A Wonderful Day at the Wedding Walk

Yesterday was a fablous day at the Wedding Walk of Tacoma! We had over 60 premeire vendors and 6 venues. Each venue had a different theme and design. A Piece of Cake Events, was at the Washington State History Museum. The decor` included a collection of spring colors with shades of pink, green, orange and peach. We transformed three floors in the Washington State History Museum to give the brides an idea of what their ceremony and reception can look like. Inside each venue were premiere vendors such as a DJ's, Baker's, Caterer's and Florist, just to name a few. We would like to give a special thanks to Trendy Events for asking us to show our skills and assist with putting on the Wedding Walk. Also, thank you to Blitz & Co. for the flowers, Wallflowers for providing the pictures and AA Party Rentals for the rental items.

The Knot Best of Weddings 2011-A Piece of Cake Events!

The Knot Best of Weddings 2011-A Piece of Cake Evens! 

 

We are so honored to announce that we at A Piece of Cake Events have won Best of Weddings 2011 from The Knot!  We could not have done it without everyone on our team, and we are so grateful for all our brides who voted for us. Thank you!

 

We would also like you to know that we will be appearing at the  Seattle Wedding Expo January 22-23. Stop by our booth for a chance to win a free “Day-Of” planning!  We will be giving out special discounts on our services, and we would love to see you there! Find out more here: http://www.bridesclub.com/bridal-shows/

 

 

Also in our busy calendar we have been asked to be a facilitator at the Tacoma Museum of Glass for  the First Annual Wedding Walk of Tacoma which will be held from Sunday, February 20^th from noon-5:30 pm; with an after party starting at 5:30pm at the Museum of Glass. We will be showing gowns and tuxes from all over, including from Brides by Demetrios. There will be six different venues for brides to walk through with a different wedding planning company overseeing each—stop by the incredibly cool Museum of Glass to party with us! Find out more at: www.weddingwalktacoma.com

 

Such exciting times are ahead---look for changes in our website and book with us quickly as our schedule is rapidly filling up!

 

Warmest Regards,

 

Dawnet Davis

www.apieceofcakeweddingsandevents.com

Beautiful Bride, Beautiful Barn!

This past weekend was a blast!  A Piece of Cake Events had a wedding at the Pickering Barn in Issaquah.  Our bride hired us to help out on her big day as “Day-Of” coordinators, and couldn’t thank us enough. “This was perfect!” she said—which described both the ceremony and reception.

The wedding began early in the afternoon and lasted well into the evening. As requested, we were there the entire time to make sure the ceremony and reception was set up exactly how the bride and groom expected.  It was a new location for us, being a barn—but this was not your typical barn! It was very contemporary, a beautiful facility.

Of course, with Christmas just around the corner, the decorations were a beautiful sage green, gold, and white. The bride and her wedding party looked absolutely stunning. Everything went according to plan, and the bride and groom were so thankful that A Piece of Cake Events was there.

 Here is a picture of setting up for the ceremony! 

-Dawnet Davis

www.apieceofcakeweddingsandevents.com 

A Candellight Ceremony And A Stunning Reception

We had a very special wedding here at A Piece of Cake Events…it was truly one-of-a-kind. The bride wanted something unique and special for her flowers; especially the décor at the church. Her fiancé liked the idea of having an arbor at the altar---which would look like an arch of flowers above their heads. Well, the bride took that idea one step further and came up with two 12 foot high curly willow and dendrobium orchid “trees” whose branches almost touched over head, forming an arch with long branches of white orchids. Her florist hung orbs of glowing candles from the branches behind the couple to echo the candlelight ceremony. The wedding colors were purple, silver, and white; so the aisle had a white runner and was smothered in thousands of purple and white rose petals. Along the sides of the aisle the bride took tall glass trumpet vases, turned them upside-down to form pillars of varying heights and placed candles on top with more rose petals surrounding them. There were trio arrangements of submerged stock (in white, dark purple, and lavender) with floating candles in the windows, and the only lights on at the ceremony were two spotlights where the bride and groom stood and one on the harpist, who played throughout the ceremony.

The reception at the Des Moines Yacht Club was just as breathtaking. The bride and her aunt made their own centerpieces, echoing the mammoth trees from the church they took silver curly willow branches and white phaelinopsis orchids and placed them in tall, clear flower towers. The head table featured a floral runner of mostly white flowers along each wing of the table that met in the center with an arrangement of various purple and white flowers, cascading down the front of the table. We made the champagne toast memorable by adding a blackberry to every glass, fitting it with the color scheme. After a sweet first dance,  the bride danced with her father to “A Song for My Daughter” and made everyone in the room cry—but the best was saved for last: as the bride and groom exited the reception under and arch of 3 foot long sparklers held by their family and friends, they were met by the father of the bride’s yacht, covered in white fairy lights and ready to sail them off into the sunset.

