Chatham-Silva, Primrose Cottage, 2/21/9

Check out these cakes created for Emily Chatham and Rodrigo Silva. Their reception was at Primrose Cottage. The wedding cake was 5 tiers, but the bottom was fake. Alternating flavors of Lemon cake filled w/ raspberry and white cake filled w/ Lemon .... YUM !!! Alternating designs too ... scrolls and wide spaced dot designs. Thanks to Heather Oliver (http://www.stylishstems.com/) for leaving the beautiful yellow roses for me to place on top.

Now the groom cake was made for serious chocolate lover's .... a 4 tier hexagonal shape ... chocolate cake filled w/ Bailey's, frosted with chocolate buttercream, and adorned with chocolate covered strawberries and 3 boxes of Godiva milk and dark chocolates. It looked (and smelled) amazing. Before I placed the strawberries and chocolates on the cake, Clay looked at it from across the room and said that it looked like the shape of a chocolate fountain ... and it did.

2009 is giving me the opportunity to work with vendors "new" to me. This is the first time working with this photographer (http://www.thelongfarewell.com/). LOVE their style.

Harrykissoon-Digumarthi, Fernbank, 2/7/9

How cool is it to have your reception at Fernbank .... dining and dancing around the feet of a huge dinosaur skeleton. Very dramatic !!!

You have to have a good sized cake to compete with a huge dinosaur .. and that's what Samantha wanted. So, a 5-tier cake was in order. Each layer was a different flavor ... vanilla filled w/ almond; lemon filled w/ raspberry; white filled w/ lemon; the 4th layer from the top was fake; and the bottom layer was white filled w/ Bailey's. A subtle scroll design was placed on the bottom of each layer and the cake was then completed with gorgeous orchids - provided by the incomparable Carla Duncan (http://www.onoccasionsofatlanta.com/). The mix of green, yellow, and rust was perfect for the room decor.

Great photo from 35 Atlanta !!!!

2009 WEDDINGWIRE BRIDE'S CHOICE AWARD

Hi everyone ... I just received the following email. I'm so excited. THANK YOU to the many who made this possible.

Subject: You've Been Selected to Receive an Award from WeddingWire
Date: Tuesday, February 3, 2009 8:02 AM
From: WeddingWire Inc
To: eileenmcarter@yahoo.com

Dear Eileen,

Congratulations! You have been chosen to receive a 2009 Bride’s Choice Award! This award recognizes vendors from the WeddingWire Network who demonstrate excellent quality of service, responsiveness, professionalism, value of cost and flexibility. Unlike other awards in which winners are selected by the company, the Bride’s Choice Awards are determined exclusively by recent newlyweds through surveys and reviews. That means your past clients have spoken on your behalf and chosen you for this honor! With this honor you will receive the 2009 Bride's Choice Awards badge to place on your website and blog.

WeddingWire would like to commend you for all of your hard work and dedication to the wedding industry and look forward to a great 2009. Congratulations!

Best,

The WeddingWire Team