Wedding cake trends

Wedding cake trends Wedding cake trends – to follow or not to follow?  It’s your wedding, so it’s entirely up to you!  If the trend speaks to who you truly are, and what you really like, then it could be an ideal fit for your wedding.  We’re all influenced by trends and are often unaware of how they trickle into …

Wedding cake pricing

Wedding cake pricing A question often asked is, “How much will my wedding cake cost?”  The topic of wedding cake pricing, when covered in wedding blogs, unless featuring interviews direct with wedding cake designers, isn’t always reliable information. Unrealistic wedding cake pricing Some wedding blogs mention average wedding cake pricing based on little, no, or outdated research.  The stats often …

Favourite wedding cakes of 2022

Favourite wedding cakes of 2022 As we enter the last month of 2022 I thought I’d look back on the year and choose my favourite wedding cakes of 2022.  Not to diminish all the others but just to highlight three, for various reasons, that made me the happiest!  I’ll apologise in advance that this blog is image heavy (all taken …

Classic meets contemporary wedding cake

Classic meets contemporary wedding cake Having recently attended a masterclass with Suzanne Thorp at The Frostery I thought I’d share my classic meets contemporary wedding cake I designed! I’ve wanted to attend a class with Suzanne for many years and finally got the opportunity in February 2022.  We had some initial chats to discuss what I’d like to learn.  I …

Floral Textured Wedding Cake

Floral textured wedding cake I thought I’d share my creative meandingerings during ‘twixmas’.  So, here’s a short blog post about my foray into palette knife painting to create a floral textured wedding cake. I try to add to my cake decorating and wedding cake design skills to broaden my repertoire as often as I get chance.  During the early months …

Tithe Barn wedding – K&M’s wedding cake

K&M’s Tithe Barn wedding I’ve waited a long time to finally make K&M’s cake for their Tithe Barn wedding celebration.  Over 28 months. And yet I so nearly couldn’t make it. K&M first enquired in February 2019 – a world away from today’s ubiquitous phrases of ‘lockdown’, ‘social distancing’ and ‘new variant’.  They really loved the style of my cakes …

New cake by post service

Cake by post Introducing my cake by post service!  Five different flavours of beautifully presented cake samples posted direct to your door (UK only). So you can sample my cakes in the comfort of your own home!   In normal circumstances I hold the majority of my wedding cake consultations/tastings face-to-face.  I much prefer it this way so I can gauge …

new wedding cake design

New wedding cake design

New wedding cake design When I saw this image by Tamsyn Morgans of these glorious globes of hydrangea… a new wedding cake design popped into my head in late January!   The design process Pantone’s wedding colour for 2020 was Classic Blue so the hydrangeas complemented this perfectly and I included this colour on the bottom tier.  Inspired by the hydrangeas, …

Requests to copy other cake designers

Requests to copy other cake designers Like many cake designers, I’m sure, I’ve always received requests to copy other cake designers, but particularly so at the moment – three this last week! So I thought I’d write a blog post to share my thoughts on copying. That initial enquiry It’s always lovely when an enquiry drops into my inbox but, …

Your wedding cake consultation

Your wedding cake consultation As 2019 draws to a close, and with wedding consultations scheduled in January and February 2020,  I thought I’d let you know what to expect from your wedding cake consultation and give you an insight into my process. Your enquiry When you enquire it’s a good idea to provide some details of your wedding styling, such …