Pretty Vintage Cakes by Enlightened Patisserie

My friend Nickol Hayden-Cady of Enlightened Patisserie participated in the Bravo! Central Oregon Wedding Affair show this past weekend, and I was so excited to be able to help her with some decor and DIY projects for the show. Working with a vintage antique theme, we made DIY antique book page pinwheels with buttons and tissue paper poms which were hung on vintage doors, old window frames and curtains as curtain ties. Nickol showcased 14 different and seriously amazing cakes that she crafted for the occasion, all with a vintage theme, that were placed on her collection of vintage cake stands and stacked on old books. She also set up an antique dessert table with a meringue cake, macarons, madelines, tiny meringues and rock candy that was so perfect! 

Pretty amazing, right?? I am constantly amazed at Nickol's work - her cakes feature ruffles, cameos, flowers, feathers, and pearls and she's not afraid of color or thinking outside the (cake) box, which I love about her!

Cakes and photos by Enlightened Patisserie

The Rustic, Frostingless Wedding Cake

I've been noticing a delightfully rustic cake trend lately - the frostingless cake. With frosting or filling only in between the layers and not covering the entire cake, these cakes make a rustic and simple yet stunning statement. After years of overdone, over-fondanted cakes, I think we're seeing a new movement towards de-constructed cakes with an emphasis on taste and a rustic look. Celebrities like Hilary Duff have even gotten in on the trend. I've rounded up some of my favorite frosting-less cakes for you to check out...

What do you think? Are you loving this rustic, frostingless trend or not so much? I'm think I'm loving it if it both fits the feel of your wedding and tastes amazing, and I think these cakes are the perfect antidote to the overdone wedding cake trend we've seen for the past decade. Thoughts?

Credits: (First to last) Apple butter cake from Postcards and Pretties, applesauce cake from Country Living, 1-2-3-4 lemon cake from Martha Stewart, strawberry cake by Delicious Bakery photo by Abagail Seymour via Style Me Pretty, Hillary Duff's wedding cake from Ok! Magazine via Engaged and Inspired, fig cake by Cheryl Kleinman Cakes photo by Dave Robbins Photography, golden apple cake by Nine Cakes photo from Martha Stewart Weddings, strawberry shortcake from Martha Stewart Weddings.

Fall Wedding Cakes

Fall is here, and with it comes delicious fresh seasonal fruits like figs, pears, apples, pomegranates, persimmons, clementines and cranberries. A great way to incorporate the flavors of fall into your wedding is to use them in your wedding cake - whether literally decorating the cake, or tucked away inside under fondant, buttercream or ganache. I rounded up some of my favorite fall wedding cakes today to inspire fall brides and lovers of fall alike.

photo by Dave Robbins Photography via OnceWed

from InStyle Weddings

from Martha Stewart Weddings

cake by Jim Smeal via InStyle Weddings

from Martha Stewart Weddings

from Martha Stewart Weddings

cake by Sweetest Perfections via InStyle Weddings

cake by Buttercream Studio via InStyle Weddings

cake by Michelle Coulon Dessertier, photo by Sara France via OnceWed

cake by Gateaux Inc via InStyle Weddings

from Martha Stewart Weddings

via Martha Stewart Weddings