One of my favourite things about being in this industry, is working with some amazingly talented and inspired professionals. Creating a small piece for the event, we often don’t get to see the end result and it is always exciting to see photos of the event in full swing.

We created a beautiful Demask cake for Alicia at Form Over Function last October and her styling was beyond words.

The Wedding appears in the Winter addition of Real Weddings Magazine.

A cake is just a cake right ? Something sweet to serve at the end of the meal, a tradition.

Weddings are representations of the couple’s style, taste and their love and life together.

We are really lucky to be able to turn client dreams into reality, however big or small. Some of our favourite cakes have strayed from the traditional tiered, sugar flowered creations. Not that there is anything wrong with these beautiful cakes but by thinking of the cake as a canvas or as a sculptural form your life and style can be represented in a stronger way.  You can also treat your guests to a jaw dropping moment and a conversation starter.

In early April Chris was commissioned to fashion a wedding cake into boots, a snowboarding boot and a ski boot for a couple who were mad about the snow.

Why boots? Why not?

Over a week Chris painstakingly sculpted the boots from cake and added the finer details in icing. Closely studying the boots at every new step to make sure the shape, detail and colours were perfect.

We were thrilled with the outcome, what do you think?

When Chris and I first began Cake Occasions almost five years ago, we designed a range of wedding cakes.

One of our most enduring and popular designs The Morocco is still ordered regularly.

What we love most about working with people is they can take some of our original designs and customise them for their wedding.

Last weekend Anna combined elements of our Love Birds cake with The Morocco, to create a spectacular effect.

There is nothing better than the fragrence of Gardenias, especially after light rain. But their delicate petals and short shelf life after being picked are not ideal for decorating cakes with their fresh flowers.

Chris handmade sugar gardenias in various sizes to create the cascade on Hollie and Tim’s cake, this tied in beautifully with Hollies’ dress which featured a similar motif on her gown.

Photos courtesy of the Bride. Photos by Society Photography

I love succulents, they are the only plant that I can keep alive and they are such a bold choice to adorn cakes.

Either painted, cut out of icing or fresh they really look amazing

From this…….

To this…..

These are just some of the sugar roses for Catherine’s cake. Chris has also created buds and less open flowers to create the floral cascade.

He is such a trouper staying back late every night to work on flowers and the rest of the cakes he is producing this week.