Gwen and Josh, of the "Gwen" Cake

All images provided by Gwen and Josh and courtesy of Chrissy Lambert Photography

The blog plan this week was to share more of our recent cakes and we headed down that path until we received an email from our bride Andrea finalizing her "Gwen" cake design. Having recently showcased Marchelle and Tom's wedding on the blog and enjoying taking that trip down memory lane, we decided to do the same for Gwen and Josh. With all the attention on the "Gwen" cake of late -- see yesterday's post for the backstory -- we contacted Gwen and asked if we could share her and Josh's wedding on our blog. The couple quickly responded and sent us more of photographer Chrissy Lambert's beautiful images than we could possibly show. We wanted to show their wedding largely because of the design of the event, which so perfectly complimented the colors and style of the cake. While the cake design is all ours, the look of this gorgeous wedding was brought together by a talented team of vendors including coordinator Dianna Shitanishi of Hawaii Weddings and Events, Debbie Hemingway of Designs by Hemingway, Naomi Lee of Les Saisons for custom linens, The Halekulani, Hau Terrace for location and Chrissy Lambert Photography. We hope you enjoy Gwen and Josh's wedding as much as we did. Once again, a big Mahalo to Gwen and Josh for sharing their special day with all of us!




























Join us next week as we reveal some of our newest cakes and our next Featured Wedding, by photographer Frank Amodo. Here's a little peek, before the "Sneak Peek". Image courtesy of Frank Amodo, Amodo Photo.


Enjoy your weekend!

The "Gwen" Cake

It's been nearly 1 year since our couple Gwen and Josh were married, and even longer since Rick designed their wedding cake. As Gwen and Josh prepare to celebrate their first anniversary, little did they know that their wedding cake has become a desirable design by a number of other brides. We currently have two brides booked who have requested the "Gwen" cake, with only a slight modification. Earlier this year we received a request from a bride wanting us to ship the "Gwen" cake to her wedding on the Big Island, though we were unable to do it. Obviously the "Gwen" cake has that certain something inspiring "Gwen envy" but it's important to point out in all fairness, that Rick's "Gwen" cake was actually inspired by his "Tish" cake, made for our bride Tish's wedding in 2006. Gwen saw and fell in love with the "Tish" design and we used this as a basis for creating her and Josh's cake.



For Gwen and Josh's cake, Rick changed the tiki style, bamboo color and flower type from cymbidium orchids to the hibiscus, to work with the couple's wedding colors and decor. Speaking of colors and decor, Gwen and Josh's wedding was gorgeous and so beautifully captured by Chrissy Lambert Photography. We showcased their wedding last year on the blog but our photos didn't do the event justice.

Tomorrow we will feature their wedding on the blog. Gwen and Josh were gracious enough to share with our readers their wedding images. For a cake as desirable as theirs has become, we wanted you to "meet" the Gwen and Josh behind the "Gwen" cake.

Thank you, Gwen. Thank you Josh! We're wishing you both the best!

Aloha, til tomorrow!

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