Unique wedding cakes by Queen Of Hearts Couture Cakes

The traditional wedding cake seems to be far from what it traditionally was: the white encrusted royally iced statue has instead become a work of art.  But I am not a fan or royal icing and so for me what mattered most was the inside: the outside was more of an attraction than an edible slice of heaven.  However, not any more.  For those like me who don’t like royal icing feast your eyes (and tastebuds) on these stunning, extremely yummy buttercream works of art!

Todays beautifully crafted unique wedding cakes are delicious from top to bottom and are made by cake artisans, Queen Of Hearts Couture Cakes. (Oh what a splendid name!!!).

I met these two bright and bubbly girls up at the National Wedding Show in February and not only did their cakes make an enormous impact on me, but so did they!  They are so passionate about their creations, so motivated to keep outperforming their last cake and they are truly just the sweetest girls!  I came away after meeting them with a really good vibe, knowing that Brides who wanted a unique wedding cake were in wonderful hands and they are already proving to be a great success.  So if you’re looking for something different, unique and something that would stand-out on your cake table, then chose a Queen Of Hearts Couture Cake – they’re like eating paintings with a delicious filling.

Alice Loves: Vintage Wonderland china, crockery and prop hire

A beautiful and warm welcome to our sponsor Vintage Wonderland, vintage china, crockery and prop hire, where owner Sarah can help you style your event using her selection of props including birdcages, candelabras, a butchers bike, typewriter, gramophone, vintage style trolley and much, much more.

If you’re having a wedding (or even a party) with a vintage twist or maybe a wonderland theme then the gorgeous Sarah of Vintage Wonderland, your Queen Of Vintage crockery, can show you how to do it in a spectacular way.  And now that Sarah’s got a frabjous new website, you can spoil yourself by ogling over the beautiful table settings you can choose from.

Top 5 wedding planning tips: What to do!

I wanted to do something a little differently this morning because I’ve spent three days in bed with nothing else to do but think.  And for me, that’s dangerous!  :) (Ask Hubby)!  One of the things I was thinking about was my Top 5 Wedding Planning tips.  If I had to narrow it down, what would they be?  And even when I narrowed it down to my top 5 wedding tips there was still one, very important tip that couldn’t be in the list but rather was the list because I personally think that no matter what your top 5 are, we all need this one and that is: Remember that the Top 5 Wedding Planning tips are a personal thing, each of us has our own priorities and therefore that list will change and that’s absolutely OK.

Unique wedding invitations also inspired by Alice In Wonderland

I love wedding invitations and the more unique they are the more I love them: unique doesn’t mean they can’t be simple by any means, and I absolutely adore ‘influenced’ wedding stationery. What do I mean by that?  Unique wedding stationery that’s influenced by other ideas, like steampunk influences, retro influences, vintage influences and of course Alice In Wonderland influences which is some of what I have to show off to you today.

Designed and created by Amy Gulden of The Paper Planner (love her company name) today’s unique wedding stationery is exquisite with vibrant colours, beautiful fonts and an emphasis on the paper, Amy’s work is unique, creative and utterly frabjous. And, she has an Alice In Wonderland inspired collection that is a must see!

Alice In Wonderland inspired unique wedding stationery

Unique wedding cakes by Claire Kemp

The history of the wedding cake started from great, and dare I say it whimsical beginnings, but it’s now thankfully an icon of creativity, culinary exquisite and matrimony and the latest trend in unique wedding cake design is to defy all boundaries that existed and break the mould {I had to say it } by designing imaginative creations that match the Bride and Grooms style – and I’m excited about it!

No longer is it simply a choice of how many tiers or whether or not you’d like fruit or chocolate, now the humble wedding cake sits on top of its perch, a beacon of marriage, a picture of taste and an artistic showcase – and so it should!  Brides and Grooms from around the world are putting much more effort into creating a spectacular cake whether it be on the inside, or the outside, that suits them and their style.

And talented unique wedding cake designers are starting to pop-up in home studios around the UK.  With backgrounds and expertise in fields that couldn’t be further from the baking industry, like today’s stunning showcase by the amazingly uber-talented, Claire Kemp from Claire Kemp Cake Studio.  Claire has a background in Architecture! Yep, you heard it right… architecture to baking!!! Who’d a thought it right?  Well wait until you see her spectacular creations.  She is breaking tradition and using her inspiration from her love for design and architecture and injecting the ‘wow’ factor into her unique wedding cakes.

The unique wedding cake

Unique letterpress wedding invitations: a touchy-feely art form

Unique letterpress wedding invitations by Artcadia

Are you a tactile person {like me}?  Do you walk past clothes at the store and when you something in particular the first thing you do is touch the fabric, like me?  Do you have a little bit of a thang for soft materials, like me?  Do you snuggle in winter underneath the softest throw you can find, like me {there’s a picture here isn’t there }… If so, then I think you’ll also love letterpress like me.

The beauty of letterpress wedding invitations is more than just in it’s well-known timeless appeal, it’s their tactile appeal that make them special; who can resist opening a letterpress invitation and not running your fingers over the ancient art. Or is it just me?