Can you believe it's June already?! Some may say that means it's wedding season, but I've been lucky enough to bake for quite a few weddings already this year! And if you ask me, the time I get hit the hardest for weddings is September and October...so let's just say all year long is wedding season!
Photos by Kelsey Jean Photography
I kicked off 2016 with the biggest cupcake wedding I have had (not counting multiple wedding weekends). The wedding was on January 9th and had 600 cupcakes! This gorgeous wedding took place at the University of Wisconsin Platteville and used the cupcakes as part of their centerpieces. Flavors: brownie batter, lemon poppy seed, vanilla raspberry, chocolate chip cookie dough, and red velvet. They also chose to make the cupcakes a little more decorative than usual by having me add white glittered cupcake wrappers. The end result was the perfect mix of rustic and elegance!
It's not very often I get a Friday wedding, but I got one on March 18! This rustic themed wedding was at Barn 23 and consisted of 125 cupcakes in vanilla and chocolate and a wood log style cutting cake that was chocolate with banana cream filling. The setup combined my wooden crates and wood slabs provided by the couple. I also alternated the style in which the cupcakes were frosted-half had the signature swirl and half were rose (or rosette) style. Another great mix of rustic and elegance!
The third wedding of the year happened to be at the same location as the first and the night after the last wedding (on March 19)! This time there was 352 cupcakes and 3 dozen cookies (vanilla, vanilla strawberry, chocolate peanut butter, and dark chocolate). The couple used stands and trays from the venue to display their monogram cookies and mint and pink colored cupcakes. The table was full to the brim with these goodies and I loved the colors!
The last wedding for March was on March 26 at the Quail Run Golf Course in Richland Center. There was 175 cupcakes (marble, vanilla raspberry, and chocolate peanut butter). This wedding combined my wooden crates and wooden stairs to go with the theme of their wedding. They also chose to do some fun swirling of colors in their frosting (can't see in picture to the right). Some of the cupcakes were plain yellow and gray and then some had yellow and gray swirled together. It's always fun to do a little something extra to the cupcakes to draw in people's eyes (and taste buds!)
Now onto April! The above wedding was 200 cupcakes at the Belmont Convention Center- blueberry white chocolate, chocolate chip cheesecake, carrot and funfetti (plus some gluten-free red velvet). The couple used my tiered white stand to display their cupcakes and cutting cake. I loved how the couple chose to leave some of the flavors as they would come naturally (like blueberry white chocolate and chocolate chip cheesecake) and incorporated their wedding colors into the others.
Left photo from Ann Gorgen Photography
The next weddings were from a double wedding weekend! (April 16). My mom went to The River Inn in Boscobel with me to deliver the wedding in the top photos- 225 ultimate marble, funfetti, smore and chocolate chip cookie dough (plus a two tiered lemon raspberry naked cake). I absolutely loved how they had the cake tables set up. I mean those hanging tissue decorations are swoon worthy! The left display was provided by the couple and the right wooden tiered stand was rented from me. I thought it was so fun to be able to do two tables instead of one!
The bottom wedding was taken to Turner Hall in Monroe by my husband. It was 550 cupcakes (not all pictured): vanilla, vanilla raspberry, chocolate peanut butter, monster cookie, carrot, triple salted caramel, and almond cheer. The couple provided the display crates and told me to set them up however I saw fit. Since my husband is such a trooper and did the setup all by himself, we drew it out the night before so he knew were everything would be before he got there.
The bottom wedding was taken to Turner Hall in Monroe by my husband. It was 550 cupcakes (not all pictured): vanilla, vanilla raspberry, chocolate peanut butter, monster cookie, carrot, triple salted caramel, and almond cheer. The couple provided the display crates and told me to set them up however I saw fit. Since my husband is such a trooper and did the setup all by himself, we drew it out the night before so he knew were everything would be before he got there.
The next wedding, on May 7th, was for a classmate of mine. All customers are special to me, but it always feels a little more special, and like such an honor, to do the wedding of someone you know personally.
The wedding was 410 cupcakes vanilla and chocolate at the Belmont Convention Center and were used as centerpieces for all the tables. What I found neat about these red plates was that the lighting/reflections hit the cupcake liners giving them a red tint!
The wedding was 410 cupcakes vanilla and chocolate at the Belmont Convention Center and were used as centerpieces for all the tables. What I found neat about these red plates was that the lighting/reflections hit the cupcake liners giving them a red tint!
Left photo by Kelsey Jo Photography
The last wedding for May (May 14) was also for a couple who went to the same school as me! And I must say....I was super excited for this wedding because it was at Sugarland Barn in Arena and I had yet to do a wedding there. I meant to take a picture of the beautiful barn interior, but I totally forgot! We were setting up right before the ceremony so the need to get in and out made me forget! Anyways, the couple provided the setup (which I loved!). I love when setups have multiple aspects and levels, so this one definitely fit that! It was 300 cupcakes - monster cookie, vanilla strawberry, and dark Irish (and a two tiered white cake with strawberry filling).
Now you are up to date on all the Steph's Sweet Treats weddings thus far in 2016! Thank you for another week of orders and I hope to see you all at the open day Friday!!
Now you are up to date on all the Steph's Sweet Treats weddings thus far in 2016! Thank you for another week of orders and I hope to see you all at the open day Friday!!
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