10 Years of Love...and Scrabble!

Photos courtesy of Dave Miyamoto and Company and Kristin Kato

To celebrate Barry and Merlie's 10th wedding anniversary at the Hale Koa Hotel, they came to us with a very special cake request.  Both are avid Scrabble players, as in they have their very own "Scrabble Champ" trophy that gets passed back and forth to the winner of the game, and the loser has to bow down…heehee.  Barry even created a special Scrabble board for them – a beautifully framed board, filled with different words from their lives, such as “Kauai” for where they met, and my favorite, their mantra “BMWGOG” – Barry and Merlie Wilmeth, Growing Old Gracefully.  And for their anniversary cake, they wanted us to replicate that board.

They chose our Yellow Butter Cake with Fresh Strawberries.  And everything on the cake – from the tiles, to the Scrabble tile bag, to the standing tile holders were completely edible, made out of sugar.

We had a fun time creating this special cake for such an amazing couple – you can tell that they are so in love with each other.  Congratulations Barry and Merlie – we wish you many more years of happiness.

Featured Wedding: Porsche & Stephen Modern Meets Vintage

Photos by A Cake Life

When we met with Porsche for her cake consultation she explained she wanted a modern meets vintage cake design for her May wedding at the Hale Koa Hotel.  The decor inspiration for the event was black and white with touches of silver.  The only color would be the purple uplighting illuminating the ballroom, setting the mood for their modern ambiance.  They completely transformed the Waikiki Ballroom with beautiful pipe and drapery and a cool lounge by Les Saisons and Vignette.

Their cake design was originally inspired by our "Ashley" cake, featured on the home page of our website.  Porsche loved the idea of an all white fondant cake accented with silver and pearl white details.  For their design we incorporated a cascade of handmade sugar jewels and vintage style brooches, scallop embossing around the top trim, an extra large silver modern style sugar flower, and a ruffle accent.  For their flavors, they chose Devils Food Chocolate with Peanut Butter Cup filling and Yellow Butter Cake with Cookies N Cream filling.

Photos by A Cake Life

 

 Photos Courtesy of Bianca Photography

 

We also had the privilege of designing Stephen’s Groom’s Cake featured on our blog a few weeks back.

 

Congratulations Porsche and Stephen!

From Sketch to Display: Cherry Blossom Cake, Part 2

Another couple, another cake, another sketch.  Cherry blossoms are a favorite décor accent, especially for couples integrating an Asian feel into their wedding.  Last week we shared Annie and Christian’s cherry blossom cake, and this week we wanted to share how another’s couples vision translated to their cake design.

Katherine and Ryan live in Las Vegas, but Ryan is a local boy so they decided to return to Honolulu for their February wedding at the Hale Koa Hotel.  Their wedding decor was inspired by this red plum blossom picture that Katherine gave us.  It also served as the main inspiration for their wedding cake.   Their reception was decorated with traditional Japanese details - shoji doors served as the backdrop for their head table and rice paper lantern centerpieces provided a modern accent.

When it came to their cake, Katherine and Ryan wanted to create a unique cake design inspired by this picture that integrated their traditional meets modern style.  For their cake design, we created a 3-tiered white fondant base cake. For a modern design approach, the cherry blossom branch climbed from the right side of their cake.  The branch was hand painted on for a softer overall look and had a textured feel for that traditional Japanese look. The handmade plum blossoms were matched to the picture provided and made in different sizes.  The 3D flowers added great dimension to the overall design.  Katherine and Ryan provided their own Double Hearts cake topper.   For their flavor, they chose Red Velvet and Cream cheese icing and Yellow Butter Cake with Fresh Strawberry cream filling.

Congratulations Katherine & Ryan! 

Photos Courtesy of Perfekt Photo