Pretty pastel cakes and flowers will give your party a romantic and retro ’50s feel.
This four-tiered swirl-design confection features a pale palette of green, purple, yellow and pink fondant icing. Crowned with a delicate, sparkling crystal cake topper, this delectable confection will be the star attraction at your sweet table. Cake, Yummy Stuff, yummystuff.ca. Cake topper, Bride2Bead, bride2bead.com. Ribbon, Mokuba. Cake plate, stylist’s own.
This collection of royal icing cupcakes in bite-size and grand models features delicate and edible flowers, all created by hand. Cupcakes, Eini & Co., eini.ca.
Add a splash of colour to your wedding-day attire with a gorgeous purple, yellow and green bouquet. The essential blooms pictured in this mix: lady’s slipper orchids, grape hyacinth, sweet peas, tulips, frittelaria and ferns. Bouquet, Vintage Design Company, vintagedesigncompany.com. Ribbon, Mokuba.
Mini bouquets wrapped in dainty damask paper cones make a beautiful decoration for the church pews, framing the wedding aisle. Our picks for a fresh mix: peonies, lilacs, hydrangeas, cymbidium orchids, parrot tulips, freesias and hyacinths. Bouquets, Fuscia Designs, fusciadesigns.com.
This three-tiered hand-painted cherry blossom confection looks almost too sweet to eat. This cake (which literally shines thanks to a sprinkle of edible lustre dust) features yellow fondant with branches and blossoms handcrafted in royal icing and a delicious interior of vanilla cake and Dulce de Leche meringue buttercream. Cake, Patricia Cakes, patriciacakes.com. Grosgrain footed cake stand, Vera Wang for Wedgwood. Ribbon, Mokuba.
Elegant mini calla lilies bring a touch of the exotic to this lush arrangement. Complementing the stunners at the heart of the bouquet are mini cymbidium orchids, ranunculus, hellebores, hydrangeas and aspidistra foliage. Bouquet, Vintage Design Company. Ribbon, Mokuba.
To create charming centrepieces, have your florist arrange some beautiful blooms in vintage teacups. Clockwise from top: hellebores, ranunculus, daffodils, cymbidium orchids and hydrangeas. Flowers, vintage design company. Teacups, stylist’s own.
Boutonnières with plenty of pop. Left to right: hellebores accented with fern, calla lily accented with frittelaria and cymbidium orchid accented with fern and aspidistra. Flowers, Vintage Design Company. shot glasses, stylist’s own.
Fill your cake with enticing and exotic flavours. Pictured from top to bottom: pistachio, lavender, lemon and raspberry, all filled with buttercream. Cake slices, Yummy Stuff. Grosgrain dessert plates, Vera Wang for Wedgwood.
Accessorizing your bouquet with things such as feathers, ribbon roses and unusual blooms is a perfect way to express personal style on your W-day. Top bouquet: green roses, albi flora, thistle, purple hyacinth accented with pearl pins and handmade purple ribbon flowers. Bottom bouquet: ranunculus, green bobbles, lizianthus and pink feathers. Bouquets, Pink Twig, pinktwig.ca. Ribbon, Mokuba. Cake plate, stylist’s own.
Styling Catherine Doherty