Remembering all too well, even 6 years later, how much my head spun in our first (actually, in every) meeting with our wedding professionals, I have asked wedding cake designer extraordinaire Dalana of The Cake & The Giraffe to join us here on Chic Vintage Brides and help shed some light on things couples should know about…

Before we wave goodbye to January, I want to take a moment to share some of the top wedding trends for 2017. Looking at what will be big for the coming wedding season always starts with reflecting on the gorgeous trends from the year before – many of which are still going strong, or have evolved into…

Today is International Chocolate Day! And what better way to celebrate than by indulging my inner chocoholic with a roundup of the most delicious looking chocolate wedding cakes you ever will see. After all, who says a wedding cake must be a white iced confection? Especially when apparently more than 50 percent of adults prefer chocolate…

Giving the conventional a contemporary twist, tall wedding cakes have transformed this tasty tradition in recent years. Tall doesn’t necessarily mean a tower of ten tiers – although that does look lovely – but rather an elegant play on proportions with lofty layers. Starting with the naked wedding cake, and the single tiered confection, statuesque has emerged as…

After looking at some of the biggest wedding cake trends for this year: black beauties, single tier confections and some tasty alternatives to the traditional; today I’ve rounded up some of the most fabulous finishing touches! I am of course talking about the topper, the cherry of the wedding world. You see if these other trends…

After focusing over the last couple of weeks on some stylish alternatives to the traditional wedding cake, I wanted to show with today’s post that your wedding cake can be kept simple and still make a statement and that you don’t have to spend a fortune to create a wedding cake with wow. With these minimalist single…

Last weeks post on delicious alternatives to the traditional wedding cake (hope you didn’t miss it, it was a corker!) got me thinking about how else today’s couples can express a little individuality and create a wow with their wedding cake. And one of the easiest ways that came to mind was colour, and in particular…

Almost 4 years ago, when a little stuck for content one day, I created a roundup of some fabulous alternatives to the traditional wedding cake. It was one of the posts that attracted most of CVBs 4 million Pinterest followers, that secured its place in the top 100 Wedding Blogs and made it the number one international wedding…

I am not usually one to follow the latest fashion fads and whims, but it has been hard not to be completely smitten with the trends that flavoured weddings throughout 2015! We saw one of my all time favourite colours Marsala set the wedding world alight with its rich red tones; grooms embraced their inner style maven and ditched the…

Last weeks Snippets, Whispers & Ribbons, which in case you missed it was packed full of the most perfect bridal hair accessories, was just the start of this series of 1950s themed posts. Each Friday over the coming weeks I’ll be looking at how to infuse your celebration with some mid-century inspired styling from hair accessories to wedding cakes, bridal gowns and groom’s attire, bouquets to bridesmaid dresses…..you name…

Happy International Chocolate Day! No, no, I haven’t just made that up, I promise. The 13th of September is International Chocolate Day, and as an utter chocoholic I couldn’t possibly let the day pass without celebrating it, in a wedding way of course. And what could be a more fitting way to salute such a day,…

Art Deco has been the biggest wedding trend of recent years (thanks largely to Leo and The Great Gatsby), and long may it continue I say! So, after looking at bridal hair accessories and wedding invitations in our Art Deco themed series of Snippets, Whispers & Ribbons, today we’re looking at wedding cakes. Whether you are…

Today’s Snippets, Whispers & Ribbons was exactly what I needed on this overcast and cold Winter’s day here in Hawkes Bay. Full of delicious looking wedding cakes perfect for the Summer season, if it doesn’t brighten your day (and get your mouth watering) then I don’t know what will! 1. Fresh Flowers Whereas for Spring…

So far on our weekly saunter through Spring we’ve looked at the most perfect palettes, gorgeous groom ideas and beautiful seasonal bouquets. Well, for this week’s Snippets, Whispers & Ribbons I have been making my mouth water with some of the most delightful and delicious ideas for Spring wedding cakes. Decoration and design ideas that are fresh,…

Good morning, it’s nearly the weekend – and there are only 2 weekends left until Christmas?! Eek! But before all that, this week’s Snippets, Whispers & Ribbons is continuing our series of Winter Wedding inspiration posts and looking at 5 of the most wonderful Wedding Cakes. For whilst I have learnt over the 3 years I…