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The WeddingWire Austin Community celebrated the sweet life last night during our Delectable Desserts workshop at Sweet Treets Bakery! Engaged couples, wedding party supporters, and friends joined together for an evening of cake tasting and dessert discussion, led by Jackie with Sweet Treets! From what to expect during a cake tasting to current trends in the cake world, Jackie shared her incredible insights and answered everyone’s sweet questions. And for those of you who are fans of all things gold and shiny, you’re completely on trend – metallic decor is totally in right now (this goes for cakes, too)!

Some of Jackie’s top tips include:

Plan ahead to book the bakery you want! Like most wedding vendors, bakeries book up fast.

Bring a photo (or two) of your cake inspiration. A photo can speak a thousand words, and really make a difference when it comes to bringing your vision of a dream cake to life!

If you’re looking to save, cupcakes are typically the cheapest option. You save on price per guest and you get to skip the catering cake cutting fee!

Another way to save is to choose a skinny three tier cake (serves 100) and serve the rest of your slices from a sheet cake.

Dessert buffets are all the rage, as they offer a variety of cakes and other treats. These are brilliant for providing numerous options and flavors for guests, but be aware that they can be pricey. 

After the inspirational presentation and lively Q&A, guests enjoyed three varieties of cakes – carrot, raspberry cheesecake, and strawberry champagne – each of which were paired perfectly with wine tastings. While sampling these scrumptious sweets, attendees also flipped through Jackie's many books of cake creations and drooled over the gorgeous cakes on display in the bakery. Everyone left the event feeling inspired and excited for their own dream wedding cakes!

Thank you so much to Jackie and Sweet Treets Bakery for opening your doors to us, letting us sample your crave-worthy creations, and sharing such genuine enthusiasm for all things wedding cakes.  

We had such a fantastic time and can’t wait until our next WeddingWire Austin shindig. Want to stay informed about future events? Join our meetup group! And in the meantime, we’d love to see your planning photos – just download the free Wedsocial App and join using code “austincommunity″.

Just reminiscing about that time we created floral crowns... thanks to Carly H for sharing this snapshot from our Fresh Florals workshop with Petals & Twigs!

Loving this #howweplan snapshot from Meghan C! This gorgeous arrangement was created during our Fresh Florals workshop with Pink Petunia Designs.

Thursday, April 30: 6-8pm

We’re all about weddings. YOUR weddings, to be specific. We love to see Real Weddings come through, where the end result of all of the months of wedding planning have come to create a wonderful celebration. Blissful newlyweds, beautiful decor. We just can’t get enough.

Except... How did you get to that beautiful, wonderful wedding?! We’re so curious and we’d love to see! When you’re out visiting a vendor, doing your cake tasting, creating your registry or, perhaps creating your wedding website on WeddingWire, take a snap with your phone and share it with the Indy Community! 

We’ll pick some of our favorites to share on WeddingWire’s Instagram. Because that’s #howweplan

Here’s how to do it: 

Download WedSocial from the App Store or Google Play

Join wedding: indianapoliscommunity

Load up your pics!

We can’t wait to see what you’re up to! 

If you’re anything like I was when I was engaged, your phone’s likely filled with photos of your venue, invitation samples, wedding craft projects, tablescape ideas... and the list goes on. Every time I received a wedding-related package in the mail or completed one of my many gold glittery DIYs, I took a photo and sent it to my MOH. I just couldn’t help myself! I loved the excitement of the planning process, and I loved sharing my progress. I was constantly discovering new ideas and planning seemed to happen at every turn.

Sound familiar? Before we get to the real weddings, we go through the real wedding planning. We make countless decisions that culminate in a Big Day that is uniquely ours, so why not share this love-filled journey with other engaged couples? After all, you never know who you might inspire or where your next planning ideas will come from!

As you meet with vendors, shop for decor, register for gifts, or attend events, share your photos with us and the WeddingWire Richmond community via the WedSocial app – it's free!

All you have to do is: 

Download WedSocial via the App Store or in Google Play

Click "join a wedding"

Enter code: wwcommunityrva

Upload your photos and share away!

Your images could be featured on our blog or WeddingWire’s Instagram (#howweplan)! 

Check out these #howweplan photos for inspiration:

Tuesday’s WeddingWire Fresh Florals 101 event could not have been more perfect. 

For starters, the event took place at the beautiful Olive & June restaurant. It was a lovely spring evening, so attendees were able to experience the full outdoor patio and take in that gorgeous oak tree. On the inside, the folks at Austin Winery had everyone - especially the grooms -  happily sipping the evening away. 

After some socializing (and making NEW friends!), award-winning florist, Beth with Exquisite Petals, took the stage to talk about floral trends and tips. Here are a couple pointers from her: 

Trends: ombre colors are in, as well as a loose. romantic look

Be inspired but pick what speaks to you

For minding a budget: have the more expensive floral (garden rose, peony, orchids) on the bouquets as they are the most photographed and use the less expensive flower for the centerpieces (especially since there will likely be more tables than bouquets!)

Next, Beth guided the guests through thebasics of creating a mini bouquet – reviewing the classic dome shape as well asa more natural “just picked from a field” look. 

Guests then had the opportunity to create their dream mini bouquet using an array of colorful flowers, greenery and ribbon.  This session not only provided for the WeddingWire Austin community members a fun, creative evening with friends but they also got to ask questions about floral trends, recommended bouquet size, floral budgeting and more!

We were definitely impressed with how creative and skilled our engaged Austin Community is. We were happy to educate attendees so they can better select their wedding flowers.