Wedding Wednesday | Cool Cakes

It's time for a Wedding Wednesday post that I've been saving up for. There are certain wedding categories that I've found myself pinning on Pinterest more than others. Wedding dresses, table decor, bouquets, and... cakes! I am so amazed at what cake designers can do these days. 

I admit, designing [and tasting of course] was one of my favorite parts of planning my wedding. It was just so cool to see your visions and ideas be drawn into a masterpiece by the cake designer! For Wedding Wednesday today, I wanted to share some totally fun and unique cakes that really just blew me out of this world!

1. Lots of different bright colors with some gold and chevron by Charm City Cakes

2. A simple, feminine and delicate cake by Three Little Black Birds

3. A rich, gold cake by City Sweets & Confections that costs $16 per slice!

4. Perfect peach cake by Lael Cakes

5. Birdcage cake by The Pastry Garden

6. Beautiful aqua ombre cake with ruffles by Wild Orchid Baking

7. Grey and canary yellow polka-dot/chevron cake by One Sweet Slice
8. A sequined cake by Sweet Element. I have officially seen it all
9. A romantic vintage cake with faux pearls and pretty gold trim by Cakes by Nadine
10. Moroccan-inspired cake by Love Street Cakes

As I mentioned in this post, turquoise, teal, and aqua might as well be the only colors I can see which is fairly evident after looking back at the cakes that I chose. Oops?

Regardless, I am in love with all of these cakes. If you're a not-super-traditional bride like me, I think you should go ahead and have fun with your cake! Spend time flipping through idea books [or Pinterest] and toss some ideas back and forth with your designer. I guarantee you they'd love to try something new!

So, tell me, which cake would you pick for your wedding? Or are you one of those super traditional brides? ;)

Come follow me on Pinterest for more fun wedding ideas!

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This Time of the Year

I can’t stop reflecting back on time lately. This year has truly been a whirlwind for me. Time has breezed by me faster than I ever could have imagined. It’s sad to think where all the time went.

One year ago I was driving to San Diego from Salt Lake City for a long weekend with my then-fiancé to meet with all of our vendors and put many of the final touches on our wedding.

Viewing the lawn where I would later walk down the aisle

My favorite tree-lined street in the world

After my wedding hair trial with zero sleep.

Pacific Beach kind of day

Crystal Pier at sunset {my favorite time of the day}

La Jolla at Christmastime. Outside of the greatest sushi place that has ever existed – Tadashi

I look back at that weekend and those times – all the excitement, all the stress, all the newness that was just around the corner, all the “love” and it’s bittersweet. It’s a time in my life that I’ll always look back on. Those last few weeks leading up to the wedding hurt to think about now and I’m sure they will for some time. I was preparing for what I thought would be the beginning of my forever. I put every little bit of my heart and soul into that wedding. While I’m growing and moving on, this time of the year is a bit painful for me. It was supposed to be a time of celebration and love.

Luckily, I also have this time of year in 2009 to look back on. In case you didn’t know – I’m an event planner and with lots of patience, I eventually landed my dream job out of college here in DC doing event coordinating for a large organization. The attendance of our holiday party totaled over 4,000 people. Here’s a little of our party two years ago that I had the opportunity to help plan :)

One of our spaces during set-up

 
After an early morning and long day of set-up, we got to enjoy the party too :) Here I am with my mom! {My parents were lucky enough to get an invite} ;)

We went all out. Best Holiday Party ever. It was held in not one, but TWO buildings {we had an underground tunnel to get back and forth}

This week of December for the past two years has been pretty full of adventure! It’s crazy to think about. This year I’m not planning a fancy holiday party for 4,000 colleagues nor am I planning a destination wedding. Right now, I’m just planning my life. I’m searching out what the Universe has in store for me. I can look back and see all the change that has occurred within the past two years and I trust that today I’m exactly where I’m meant to be.