Archive for November, 2010

Exclusive discounts

Wednesday, November 24th, 2010

I’m afraid this is a very quick post as I still have more icing to do tonight.…
We have been given a selection of fabulous discounts to share with you — most of them end soon, so take advantage of them while they last

Waterstones are offering 10% off all books when you spend £30 or more, follow this link and use code HX8294 — valid until 12th December 2010 (excludes eBooks, eReaders, eReading accessories, stationery and downloadable audio)

I Need Pampering is offering 10% off all products — follow this link and use code web10 — valid until the 28th November

Ann Summers is offering free delivery when you use this link and the code RUDOLPH before the 3rd December

Montezuma’s is offering 20% off everything on their site (If you haven’t discovered them already, they create the most delicious chocolates I have ever tasted) for orders placed before the end of November.
Use this link and the code CHOCNOVfabulous chocolates

Crafty tips for your wedding

Sunday, November 21st, 2010

We have some crafty tips for you to help you personalise your wedding, and they might even save you some money.

Create your own save the date cards



Create your own place cards and save the date cards using these lovely mini-cards from Moo. You can use one of their ready-made designs, or upload your own pictures or designs for a totally unique set of cards. Moo allows you to have a different image on each card, so you can really go to town with your designs.

Chocolate truffle favours

Create your own wedding favours by combining these delicious chocolate truffles
strawberry champagne truffles
with your own choice of favour boxes and ribbons, or keep it simple with organza bags and handwritten labels, either way, the chocolates are delicious and your guests will appreciate the time and love you have put into these.
chocolate cherry truffles

Wedding decorations

heart candle bags
These cute wedding lanterns would light up an outdoor, country-themed or evening reception. I love the look of candlelight, and I think these would look beautiful in a country garden setting.

Hen party

Continue the crafty theme at your hen party, and create your own garters, favours, buntings and other decorations — here are some links to help you out

ribbon decorations

 

favour & table decorations

Weddings Direct

Wedding Cake Preview

Friday, November 19th, 2010

We have another sneak preview for you, this fabulous wedding cake created for the equally lovely Michelle over the Halloween weekend.
Ivy & Wild Rose Wedding Cake
She wanted a cake that reflected their choice of wedding date, without being too dark or morbid, nor covered in pumpkins. Her email last week shows we got the balance just right.

“Hi Jennie, Thanks for the lovely wedding cake, it went down a storm — just the right combination of classic wedding cake and victorian gothic”

Thanks Michelle, glad you liked it!
The interior of this cake was one layer of chocolate & raspberry, with the top tier in fruitcake. We will be adding this design to our wedding cake gallery hopefully this weekend.

Kristian & Mark chose this delicious chocolate wedding cake for their Civil Partnership ceremony on the 6th November, customising it with the mixture of white and milk chocolate maltesers on the top, and the chocolate roses around the base.
Maltesers Wedding CakeThree flavours for this cake, Chocolate with white chocolate ganache, Carrot cake with orange creamcheese filling, and Coffee cake with coffee buttercream, each tier consists of 4 layers of cake with a layer of filling in between, creating a gorgeous effect when the cake is cut, particularly when the cake and filling are different colours. This is especially effective for the chocolate cake with white chocolate ganache, and I will be posting pictures of a cut cake soon.

Over the same weekend, we also created a variation on our Croquembouche Wedding Cake for Lucy and Tom. They chose to decorate their profiterole wedding cake with pink and cream sugar rosebuds, and had each profiterole filled with whipped cream.
Croquembouche Wedding Cake
Some of our customers have asked about this traditionally french wedding cake, as they have not seen these before. A Croquembouche (sometimes called a croqenbouche) is a tower of cream filled profiteroles, that would traditionally be cut by being hit with a sword. Our version is chocolate covered and can be served with tongs (or your fingers if you prefer) — we can even provide a chocolate sauce for serving