6 White Peony Cake Flowers

Seems like my posts of late are all about cake flowers! LOL. This next one is about my client who found me via Estilo Weddings. Because Estilo Weddings is taking a short break while Maria has her first child, until Spring 2010, she told Elizabeth to contact me directly.
Elizabeth asked if I could make six 4.5" in diameter all white peony cake flowers. So this is how they turned out. I can't wait to see this cake with the flowers. Wishing Elizabeth and her fiance all the best on their wedding day!

I had to put my watermark in my flower images which looks a little obnoxious, but I had a little incident that made me stop and think that while I didn't want to do it, what happened reminded me that I need to after finding my images being used without my permission and my copyright information cropped out of my images on another website. Unthinkable that someone would do that, but it is what it is.
At any rate, I've been busy working on white anemone cake flowers. This one has 12 in all so I'm excited to share that, just wish I had a cake big enough to put all 12 on! LOL.

Custom Cake Toppers

More clients these days are asking me to create custom cake toppers or cake flowers for their wedding cakes. I think because the art of sugar or gumpaste flowers are so expensive that clay flowers are a great alternative. Plus the ready made ones already in a vase make great mementos of your wedding day and of course decorate your new home at the same time.

Stacie Tamaki wrote a great article in her Nitty Gritty section of http://www.theflirtybride.com/. It talked about how wedding guests steal everything they can get their hands on. I think even more so when the items are handmade guests go crazy. My Magnolia Bride, Kristy had her magnolia cake flowers that I made for her stolen before her wedding coordinators could take them for safe-keeping. At least with the cake topper in a vase, it would be hard for someone not to notice that it's being stolen. The same thing at my wedding happened, we made an announcement via the DJ to notify everyone what they could take and what they couldn't take. It's sad that you have to make that announcement, but sometimes it's necessary. Especially when your centerpiece vases are a rental from your florist. So although it may seem tacky, sometimes it's a must. Definitely check out Stacie's website because she has some great stories that have even better words of advice for brides.

Anyway, this cake topper was requested by a client who found me via Etsy and she asked if I could make Esperanza pink roses and green hydrangeas with pinkish tones. She has a square tiered cake with green ribbon on each layer and just wanted a topper. Although I could have said "no" to the order (since I'm completely booked as it is), I agreed to do it. We discussed various alternatives for the vase, but since she has a square cake, I figured this 5 inch flat vase would work nice without looking like it's another layer. Plus after the wedding is over, she can place it in her home and remember her wedding day and wedding cake with fond memories!

I love the unique cake toppers out on the wedding market, but I feel like the ones I create are unique in the sense that it becomes a floral arrangement you can have in your home and not something you just tuck in the china cabinet with all your china and crystal.