Gown-inspired wedding cakes

I love to weave together as many details of the wedding as possible, providing for a more cohesive, and much more personalized look. One way of doing so, is to have the design of the bride's wedding gown reflected in the design of the cake. The result is usually gorgeous - a very subtle, but meaningful way to pull the wedding look together. Here are some examples.

To create this beautiful (and since, oft replicated cake), Katrina of Cake Gallery went to the bride's gown salon to take a photo of her wedding dress. The trim of her gown and embroidery details are reflected in the design of the cake.

Photos by David Murphey

For this next beauty of a cake, we sent cakelava the link for the bride's wedding gown, which then became the design of the cake. Notice the delicate lace and the scalloped v-neck area, along with the gorgeous bow, complete with silver brooch accent. This cake, too, has since been duplicated a number of times, and with a cake as beautiful as this, it is easy to see why.

Photos by Mark Nomura

For this particular wedding cake from Cake Works, the poor groom was kept in the dark as to what his wedding cake would look like, for fear that it might giveaway the design of the bride's wedding gown, which was to be a surprise for him. The pretty ruffles and buttons on the cake mimicked the gown perfectly! Clearly, beautiful gowns inspire some of the most beautiful cakes!

Photos by Eugene Kam Photography

Featured Wedding #13: Stacey and Dan

Photos by Mark Nomura

What happens when a wedding vendor gets married? Why, the result is nothing short of fabulous! We had the distinct honor and pleasure of coordinating the wedding of wedding industry colleague, Stacey, aka "Emi," of the famed, Hawaii-based stationer and graphic designer, Emi Ink. In just a few days, Stacey and her hubby, Dan, will be celebrating their anniversary, and while their wedding took place almost four years ago, the details that Stacey planned for her wedding were so ahead of their time, that they'd be considered trendy today. I wanted to share some of the unique and original ideas that Stacey implemented into her own wedding.

With Stacey being the designer of fine stationery, I affectionately dubbed Stacey and Dan's wedding the "paper wedding." Ever considered incorporating a complete stationery suite for your wedding? Well Stacey and Dan had it all.

Naturally, one of the very first impressions that guests receive of a wedding is the invitation, which sets the tone for the celebration to come. Stacey designed an invitation nothing short of original, incorporating multiple layers of card stock, including a modern printed one, and chose to off-set it, lining the edges of each layer on the right for a chic and contemporary look. The six Swarovski crystals, also right-justified, added the perfect touch of elegance.

Upon arrival at one of my favorite venues, the Hau Terrace at the Halekulani, guests stopped by the reception table to drop off gifts. In lieu of the traditional envelope box to hold monetary gifts, Stacey's dad, an artist himself whose medium of choice is metal, lovingly welded individual pieces of washers and rings into a one-of-a-kind, fashionable and edgy, receptacle for Stacey and Dan's cards. To tie into the paper theme, Stacey added a cameo piece, matching the invitations, complete with another six Swarovski crystals and printed card stock. (Note the pretty paper flowers in the foreground, also created by Stacey.)

In order to ensure that special guests would enjoy VIP seating at the ceremony, Stacey designed pretty "reserved" cards, which we affixed to designated chairs. These, too, shared the same font and paper selections used in the invitations and the gift card receptacle cameo.

During the ceremony, guests followed along with Stacey and Dan's beautiful printed program, delicately adorned with more Swarovski crystals.


Proceeding the outdoor ceremony and cocktail hour on the terrace, guests then moved inside for the reception, where they were treated to more of Stacey's artistry.

Favor boxes, flowers, and printed "ribbon" made of paper...

Centerpiece vases made of paper...

Paper flowers at the base of the cake...



And place cards, too!

Congratulations, Stacey and Dan! Here's to many more years of blissful marriage, and continued success with Emi Ink!