I have a little secret….I love Twilight. I don’t love it so much that I have bought a Edward Cullen figurine, but I did whip through all four of the books when I was pregnant with Jasper.

It seems that not only mums and teenagers are Twilight crazy, weddings are also being inspired by the dark romance of Twilight.

I found this cake on the website The Wedding Chicks. I love the texture and pattern and the use of different media on the cake.

posh pastry

The use of black, red and white is very striking and lends a gothic, vintage glamour to the event.

Chris created this very cute cake for our niece Gabriela’s first birthday.

We have made similar versions of this cake many times before for girls and boys, but this is the first time we just used the head and added the little bow. I like this better than the original.

The idea initially came from an invitation a client had purchased from Tiny Prints which is based in The States, the image was created by Petite Alma and is called Screaming Baby.

Chris and I were recently asked to compile a list of trends emerging in cake design.

This gave me a great chance to sit down and go through all the different sketches and cakes that we have done this year.

What struck me was the amount of cakes we are doing that have birds as toppers or which are included in the design.

Even our gorgeous new baby Jasper is getting in on the act.

The cake that started it all.

A sketch for an upcoming wedding cake.

Chris recently created a cake for “A Night of the Stars” themed 60th birthday party styled by Alicia from Form Over Function. Alicia was using a colour palette of ivory, black and taupe and the brief was less Vegas showgirl and more 1940’s glamour.

We thought this cake looked fabulous and it is a very simple way to adorn a cake and it doesn’t have to be in black and white. - Think Grandma’s Cameo broches in taupe and cream or Wedgwood blue and white.

Chris used an oval shape, which gave the cake a really beautiful look.

It is a great way to carry a theme through out your event by using stationary with similar silhouettes. Here are a few ideas from The Wedding Paper Divas

As a kid one of the best things about going to birthday parties was the lolly bag at the end, rummaging through the bag and picking out all the best sweets and stuffing them straight into my mouth.

I can’t say much has changed, I still have a terrible sweet tooth.  So when I discovered Amy Atlas and the beautiful dessert buffets she creates I was inspired.

What a fabulous way to serve your guests favours at the end of your wedding or party, guests are given bags and get to select what they would like to take home.

We saw this in action at The Wedding Establishment, Kathy from Nightingales had set up a gorgeous pink and white dessert buffet which all the exhibitors were eyeing off all day. She opened up the candy bar at the end of the day and all the sweets disappeared in seconds.

Here are some of my favourite Amy Atlas tables.