Bridal Showers & Brides Oh My!

One of my favorite cookie orders to make are for bridal showers! They are so girlie and fun to make. Plus the color combinations are endless! However, one theme that seems to be very in style right now is pale or dusty rose pink with white and gold accents!

Gold Wedding ring Cookies

Gold is a very difficult color to make with buttercream frosting without having to airbrush, which in my opinion can alter the taste. So I opted for something tastier SPRINKLES! Who doesn't love gold sprinkles?

Bridesmaid Dress & Engagement Ring Cookies

I am not sure if the pink is the actual color of the bridesmaid dresses but the dress is one of my absolutely favorite cutters to use. You can do many different "style" of dresses, but my go to is the ruffles.

Gold Engagement Ring Cookie "I DO!"

Hopefully these words will be said on the big day ;)

Wedding Dress Cookies

 Oohlala! So many dresses! Bridesmaids and the bride! 

Bridal Shower Cookies

K+M = <3 Congratulations to the Bride and Groom to be! 

Flower Swirl Cookies

Heart Cookies

Monogram Initial Cookies

 Cheers to the future Mrs. L!

Monogram L cookies

Wedding cookie Platter

So Many Cookies! 

As if this week wasn't busy enough for me, I also had my first wedding to bake for which was really exciting! I had the fun job of making 250 cupcakes! In planning my own wedding, I must say I have a hard time paying $3/cupcake when I can bake them myself. Sure it takes time, but if you are on a tight budget then you have to find a way to make it work.
This little budget savvy bride is my future cousin-in-law. She got married this past weekend and had about 175 people attend. It took place in eastern washington on a hill over looking the beautiful Columbia River. The view was absolutely breath taking!

Despite all the fires in eastern washington right now, she really lucked out. It was sunny, there was no smoke in the valley, but there was a very strong breeze that was hard to work with. Since it was so warm out (about 90 degrees), we had to wait to put the cupcakes out since they couldn't be in direct sunlight - they were just buttercream frosting. The cake with stood the weather, but that is not something I can take credit for. 

Everything came together nicely. She had a "peacock" color theme. We did an assortment of mini and big cupcakes in vanilla and chocolate. As well as vanilla and chocolate buttercream. My favorite was vanilla cake with chocolate frosting. Since those didn't really go with the "theme" (brown frosting) those got put out after the cake to the face smashing...I mean, the cake cutting. 

For frosting the cupcakes, I did either a "ruffle" or "big swirl" pattern as I call them.  I am so happy for the bride and groom! What a fun day and I was so honored to be apart of it, even if it was just a small part! 

Happy 4th of July!

July 5th in Seattle usually marks the "official" day of summer...meaning, nice weather. It ALWAYS rans on the fourth and this year my fiance and I were down spending the holiday with his family in hood canal.
The morning on the 4th it was beautiful and sunny, but slowly that turned into a little rain spell in the late afternoon/ dinner time. Fortunately it cleared up in time for fireworks. As always, my "honey" is the head pyro in charge of the artillery. He definitely knows how to wheel and deal with the booths to get what he wants and puts on a pretty good show every year.

I like to watch the fireworks, but I like to keep a safe distance away from them. I would rather make fireworks in the kitchen...with my cookies ;)

We had A LOT of yummy desserts at the cabin, include no bake bars which I haven't had in YEARs as well as yummy peanut brittle bars, rice krispy treats, the list goes on and on!

4th of July Cookie Platter

My little brother and sister love to watch me make cookies and when I told them I was going to be making cookies for the 4th of July one of them - can't remember now - said I should make cookies in the shape of the #4...Not a bad idea kiddo! So I took their advice and I did!

All the cookie! Happy 4th of July!

Stars and 4's 

Red, white and blue star cookies with matching #4's to go with it to celebrate the fourth of July holiday. The 4s are nice and small, which makes it ok to eat more than 1...shhh....don't worry I won't tell!

Hood Canal 2014 

The fluted cookie cutter is what I am calling my "fireworks" and they kind of look like it if you use your imagination a little bit right?!? You can't see them but there were a few other phrases on them too like "happy 4th" "4th of July" "2014" and a big number 4 too.

Stars and Stripes! Gotta love the flag!

One of the most iconic american symbols...our beautiful flag. It's not Independence Day with out the flag representation on the platter! I actually had my mom help me out with these one! I was frosting the red stripes and she would follow behind me with the white piping bag and make the white stripes and then we would play leap frog back and fourth until they were all filled in...save me probably about half the time it would have normally taken me. *thanks mom*

Festive Cupcakes

I love the cupcake cookies because they have the most frosting on them....mmmm.....frosting!

Happy 4th of July!

Gotta have a checkered table cloth!

Here is what I was talking about above! A few more shots of the "firework" cookies I made with different phrases on them. Again a shout out to my mom for helping me on these ones too. She helped fill in the "polka dots" and again saving me lots of time. *thanks mom*

Happy 4th of July Cookies

Stars and Stripe Cookies

I took advantage of the cute table cloth that was very "all american" if I do say so my self to go with our holiday theme!

Old Glory

Thanks for stopping by! I hope everyone had a safe and happy holiday!