This cake went to the MS Mount Washington boat in Wiers beach. The bride loved the idea of spirals and dots and the fondant ribbon matched her wedding colors perfectly!

If you and most of your guests celebrate Christmas, an ornament makes a perfect favor. An inexpensive homemade favor is a pretty tin of spiced hot chocolate mix or hot cocoa mix with marshmallows. Also consider a snow globe, with a bride and groom inside, or a holiday cookie cutter with a cookie recipe attached that says your names, wedding date, and “truly cut out for each other”.

Special touches

• Have the bride and groom travel by horse and carriage to the reception, complete with a fur throw to keep them warm of course!
• Decorate the reception with miniature and life-size Christmas trees.
• Commission an ice sculpture to decorate the reception hall
• Use a crystal bouquet for that extra wintery feel. As a bonus, you’ll get to keep your your bouquet forever.
• Greet your guests with warm coffee or hot chocolate as soon as they come in the ceremony or reception site.

This cake went to a purple-loving bride! She started out wanting a wedding cake that had a castle on the top and a carriage with horses at the base. Somewhere along the lines, the groom found a bride and groom topper that had bobble-heads and the cake change over to purple blossoms for her and the bobble heads for him!