What is your most memorable wedding?
My most memorable wedding was a 4-tier luggage cake with LED lights inserted into the globe top tier to form a flight path. The couple were British but had emigrated to Australia so wanted their cake to represent this. The whole thing was done via email to Australia and it was delivered to a very snowy Pennine location in the middle of winter. Stress 100% but the couple loved it and I still get emails from them about it, 4 years on!
Describe your style in 5 adjectives.
Natural, unstructured, quirky, individual and fun
What about your business are you most proud of?
I previously won the North of England Wedding Awards 2016. This is in recognition of excellence in customer service and is based purely on customer feedback. They all commented on how friendly and easy-going the whole process was, with good communication. One of my brides also stated that if you hadn’t tasted my chocolate cake, you hadn’t lived! I have also recently been crowned Wedding Cake Designer of the Year 2019 for Yorkshire and Humberside in the I Do Wedding Awards. I was also named by Yorkshire Life Magazine as one of the 5 best wedding cake designers in Yorkshire.
What is your No. 1 wedding planning tip for couples?
Whichever wedding supplier you choose, please don’t be afraid to speak up and be true to your style. If they won’t accommodate it, find someone that will!
What is your favourite personal touch you have seen at a wedding?
Any personal touches, especially those that represent shared interests, are better than anything just gleaned from Pinterest. A wedding should a celebration of a future life together so both parties should have an input.
Describe your typical process with a couple.
All my wedding couples are invited for a no-obligation consultation, where they are provided with a sample selection of our most popular flavours. We then chat over the design and I will provide a detailed quotation and sketch (if required). Their date is then secured with a 25% non-returnable deposit. Alternatively, as I will only have limited capacity per week, a wedding date can be secured with a £50 deposit and the design process completed nearer the date.