Category: Wedding Cakes
We’re hungry girls here at Here Comes The Guide and one of our very favorite things is wedding cake! There are so many choices, from flavor to design, it can get overwhelming. But we’re here to help with fanciful ideas and down-to-earth advice. You can read our articles and blog posts below and you can find your Northern California wedding cake designer or Southern California wedding cake designer.
Results from Articles + Ideas
Wedding Cake Glossary
A glossary of common cake terms.
Questions To Ask A Potential Wedding Cake Designer
Next to your dress, the cake is probably a wedding’s most important icon. And whether you want a traditional multi-tiered confection, a miniature Statue of Liberty (hey, that’s where he proposed!) or a cupcake tower, your wedding cake should reflect your personality. Use the following questions as a guide when evaluating a potential cake designer.
Icing On The Cake: One Writer’s Perspective On A Classic Cake Conundrum
Is it better to look good than to taste good? Don’t think, just answer. Your response will give you a clue as to where you weigh in on the Great “Fondant versus Buttercream” Controversy, or, as I like to call it, “the Famous Frosting Smackdown.”
Not Your Grandmother’s Wedding Cake
All eyes are on the wedding cake. Will it be divine or a dud? If you've entrusted your dessert to one of Southern California's hottest confectionary wizards, you needn't worry. Your cake is sure to be not only a masterpiece of cutting-edge style but also the embodiment of gastronomic ecstasy. Meet the wedding cake wizards. Read more…
Hottest Cakes For Northern California Brides
You want your celebration to convey something unique about you and your husband-to-be. Working closely with a cake maker to create your own wedding cake is one way to "express yourself" at your reception. The best dessert artists only do custom work, and it all begins with the consultation. Meet some of the best Northern California wedding cake makers. Read more…
Results from the Blog
Gourmet Cachet
If I were to make a wish list of 100 decadent indulgences, certainly having my own award-winning French chef would be among them. If you love fine food as much as I do, and wouldn’t think of serving ordinary cuisine at your wedding, then hear this: The Villa Amodei, the newly available country estate in the hills above Camarillo, has hired their own in-house chef to personalize and customize your wedding menu.
Read more…Wedding at the Montclair Women’s Cultural Arts Club
When my friends and Morris dancing teammates, Meg and Kevin, announced their engagement, I immediately sent them a copy of Here Comes The Guide to help them plan their wedding. That’s where Meg found the Montclair Women’s Cultural Arts Club in Oakland, the site they chose for their reception. Her daughter clinched the choice saying, “Lots of places are really elegant, but this one makes me happy.”
Read more…Think Outside The Wedding Cake
I have to confess I am personally not a huge fan of cake, so I love that more brides are moving away from serving a traditional wedding cake and offering more creative wedding desserts. I’ve attended a few “cakeless” weddings in the past year, and I really enjoyed how personal and unique these dessert presentations can be.
Read more…