Homemade Haute Cakes

Dream of a well-dressed wedding cake?.....Here we paired with The Cake Stand and Ooh! Events to show us how

Fabric Rosettes....
Using vintage lace, fabric, ribbons and buttons, Anne Melvin-Girault of Ooh! Events crafted a bounty of rosettes. We ran floral wire through a handful of blooms, then mounted them on a foam semi circle to create the cake topper. Next, we scattered rosettes about the layers and used several to fashion boutonnieres.

Paper Bands & Liner.......
A pretty paper garland is much easier to create than a fondant one. Here, we spray mounted flower-patterned paper to wax paper and cut out two strands, which we then placed directly on the iced cake and affixed to the stand with glue dots. To repeat the theme, we lined an invitation envelope in the same pattern, then asked local calligrapher Elizabeth Porcher Jones to address it in purple ink. Last, she made a "happily ever after" banner for the cake topper. For step-by-step instructions, visit Charleston Magazine's website.

Organic....
Simple birch and oak stump cake stands gathered (and cleaned) pinecones and nut cake toppers, and a tiny ring bearer's next filled with Spanish moss create a fairy tale of a fall wedding.