Street Party Fever!

There has never been a better excuse to have a party!  With less than 48 hours to go until the Royal Wedding I wanted to share with you some amazing Royal cakes and even more incredible cake makers!

Mimosa Bakery - Lincolnshire

"I have to say I'm quite excited about the Royal Wedding not only is it about time we had something positive going on in this country but you can't beat a good party to get peoples spirits up, let alone a royal one.

There are so many fabulous ideas to liven up your party. Why not make your own bunting with scraps of red, white and blue material from charity shops, if they are patterned that will just add to the charm. There are some great accessories out there for adding a bit of pizzazz to your party. At the Mimosa Bakery I have created these fabulous cupcakes for the Royal Wedding. They will be the perfect finishing touch whether you are having a street party, watching on television or maybe in the crowd! They are available in vanilla, sumptuous chocolate or zesty lemon flavours and topped with velvety butter cream. They are also available in gluten or dairy free. Suffice to say me, my family, friends and neighbours will be hopefully sitting in the sun drinking some bubbles and raising a toast to the happy couple and tucking into my scrummy cupcakes."  Mimosa Bakery

Popcake Kitchen - County Durham

"Popcakes are delicious little cake treats on sticks, which we hand decorate in a variety of fabulous designs. They are perfect for weddings making lovely favours which can be tailored to fit in with your theme. They can also double up as place cards or make a great addition to a sweetie or evening buffet table."  Popcake Kitchen

Absolutely Divine - Somerset

"Beautiful cupcakes made to order for any occasion. Delivering to Chard, Ilminster, Crewkerne, Axminster (and surrounding villages). Can also deliver to other areas (Taunton/Yeovil) advanced booking required."  Absolutely Divine

Victorious Cupcakes - Netley

Exceptional Cupcakes made by Victoria. See her incredible creations  on Facebook: Victorious Cupcakes

Wishing you a wonderful Royal Wedding.

Best wishes,

Sue xx

Time for a Treat!

I had some wonderful news this week when my dear friend asked me to be her 'Maid of Honour' and I truly am honoured.  So this means we will be off out dress shopping before long and I am so excited!  She is getting married at Beaumont House an absolutely stunning venue located just outside Windsor.  We are thinking Vintage with all the trimmings and I cannot way to start planning it!

It was my daughter's 11th Birthday at the weekend and I would like to thank Forsaking All Others, Cerendipity By Me &  Without a Hitch 3 very talented wedding & event planners for their help on deciding a theme.

We decided on Pink & Black in the end for her party and I was very grateful to Sadies cupcakes for the fabulous cupcakes & cake pops that were created at very short notice!

We decorated the house with pink and black balloons, plates, cups, napkins. We even had a pink fruit (non-alcoholic) punch in the cocktail fountain.  The table centrepiece was a black vase with beautiful pink roses bought for me by my lovely husband.  It was a wonderful day from start to finish.


So now we are getting ready for a weekend of Easter Bunnies, hot cross buns and lots of chocolate.  So I though I would share with you some wonderful creations from one of our incredible suppliers at Ice the Cake.  

"Whether you are seeking the finest hand-made chocolate - gift boxes or personalised bars; a delicious chocolate cake - our ever popular recipe incorporates the best Belgian chocolate + fresh cream resulting in a 'melt in the mouth torte' served on a light biscuit base; or an eye-catchingly unusual chocolate sculpture, we offer the personal service, interest and skill to create according to your individual ideas and desires."

Please have a look at the wonderful Chocolate ART and see some of their absolutely amazing chocolate sculptures!


Happy Easter, enjoy the sunshine.


xx

Going Green on your Wedding Day!

So last weekend we launched the website and since then things have become a little bit crazy!!  I cannot believe we have had over 500 unique visitors to our website in the past 7 days.  Thank you so much to everyone who has helped spread the word.

We were honoured to be featured in Claire Ogden Designs blog on Friday and we were also really happy to find out that one of our suppliers Lovely Little Cakes Ltd had been featured in the Good Food Channel's Blog - congratulations!

