Greenwich Wedding Cake | L'escale Wedding | Silver and Blue Wedding Cake

This past June, we created a custom wedding cake for a wonderful couple, Shelby & Rob.
The wedding reception was held at L'escale, a fine French cuisine restaurant at the Delamar Hotel in  Greenwich Harbor, Connecticut.

Views of L'escale at the Delamar Hotel from Greenwich Harbor

When designing a custom wedding cake, we take inspiration from elements from the wedding.  In this case, we took inspiration from the flowers, the beautiful invitation by Paper White Stationery, color palette (silver and blue), and the bride's Monique Lhuillier dress.  

The couple also wanted to include their adorable bunny, Cooper, in the wedding cake design.

Bright hydrangea flowers in shades of blue were used throughout the reception.

Bunny place card holder and candle holders

 Lush flowers in shades of white, cream, blue & green. Floral design by Greenwich Orchids

Lovely bridal bouquets with white roses, blue hydrangeas, and greens.

The final cake sketch with revisions

Cooper surrounded by sugar flowers

Wedding cake details: sugar flowers, lace borders and piped embroidery inspired by the bride's dress

Shelby & Rob cutting into their wedding cake

 The final result was not only an elegant & beautiful centerpiece at the wedding, but equally delicious. Shelby & Rob chose alternating tiers of Dark Chocolate Cake with Strawberry Mousseline and Bittersweet Ganache, and Spice Cake with Orange Mousseline and Dulce de Leche over Apricot Preserves.

It's so rewarding hearing back from our clients after the wedding is over:

"I just wanted to thank you for our gorgeous cake this weekend.  We were both excited to see it, and I thought the sketches were amazing - but they did not do it justice.

I was able to take a peek at our reception during cocktail hour and I have to say that the sight of that cake truly left me breathless.  The attention to detail was stunning - I spoke with many, many guests who could not believe that the flowers were not from our florist!!!  So many people (too many people to even count!) also said that the flavor of the cake was phenomenal and we agree. People were going table to table and stealing bites from strangers to get to try both flavors!

The fact that our little rabbit was tucked in there was a great little treat for us.

Thank you again for helping us to create such a memorable weekend!

                                                                                                                  Shelby & Rob Morton

Congratulations to Shelby and Rob, we wish them many years of happiness together!

 

A special thanks to Melani Lust for sharing these beautiful images

To learn more about our custom wedding cakes design process please visit us at

www.anaparzychcakes.com

 

A Vintage Custom Wedding Cake at Rosecliff Mansion | Newport RI Weddings

  

Niki & Joe's Wedding at Rosecliff Mansion in Newport RI

July 25th, 2015

This past summer, we had the honor of being part of this beautiful wedding at Rosecliff Mansion, an opulent testament to the gilded age that set the stage for this romantic affair.

For those of you not familiar with the Newport Mansions, Rosecliff is a French Baroque Revival built on a 6.5 acre estate on the coastline of Newport. It was inspired by the Grand Trianon in Versailles and its Ballroom alone, where wedding receptions are held, is 2,800 sq ft.

The Main Ballroom at Rosecliff Mansion dressed up in gold, champagne, blush & ivory

Another beautiful Newport wedding cake

Lush flower centerpieces atop crystal candelabra

Exquisite Floral Design by Stoneblossom

I met with Niki, our bride, in early October last year, and during our meeting we discussed the feel she wanted for her wedding cake, a vintage, romantic but elegant cake with cascading sugar flowers matching the wedding flowers.

I came up with three design options, and after a few revisions Niki decided on the one below

 

Our proposed custom wedding cake design

As with any creative process, the actual wedding cake might have a few changes; in this case I decided to add more flowers towards the base of the cake to anchor the tiers and also to give a more opulent look.

I love that Niki chose a very different linen for the cake table; this one was just perfect with its feathery layers of organza petals, so romantic & pretty. Just a touch of whimsy in an otherwise very formal event.

Wedding Cake table dressed with a blush linen and mercury glass votives

Hand-painting the decorative details, such as borders and piping, can be painstaking but it's well worth it when you see the final product.

Molded fondant pearls & piped details ready to be gilded

For the cake flavors, Niki & Joe decided on alternating tiers of  decadent Toasted Almond Cake with Dulce de Leche over Apricot Preserves & Vanilla Mousseline, and Dark Chocolate Cake with refreshing Raspberry Mousseline and Bittersweet Ganache over Raspberry Preserves.

Handmade sugar flowers

The handmade sugar flowers matched the centerpieces. Juliet peach roses, hydrangeas, blush roses & orchids.

Image courtesy of Christian Oth Studio

Congratulations to Niki & Joe, and may they share a long life of happiness together!

To learn more about the custom wedding cake design process, visit our website www.anaparzychcakes.com

Vendor Credits: 

Venue: Rosecliff Mansion 
Caterer: Russel Morin
Floral Design: Stoneblossom
Event Planner: Erica Phillips Details with Love
Rentals: Rentals Unlimited
Linens: La Tavola
Lighting: Ormonde Production