Is this the icing on the cake or what?

While attending a recent seminar, I had the opportunity to get some pictures of very artisitic cakes. Most of these cakes are made with fondant icing. This gives them the smooth appearance and capability to be "molded" in some forms. Most of the intricate details are gum pasted. They are all a piece of art or is that piece of cake?

National Bridal Convention

In November I invested in attending the National Association of Bridal Consultants Convention in Newport Beach, California. I try to do my best to attend all of the top notch bridal and event shows throughout the country and provide my clients with the very latest trends and details to make their wedding absolutely fabulous!I gathered so many new tips and helpful details for my brides. Nationally known speakers such as Colin Cowie, Mary Dann (Whose Wedding Is It Anyway?), Barbara Wallace and David Tuterra all attend and speak at this event.
Besides these top notch professionals, I am able to share with professionals all over the country to give you, my client, the absolute best insight and ideas.
While there, I also had the privilege of attending an exclusive couture linen open house in Beverly Hills! Wow, was that fun. The linen company actually came and picked 15(350 attendees at the convention...was I ever lucky) of us up and whisked us away in a fabulous limo to Beverly Hills. (Boy was that fun!! I think I could easily get used to it!!) These linens are exquisite and affordable! Just ask me about designing something fabulous for your wedding or event! Just this week I received their sample books and I would love to share them with you.

Mt. Auburn March Another Success!

Many thanks to all who participated in the 4th annual Mt. Auburn March for the Cure.the many volunteers, participants and donors really made a difference in the lives of many women. The Little Red Door Cancer Agency will use the funds to help women in need receive mammograms, detection and cure. Thanks to this year's co sponsor, Southwestern High School FFA. Also thanks to Southern Indiana Surgery for their donations and goodie bags. Special recognition should be given to Miss Sue Steele's Star Factory, Shelbyville, Indiana for raising the most money. Miss Sue's Dance Studio raised over $3,000.00!! What an inspiration and example for all of her students. Her leadership is incredible. Plan now for next year's event. You can make a difference and do!

2008 Mt. Auburn March for the Cure Registration Information

1 MILE WALK, 5K WALK/RUN, 10 MILE BIKE

Saturday, November 8, 2008

Please print a copy of this form and complete for the event.
Registration and Release Form (.pdf)

Southwestern High School
3406 West 600 South
Shelbyville, Indiana

Registration 7:00-7:30 A.M.
Walk to begin at 8:00 A.M.

The route is in the beautiful, rural countryside! We have great giveaways and a bake sale with wonderful selection of baked goods. All proceeds go to The Little Red Door Cancer Agency Assisting women in Shelby and Johnson Counties in the fight against breast cancer!

Thank you to Rita Marley at Bloom Design Studios, Inc. in Indianapolis for the donation of the beautiful flyer design.

The Flying Cupcake! A New Friend!

Look at these pictures and you'll know why I love the Flying Cupcake.
Located at 56th and Illinois, the Flying Cupcake makes the best cupcakes I have ever tasted! Kate, the owner, is now my new best friend (after she sent me home with a box to try). You should have seen and tasted them. Coconut (my favorite), strawberry with pink icing and cake (yummy), carrot cake (rich and decadent), golden with chocolate icing (my husband's favorite), red velvet (I didn't even care for red velvet until I tried Kate's whoa!!), traditional wedding (all white and almondy), traditional birthday (white or chocolate with fun sprinkles) and bahrumba (a buttery pecan flavor and toasted pecans make this sinful). Now, about the icing....it was thick and amazing. Each cupcake had icing to coordinate with the flavor. I just don't know how Kate and Gigi do it. They truly are masters. Besides tasty treats their store is so much fun. Little ballerina cake toppers, ice cream, vintage trays and candy treats make it a special place to visit. Thanks, Kate.

Allie and Nic

Do you want your wedding to be this fun? We do! Let us help you have a wedding that will sparkle for years! Just look at this phenomenal picture my friend and business associate Morgan Matters took at her sister's wedding. Morgan and I had a great time helping Allie with her wedding. Morgan Matters Photography is fresh and fun! Make sure to check out her website www.morganmattersphotography.com.Make sure to look at more pictures of Allie and Nic's wedding in my Wedding Gallery.

Save A Life

I just read an article from Paige Harden in the Columbus Republic Newspaper. It touched my heart and I hope touches yours. The article was about Columbus resident, John Romine. John is a 21 year old who is a junior at Purdue. John has been fighting recurrent, resisting Hodgkin's lymphoma.
He has had chemotherapy, radiation, a stem-cell transplanted and most recently proton-beam radiation. While waiting for insurance to approve the proton-beam therapy, the cancer spread to John's lungs. His last option is a bone marrow transplant. None of his family members are a match, in fact only four people in the world had the potential of matching and three of them were only a 60% match. The last possible match cannot be retested until the end of September.
JOHN NEEDS HELP!!He will continue having chemo to keep the cancer at bay until a match is found.
ALL HEALTHY ADULTS BETWEEN THE AGES OF 18 AND 60 CAN SIGN UP TO BE A DONOR. Registration is FREE until September 22nd by visiting marrow.org/HELP/Events/NASCAR/index.html.
PLEASE HELP JOHN AND OTHERS. We can help him and others defeat their cancer! John recently told his mom that if he could get more people on the registry and one life is saved, he will have met his purpose in life.
When you sign up to donate, you are committing to donate your bone marrow to anyone in the world, but it also means it could be going to John. Time is of the essence!!!More than 6,000 people search for bone marrow every day. You will be blessed by being a blessing to others.