July 2011 Archive

Insider news about the Crumb de la Crumb Open House, from Ashley’s Bride Guide:

Crumb de la Crumb is hosting an Open House for engaged Middle TN couples to allow you to taste their specialty cakes and to give you an idea of their design ability. The event will take place Thursday, August 11 in downtown Nashville.  It is open to all engaged couples and all you have to do is RSVP online via this link.

Bonus – if you hire Crumb de la Crumb that night, you will receive $100 off of an order of $500 or more (pending date availability).

You’ll have to attend the Open House to get a taste of their unique flavors but in the meantime, we’re here to share a little cake inspiration. Recently, we talked to Lorie Burcham from Crumb de la Crumb and asked her all about wedding cake and dessert trends, from flavors to designs. Here’s what she had to say:

New flavors infused

We are working on new flavors all the time because couples each want something different based on what they like and prefer. We are working on more infusions from liqueurs, like chocolate cake with a Tennessee whiskey infusion. We really encourage our brides to think outside of the box because we can work together to create pretty much any flavor combination to help make the cake unique to that couple.

Color goes personal

As far as colors, we don’t see many trends in that category. Couples are choosing such different combinations for their wedding colors that it really doesn’t matter what the “in” color is that season, it depends on what the couple wants to work with.

Brides seek organic designs

Design-wise, the trend lately is that people want cakes that are more natural and organic looking. Simplicity seems to be key. Brides come into our shop and see our cake models and they love that we can do such unique designs that include textures and other elements above and beyond the standard cake with flowers. We have seen a number of bird themes this year that incorporated a lot of twigs and vines along the tiers of the cake.

All photos provided by Crumb de la Crumb

For more information about Crumb de la Crumb and their delicious desserts, visit their website. Don’t forget to join us at their Open House to taste and see for yourself.

This week’s featured photo is from a beautiful pink Cedarwood wedding on the fourth of July. I adore it because you can just feel the joy captured between these two wonderful people and their loved ones.

Photo by Kristyn Hogan.

Enjoy the pictures from this recent shoot at the Marriott Vanderbilt by Kristyn Hogan!

From the TOMS website:  “In 2006, American traveler Blake Mycoskie befriended children in Argentina and found they had no shoes to protect their feet. Wanting to help, he created TOMS, a company that would match every pair of shoes purchased with a pair of new shoes given to a child in need. One for One. Blake returned to Argentina with a group of family, friends and staff later that year with 10,000 pairs of shoes made possible by TOMS customers.”

Now you can help out shoeless children in need by wearing pretty, comfortable wedding shoes! TOMS just came out with several new styles that are bridal-appropriate, from ivory grosgrain wedges to blue glitter slip-ons that can serve as your “something blue.” TOMS are becoming a widespread trend as bridal party footwear, providing the means for brides and grooms alike to contribute to a charitable cause while staying fashionably on par. To top things off, you probably can’t find a more comfy pair of wedding shoes (no, not even flip-flops!).

Here’s a few of the styles available! Go check out toms.com today!

~ Kelly