Your Perfect Wedding Cake!

So, you want to get a wedding cake, but not just any cake, one that fit perfectly with your venue, your colors, your wedding theme and your own personal style.  How do you get to that design?  At White Rose Bakery it is so important to us that your cake is perfect for you.  We don't want you to pick cake #166 out of an album, we want you to have your cake and this is how we do it:

Our design process starts with your first call to our bakery.  We will need to know the date of your wedding to be sure that we have an opening.  We will need to know the venue for your reception and approximately how many guests you are expecting.  In addition to setting a convenient time for the consultation we will also be reminding you to bring anything and everything that will give us a starting point for your design.  This can include, invitations, save the date cards, dress pictures, color swatches, styles of cake you have liked and anything else you want to include.

At the consultation, after you have samples our yummy cakes, we can start doing some sketching.  Do you like round or square?  A steeper cake or a more traditional spacing?  Do you want fresh flowers, sugar flowers?  Are you looking for a more traditional cake or do you want something more cutting edge?  What design elements do you want on the cake and how would you like to incorporate your colors?  We will take you through each of these questions, giving you different options.  Once we have an idea of the different elements you want to include we will do two or three quick sketches just to get an idea of how the cakes will look.  This gives you the opportunity to pick a cake you've actually seen.  Once the design is decided upon we will do a larger, full color sketch of your cake.  If there are specific design elements then samples will be prepared and we will give you a 4"x6" panel that will look just like the side of your cake.  Once the sketch and samples are approved and the flavors decided upon, we're set.  We will work with your wedding staff to ensure that your cake is displayed at your venue and waiting to take your breath away!

Eat, Drink, and Marry!

For you couples working on planning the perfect wedding, there is going to be a fun new event held at Mahers in Lake Oswego on November 11th from 6-9pm.  Charming Mahers Pub will be the back drop for a fun "engagement party".  Local vendors will be bringing samples of their work and will be available to chat with you.  We will have lots of yummy food and fun wedding ideas, not to mention cake!  There will be amazing give aways and everyone will go home with a goody bag.

Here's just some of the local vendors who are participating:  Party Place, Event Team (MC & DJ), White Rose Bakery, Blum Floral Design, Cardgirl Invitations, Heidi K. Papers, KGK Floral Design, Brandon Perron Photography, Champagne Wedding & Event Coordination, Liu Liu Designs and Calligraphy by Jennifer.

It's going to be a great evening so be sure to pre-register at Eat, Drink, Marry and we'll see you there!

Mock Wedding at the Hotel Monaco, Portland

I had a great time last week.  I was invited by Brandon Perron of Brandon Perron Photography to take part in a "mock wedding" he was staging as a photography workshop for local photographers.  The event was coordinated by Mandi Downs of Champagne Wedding & Event Coordination, flowers were provided by Jordan Gladow of Blum, Design in Flowers and the gorgeous setting at the beautiful Hotel Monaco downtown was overseen by Carole Lombardi.  Mandi did an amazing job, the room was done in magenta, plum and red and was sleek and sumptuous.  The cake was done to give a nod to the darling magenta shoes the bride wore.  I received copies of the first pictures today.  These were done by Laura Zander of Add to Heart Photography.  You should check out the rest of her photos, they are really beautiful!

Put Some Fun in Your Wedding Planning!

Spring is almost here, your date is set, your venue is reserved and you are in the process of choosing and confirming all your vendors. While you are working on that list, why not consider some of the vendors below and have a wedding that is not only wonderful but fun and unforgettable! These vendors are in the Portland area, but fun options are available wherever you are getting married!

Portland Wedding Pedicabs - http://www.portlandweddingpedicabs.com/ If you've planned the ultimate eco-friendly wedding or have lots of guests to transport downtown, this is the only way to travel. You can imagine the fun as your guests wind their way through downtown to the reception site! Check out their website for the parade video..too much fun!

Top Hat Productions - http://www.tophatproductions.com/ Having a Christmas wedding? Santa Clause can come, how about Irish Dancers for that March wedding or Polynesian dancers? Top Hat can offer you multiple, unique entertainment and theme ideas, guaranteed to surprise and delight your guests.

Paparazzi Tonight - http://www.pdxphotobooth.com/ You can't have too many pictures of a wedding and reception and many couples put disposable cameras on tables so that they get those spontaneous pics. With the help of Paparazzi Tonight you can do it better and rent a photo booth! Imagine all the fun your guests will have cramming in and smiling for the camera. Not only will everyone have a ball, but they will leave with a wonderful momento.