A Piece O' Cake: March 2010

Tuesday, March 23, 2010

GRunveiled-A Unique Bridal Event

Bridal show season has ended. For now. :-) The last show that we participated in was in Grand Rapids, cleverly called GRunveiled. The founders of GRunveiled had the same idea that we had when we created The Little Black Book. We all felt that today's bridal shows need a make-over. This show was for the non-traditional bride. The vendors were not traditional vendors you'd see at the typical bridal show and the venue and time were not typical either.

The event was held on Thursday, March 11th from 6PM-10PM at St. Cecilia Music Center in downtown Grand Rapids. The venue is absolutely beautiful! Each room was filled with unique vendors. For a complete list of vendors visit GRunveiled. Please enjoy these photos from Nicole Haley Photography! Well, two are mine, you'll probably be able to tell which ones! :-)

A Piece O' Cake's designs for the event.

Orange poppies.

White bows.

White blossoms and butterflies.

Chatting with a potential client. Looks like she was enjoying a chocolate macaron!

Faces you might recognize from The Little Black Book!

Melissa from Telltale Photography.

Andy from Owen Video.

Michelle from Lucy Grey.

New vendors that I met and adore!

The guys from Palazzolo Gelato. I come from a gelato connoisseur family so trust me when I say this was to die for!

I'm sure he is saying what he said to me, "Are you ready for a life changing experience?"

Try the mango, it's amazing!

Patty and her husband from Patricia's Chocolate. And again, absolutely to die for! The best chocolate I've ever had!

Aletha from Pearls Events creative 1950s set-up!

My friend Melissa from Telltale Photography, myself and the talented Natalie from Stems.

It was a fantastic event and everyone had a great time. Many thanks to Aletha and Joy'l for all of their hardwork! It was a pleasure to be part of such a wonderful event!

50th Birthday Party Tailgate at the Spartan Club

Happy 50th Birthday Scott! Scott is my brother's godfather and good friend of our family. His wife, Lynne, is my godmother and my Mom's closest high school friend. As I've said a million times before, I love making cakes for people we are close with. Scott is the ultimate Spartan, so deciding to have the party at the Spartan Club was easy for Lynne. Oh yes, the party was a surprise! I wanted to make something unique for this party. The typical stadium cake didn't seem to fit the bill. It was my Dad's idea to make tailgate food. Great idea, Dad!

"Potato Chips" waiting to be dusted with yellow and brown luster dust.