Akiko and George's Country Wedding

Photo courtesy of Kaua Wedding Photography:

Karine from Seasons of Life Events  contacted us on behalf of her clients from Vietnam - Akiko and George.  They chose a cupcake tree for their elegant country wedding at Sunset Ranch. I loved their tented reception, out in an open field, under the big eucalyptus tree.  And the flowers in mason jars reminds me of fresh picked flowers from the countryside.  

 Akiko and George wanted to have several flavors of cupcakes to offer their guests but for their main cupcake tower display, they wanted everything to be clean and uniform.  So for this tree they selected 96 of our Yellow Butter Cupcakes with Chocolate Buttercream Icing and a topper iced in White Buttercream with a matching chocolate brown ribbon band.  Fresh flowers provided by Terrie Easley Designs were added to the topper for a country and chic design. 

Their other cupcakes, a variety of Red Velvet Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Icing and Guava Cupcakes with Fresh Strawberry Cream filling were plated separately next to the tower so they guests could still help themselves.  I love this arrangement because of its uniformity and organization of the color scheme!

Photos courtesy of Kristin Kato:

Photos courtesy of Kaua Wedding Photography:

Congratulations Akiko and George!

Vendors of Akiko and George's Wedding:
Cake: A Cake Life

Venue: Sunset Ranch

Coordination: Seasons of Life Events 

Photography: Kaua Wedding Photography
Flowers: Terrie Easley Designs

Sunset Ranch Launch Party: Ceremony Design

Photos Courtesy of What A Day! Photography

To showcase another of Sunset Ranch's many venues, they created a ceremony site on the main lawn.  Again I love all the little details that went achieving this romantic, rustic look - the feather and twisted branch chandelier, flowers in cowboy boots , an aisle treatment of twisted branches - reminds me of tumbleweed, roping.  Just beautiful...

We created two cakes for the event.  The first was a two-tier white fondant cake with gold fillagree side designs, fresh orange rose topper with crystal butterfly picks.

The second was a two-tier light yellow fondant cake with yellow sugar carnations and a round impression trim.

Photos Courtesy of Heather Kato

Thanks again to Sunset Ranch for inviting us to participate in this amazing event!

Fabulous Vendors from the Sunset Ranch Open House Event:

Cakes: A Cake Life

Event Coordinator: Seasons Of Life Wedding & Events

Floral Design: Passion Roots

Photography:  What A Day! Photography

Venue: Sunset Ranch

Sunset Ranch Launch Party: Barn Design

Photos Courtesy of What A Day! Photography

Awhile back we had the pleasure of working with Sunset Ranch, a 30-acre property located atop Waimea Valley on Oahu's North Shore for their Launch Party.  The privately owned ranch has recently been protected with one of Hawaii's first private conservation easements, so it will remain preserved forever.  At Sunset Ranch they believe strongly in furthering land conservation and self-sustainability in Hawaii and have now opened the property up for events, farming, a nursery and horsemanship programs.

The ranch itself is BEAU-TI-FUL!  With gorgeous views, and so many different venues (both outdoor and indoor) for a wedding, or special event.  For their barn design, we were asked to create a modern wedding cake detailed with rustic and romantic elements to accompany the beautiful tablescape.  For the modern element we created a 2-tier hexagon shaped cake, and accented it with handmade white whimsical sugar flowers on a light ivory fondant for a soft, romantic and rustic blend.

I absolutely love all the little details that Shilhi from Passion Roots put into this design.  The color palate of cream, peach, and pink with accents of eggplant was stunning.  Shilhi wanted to incorporate a softness with the flowers, and balance it out with a deep, lusciousness of grapes and plums (reflecting the produce from a farm, and honoring all the hard work that goes into farming).  And the influence of owls, fruit, wheat and cork were perfect additions for a "rustic elegance" themed wedding.

Photos Courtesy of Heather Kato

In our next post, we'll share more of the beautiful landscapes of Sunset Ranch with the ceremony design part of the launch.  Stay tuned...

Fabulous Vendors from the Sunset Ranch Launch Event:

Cakes: A Cake Life

Event Coordinator: Seasons Of Life Wedding & Events

Floral Design: Passion Roots

Photography:  What A Day! Photography

Venue: Sunset Ranch