This week we have been focusing on 'Greener Weddings' and how you can reduce your carbon footprint whilst still having an amazing day.  Vintage Weddings are bang on trend and recycling has never been easier, however there are other ways to help the environment too.  We caught up with Victoria  Gordon from Without a Hitch, a recently established Wedding Planning company based in Surrey. We wanted to find out about their ideas for 'Going Green on your Wedding Day'.

Fruit Inspiration

What inspired you to become a Wedding Planner?

I think the same way most people get into wedding planning really, I enjoyed planning my own wedding back in 2007 and uncovered so much information that I thought other people might benefit from my knowledge. I also really wanted to find something that I could run and own myself, wedding planning has that perfect balance of organisation and creativity, both of which I enjoy. It's a great industry to be in, who wouldn't want to spend time with people who are planning the happiest day of their lives, I love it. 

What makes 'Without a Hitch' different from other Wedding Planners?

We have all the same services as other planners, but we are an eco company, so we try and be as environmentally aware as we can, so eco web hosting (which doesn't cost any extra than normal web hosting by the way), making sure we recycle, I have started a veggie patch in the backgarden so we can grow some of our own vegetables and we also give advice on how to have a greener wedding. It can be as simple as having seasonal food and flowers on the day, but can also include eco wedding stationary, venue and even the wedding dress if you would like. 

We aren't suggesting that everyone should have a 100% environmentally friendly wedding but there are normally one or two elements that with a little thought can be greener and can also sometimes save you money. 

Wedding Paper Ideas

What would be your top tip for ‘Going Green’ on your Wedding Day?

Top tip would be that if you only had one element of your day that was that bit greener to go for the venue. The venue can affect the whole tone and feel of the day and is the most costly element. Some people forget that a green venue can also mean an old venue, for example The National Trust hire out some of their buildings for wedding receptions and if it wasn't for people using them these great old building would go to rack and ruin, so eco doesn't have to be brand new with lots of water saving devices. If you are using an old building that has lots of character, you can save money and resources on decorations as the grand old building is the backdrop for the day.

 

Where does your inspiration come from?

From magazines, other people's blogs, I see something and think 'oh I wonder how that would look as part of a wedding theme', and then go and search for pictures on google and see what I can find. Sometimes I can get lost for hours, I start off searching for one theme and then find three other ideas on route.

 

What does the rest of 2011 hold for you?

Lots of weddings hopefully! The company is still new so I am writing my blog, getting my ideas out there, talking to people like yourself going to networking events and hopefully over time I will build a good solid business on the foundation work that I am doing now. I have a few booking for later on this year so fingers crossed for a few more.

Thank you to Victoria for your inspiration and amazing moodboards.  For more information on Without a Hitch please see their listing on our Website.

Wishing you all lots of love and sunshine for the coming week.

Sue xx

Photo Source: 

Fruit Inspiration from Without a Hitch Blog - Direct Link

Paper Ideas from Without a Hitch Blog - Direct Link

We have launched!

What an exciting few days we have had at Ice the Cake HQ!  On Saturday we announced the launch our website and the response has been overwhelming.  As this is our first 'blog' we would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has been involved so far.  For sharing their stories; submitting their wedding photos; to the wedding suppliers who have already joined us and for all the support we have received.  We would like to say 'Thank you SO much for all your help and contributions; We are honoured to be associating with so many wonderful people'.

There has been a real buzz around Ice the Cake and it has been wonderful to see and hear the fantastic comments that have been made on our Facebook Page www.facebook.com/weddingingredients, our Twitter account @ice_the_cake and directly via email.  We now have some fabulous companies listing with us and hope to add many more over the coming weeks. 

So what is Ice the Cake?  Ice the Cake is a wedding website that brings you 'Every Ingredient for your Wedding'.  We are focused on finding dedicated suppliers to assist you with your wedding preparations.  Our aim is to create a website of helpful wedding suppliers and a Bridal community that is the talk of the town!

If you can spare 5 minutes we would love you to pop onto the website and have a look www.icethecake.co.uk  You can also sign up for our Free Newsletter.

If you are a Wedding Supplier who would like to get involved please Email info@icethecake.co.uk and we will let you know how.

Good luck to all those Brides getting married this week.

Lots of Love

Sue & Jamie Page