Office Bridal Shower - Blue Cake

Just got back from The Office Groom's work, where his co-workers organized a shower for us! There was so much awesomeness invovled in this shower, I think I'll write several posts.

Although it wasn't a suprise, I was genuinely in awe of how thoughful a gesture it was. The entire...and I mean ENTIRE office gathered in the common room and OG and I stood at center stage while his very cool boss embarrassed us LOL. We did a quick game of Marriage Prepatation (we had our backs to each other and had to answer questions about who is more likely to--fill in blank). Then everyone enjoyed some yummy blue icing cake and within seconds everyone was sporting blue teeth grins. Love it!

Shoes & Cake

Why not combine the two and have a shoe shaped cake cutter?


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I know these have been around for a while, but as I was dinkin' around on the internet this morning, one thought led to another and these popped in my head.

You can pick up a pair...err... I mean one, at Amazon.

Too cute!

From the Desk of... Julie

I.T. by day. Icing by night. Meet Julie, one of my co-workers who's a whiz with both computers and cake flour. Julie has quite a reputation at work for her delicious (and beautifully decorated) baked goods, and it's always a good day when she brings in samples for everyone in the office to taste test. And without fail, every sample I've ever had is absolutely delicious - which is why I asked her to do our wedding cupcakes! I love that she has a good balance between work and play, and I asked her a bit more about it...

How did you get involved in making cakes?
I started taking classes at Michael’s craft store.

Who are your culinary idols?
I was able to meet and take a class from Bronwen Webber which was amazing! Lorraine McKay does wonderful figures and I am looking forward to taking a class in July. She is coming all the way from Scotland! I am also addicted to Bakerella.


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How do you juggle between your day job and your passion?
I really enjoy my full time job in IT - now I have a day timer that allows me to schedule my time. It's all about organization but I could not do it without my Mom. She does all the baking. Just love her.

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What is the hardest cake that you’ve made?
My first tiered cake was hard because I was so afraid it was going to fall over. Now it is like "You want 10 tiers? Bring it on!!!"


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What is your favourite flavor / type of cake?
Chocolate with whipped chocolate ganache filling. There is this chocolate mud cake that is making a splash in North America coming from Australia and I cannot wait to try and make that! Maybe there might be some taste testers at work?

(Hells, yeah! Sign me up!)

For more photos of Julie's fabulous work, check out her Flickr site!

Inspiration Board: "Blue & Hot"

When things are a bit slow in the office, I like to play around on Photoshop. Helped a lot when I was deciding on color scheme and themes, and I had so much fun putting together an inspiration board, I thought I'd create some more for other office brides out there! I'll also be sure to list what each item is and where you can find them on-line!

Introducing my first Inspiration Board - "Blue & Hot"



DRESS: Vera Wang
EARRINGS: Pookie and Pierre on Etsy
SHOES: Steve Madden Women's Trickked Pump
BM DRESS: J.Crew Embossed shift dress
BOUQUET: Botanica Floral Designs Blog
CUPCAKES: Coco Cake Blog