We will never forget such a gorgeous wedding, or how happy the bride and groom were as they thanked us for our help and left for their honeymoon in St. Lucia!

 ---Dawnet Davis

www.apieceofcakeweddingsandevents.com

A Fantastic Wedding Planned in Under Two Months!

I had a wedding this past Saturday that I am dying to tell you about. It’s really quite an amazing story!

The bride and groom came to A Piece of Cake Events on August 30th of 2010—with the desire to get married on October 23, 2010!  This meant that we had a little under TWO MONTHS to plan the entire wedding…and it turned out amazing!

 Everything was simply perfect.  The wedding was an international wedding: the bride is from China and the Groom is from France. Their guests flew from all over the world to witness what turned out to be a beautiful wedding.  The ceremony and reception was at the Woodmark hotel, overlooking gorgeous Lake Washington.

 The bride put her full trust in A Piece of Cake Events.  We planned and designed the entire wedding, each minute detail was our responsibility. She knew she was in good hands, and would make comments like, "You're my wedding planner, I trust you.”

There was not one aspect of this wedding that we did not design.  The bride and groom were so awe-struck when they saw how beautiful their wedding was.  We received dozens of "thank you’s!" all night long.  I will never forget this night, or how I planned a wedding in under two months that turned out to be…a Piece of Cake!    

The bride and groom benefited so much from our complete coordination wedding package, and we’re hoping we can give the same outstanding service and results to you!

--Dawnet Davis

Oh The Things We Can Do….

Oh The Things We Can Do….

Last weekend we had a wedding that went from ordinary—to extraordinary!

Held at a golf course in Lacey, the bride wanted an outdoor wedding on the green. Sadly, however, when we set up the rehearsal, the weather forecast was rain, rain, rain. We made the best of it and set up the ceremony in the beautiful restaurant where the reception was to be held. Everything was in place on the wedding day when suddenly the sun came out!

The bride was ecstatic: now she could have the outdoor wedding she had always dreamed of! We at A Piece of Cake Events were proud to make it happen for her. So at sunset the bride and her father walked over a bridge and onto the golf green, fulfilling her every wedding fantasy. She was radiant in a white dress with red detail, matching her wedding colors and the fall motif. We spread fall leaves and rose petals on the white aisle runner—making a stunning contrast on the green grass. The reception followed after at the restaurant which we decked out in lights and draping, and the small, intimate wedding was enjoyed by all.

Once again, we worked with one of our favorite photographers, Latasha Hayne (http://www.photomelatasha.com) who supplied this picture of the happy wedding party.

This wedding served to show that A Piece of Cake Events is wholly devoted to making your every wedding wish a reality—no matter what!

--Dawnet Davis   &   Kimberly Neil

Summer Wrap-Up Blog

 

It’s been a busy summer for A Piece of Cake Events!

We’ve had the pleasure of working several weddings for several wonderful brides, including a wedding out of state in Clark County, Idaho. We did all the planning long-distance(the bride and groom were from Texas!), and It was a five hour drive, but I was so glad to do it! We had a blast! The bride and groom had decided on a beautiful outdoor wedding in Swallows Park, and even the weather cooperated to make the day absolutely magical!  I love to travel, and this wedding was a pure pleasure to coordinate.

We also had a stunning outdoor wedding at Pacific Lutheran University—the bride and groom were married in an amphitheatre with flower arrangements marking each of the stone steps all the way down to where they were encircled by yellow rose petals, exchanging their own written vows before their guests—a beautiful moment that captivated everyone present. 

We’d like to give a little attention to a close friend of ours, a talented photographer named Amber Clarke (you can visit her website at: http://www.amberclarkphotography.com/). We have had the pleasure of working with her recently, and her photos are amazing—truly a treasure for each couple she shoots. 

We'd also like to credit Latasha Haynes from Latasha Haynes Photography (http://www.photomelatasha.com/) for the gorgeous photo we are displaying of our most recent wedding. She has worked with us closely in the past (we've even mentioned her in a previous post!) and always does a fabulous job. 

Both of these ladies are tremendously talented, and we are honored to have been able to work with them. 

Now that summer is ending, we are gearing up for an eventful fall and winter season—but our schedules aren’t full yet, so don’t hesitate to add your event to our calendar—we would love to do for you as we have done for all our clients: make your special event or wedding absolutely perfect.

--Dawnet Davis