, beautiful, and inexpensive. This DIY reception decor was apart of Catherine and Hans’ wedding over on iDIY. It just goes to show, you can have a classic and stunning wedding on a small budget; this wedding was done with just 3 months and $8,000 to spare. All the DIY details and the vintage theme really make this Seattle wedding memorable.
Credits: Photographed by Goudey Photography.
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Not familiar with Chicago’s fabulous Cream Cake Company? Check out this post we did here, on this fantastic wedding cake vendor.
When planning your wedding, finding a baker that can provide a custom wedding cake is a must. This is often at the top of every bride-to-be’s list. You will need a cake that suits your reception’s style, as well as one that tastes as good as it looks. Cream Cake Chicago is the perfect choice for any Windy City couples!
Whether you are a lover of chocolate, or the classic white cake, you will have a variety of choices and fillings to choose from. Flavors for the white cakes include almond praline and banana nut, with plenty of fruity flavors ranging from coconut pineapple cream, lemon raspberry, and strawberry supreme among many others.
For their succulent chocolate cakes, you can choose complimentary flavors such as: Bailey’s chocolate, chocolate mousse, cookies and cream, mocha and raspberry truffle just to name just a few.
Besides just the amazing flavors and designs, the Cream Cake Co. has a friendly, personalized service you won’t find in commercialized chains. Each cake is baked from scratch and made to order, to be fresh and customized for your wedding. So if you are searching for the perfect Wedding Cake in the Chicago area, then you know who to go to. Visit their site for more stunning cake designs and information on how to make an appointment. If only I were in the Chicago area, I would have stopped by for a tasting of their amazing cakes!
Just in love with these stunning cake designs from Eat Cake, Be Merry. Wow! The bold patterns like on the retro flower cake is just fantastic. Perfect colors and perfect for spring. I also love how sharp the design of the monogram cake is. They can do everything from clean cut designs, to intricate floral, to modern patterns with a retro feel. I’m just obsessing over their work! Check out their site for more cute cake designs for parties as well.
Dessert tables are always a favorite of wedding guests. It’s a chance for the bride and groom to share something that they love with their friends and family, and the guests opportunity to fill up on sweets. There are many ways you can go about it, and the most popular one is a candy bar. But what else is out there besides an assortment of jelly beans or hard candy? Here are some unique ideas for dessert tables at your wedding reception!
Pink dessert table designed by Amy Atlas. Love the festive candied apples, cupcakes and truffles that all tie together to match a bold palette. The great thing about chocolates and other candies is that they can be decorated to match any theme.
Ice cream bar and coke float station, and Smores table found on Brides.com. How clever is this smores table? I love the candles and fondu utensils for the marshmallows, the apothecary jars are a great touch and perfect for presentation. The coke float table is also a great idea, it’s a nice way to mix up how your guests can use the ice cream: either make a sundae, or make a float! Love the vintage parlor glasses as well.
Make your own sundae ice cream parlor found on Eat Drink Chic. I just adore this vintage setup with all the fixings for an amazing sundae. The presentation is just fantastic, and you can really make it work with any theme. After all, who doesn’t love a sundae? All these types of containers can be found at Ikea, which makes it a budget friendly idea also. It may look pricey, but you can do it yourself much cheaper.
I stumbled upon April Reed’s website, featuring all of her beautiful wedding cake designs, and fell in love! They are all so crisp and modern, the designs are just flawless. My favorite just might be the carnation cake; featuring hand made sugar carnations, vanilla bean cake with pecan butter! Such amazing texture, what a classic cake. I also can’t help but love the truffle cake, and the dot cake. Visit her site for even more beautiful designs.
The wedding cake is a very personal aspect of the wedding that can be easily changed to fit in with the wedding theme and palette. There are so many different methods of icing and decorating, that you can recreate the pattern used on the reception table runners to match the cake. You can do just about anything you want, and in a modern wedding, this leaves you plenty of room for creativity. Here are some unique ideas for great traditional wedding cake alternatives to get you inspired.
For the chocolate lovers out there, this Truffle Cake (found on Snippet and Ink) should do the trick! It’s a great alternative to flat cakes with rounded corners, you can have tiered, towering cake you always wanted with a fun twist. This type of cake also fits in with just about any theme, as the design is minimal and the texture is enough on it’s own. It’s simplicity at it’s best, with an original twist.
For something a little more creative, you can go for a Rice Crispy Treat Cake found on The Knot, or an intricately designed cupcake tiered cake by Cake Creations. How beautiful is that? There is even a traditional top tier for the newlyweds, perfect for setting aside for the one year anniversary! Cupcakes are a great way to give you freedom in the presentation of your “cake”.
