Category — cakes & catering

What’s better than wedding cake?  Letting your guests feast on a mini dessert buffet filled with treats such as small pies, parfaits, truffles, mini tarts, and bite size cookies!

Having a low-key reception with hors d’oeuvres?  Pass these adorable single-bite desserts at the end of the party and everyone will leave happy.

 
{Jo Gartin}

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When branding your wedding, if alcohol is a part of your plans, don’t forget about the signature drink.  You can use your signature drink as a) a way to save by not having a full open bar, b) a complement to your color palette, or c) a method of incorporating one of your favorite drinks into your event!

{Rachel Ray via She Walks in Beauty}

I’m now thirsty.  Preferably for something pinapple-y.

E. 

Ah, the tastes of a wedding. Sure, your guests are there to see you lovebirds pledge your undying love and devotion to each other. But what they’re most excited about? The food!

For example, I went to a very very simple wedding last month. The best part (besides the BEAMING bride, seriously, she was brighter than the sun.) was the wedding cake. The icing was the perfect mix of lightness and sweet. Definitely worth hanging out for even though we knew three other people there. I would put it above mine in taste.*

So what kind of food do you pick for a classic wedding? I’m thinking something like miniature crab cakes, sweet chili buffalo wings and belgian endive and goat cheese canapes for hors d’oeuvres. For the soup and salad courses, I’d choose a great baby spinach salad and tomato and basil soup.

{Image Source: MyRecipes.com}

Entrees would be a delicious herb and mint crusted beef tenderloin, eggplant parmesan or buttermilk fried chicken. Sides would include grilled vegetables and roasted garlic mashed potatoes.

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Okay, so I know I’m going a little out of order, but I wanted to get your advice on something I’m trying to choose right now - the cake design! 

I’ve met with a baker who I really like, is very reasonable, and who did a cake for a friend’s wedding (which was really very yummy!).  So now I just need to kind of narrow down my choices of design and choose one so I can get a more accurate quote and we can go ahead and book her.  Who knew that choosing a cake would be so difficult?!?  I certainly didn’t anticipate it being such a difficult decision.  But I’m telling you, it’s the small decisions that drive you nuts!  I know it’s not as big of a deal as choosing your dress, and I’m not planning on using it as high art, but I would still like it to be pretty nonetheless.  So will you, dear EAD readers, help me out?

While the colors shown will not necessarily be what we would use, we have narrowed it down to the following options:

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As our Southern week concludes, we’re focusing on our favorite Southern desserts.  Served instead of traditional wedding cake, these can add a Southern flavor to any event!

You can’t really get more Southern than banana pudding (reader Jessica agrees)!  Never the meringue-topped and always with Nilla Wafers..

{Dumpling’s Flickr}

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Ask any one of my friends and family what my favorite food is, and they will all answer the same:  CAKE.  I have such a sweet tooth, and my absolute greatest weakness is frosting.  My mouth is watering just typing that word…frosting.  But I digress.  I’m sure it came as a great shock when I decided not to serve a wedding cake at my own wedding.  I love cake, but I’m not sure I love it $1500 worth.  Instead, I’m getting all the frosted gooey goodness with Magnolia cupcakes, without the hassle.

 But, as you may imagine, this was not an entirely easy decision for me.  I still look at pictures of other people’s weddings and pine, lustfully, after their decadent cake creations.  So, I finally broke down.  I’m still going with the cupcake idea, and I’m happy with my decision, but I’m getting the cake lust out of my system with this post.  Below, the most mouth-wateringly beautiful cakes I could find.

Top row: Margaret Braun, Montecito Confections
Bottom row: Sugarcakes, the Knot

I love all of these green wedding cakes (of course the top right is my favorite but that is just because there is hydrangea everywhere).

Top row: Wildflowers by Lori, Cake America, Wedding Cake Lady
Bottom row: Laist, Carrie’s Cakes, My Sweet Connection

Off to find a cookie.  Now starving.

E.

Too bad she’s in Singapore, I would gobble these up in a second! Cupcake Momma has some incredible talent. She frequently uploads on Flickr so check her out.

I’m totally infatuated with the adorable custom cookies made by Casue Sweets.  How fun and personal would it be to have your dress turned into a cookie for your favors?  Or, if you know your color scheme, make a bridesmaid’s dress cookie to send with your “Will You Be My Bridesmaid?” cards.

All images via Casue Sweets

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I just love these pictures I have found for displaying food elegantly.  Some aren’t quite what I’m envisioning, but others are really close to what I see as being the perfect food and/or drink displays.

I particularly enjoy the top left of this set:

Clockwise from top left: Alfreshco, Balcab, Marquee Hire, Bristol Farms

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