Design inspiration for a wedding can come from anywhere, really. Recently, I worked with Cortnie from Lollipop Events and Jessica Claire from Jessica Claire Wedding Photography to design a travel-themed wedding.
Event designers often use inspiration boards to give a visual voice to their idea and to fine-tune their concept. Here are the inspiration boards Cortnie created:
As a designer, I am very visual, so an inspiration board helps me conceptualize the cake. Once I have my idea, I create my sketch. Sometimes I create numerous sketches. For this particular cake, I was happy with the first sketch, but I ended up changing the design for the actual cake.
I was very impressed by how seamlessly Cortnie and her team were able to incorporate all of the elements into a cohesive design.
The wedding cake topper was inspired by the Moroccan art in the inspiration boards. I hand-sculpted it using fondant.
Cortnie wanted vintage stamps, so I printed some images with edible ink. (Lo and behold, thanks to my poor inventory skills, I ran out of icing sheets. Melody, my friend and proprietor of Sweet and Saucy Shop, lent me the edible icing sheets. Thank you Melody!) I cut them into stamp-sized rectangles and attached them to ribbon using fondant tabs.
I applied the sequins by hand. Overall, I was very happy with the cake. I really thought it captured the concept while still looking simple, streamlined, and sophisticated.
A big thank you to Julie Roberts of Julie Roberts Photo for providing the photos above.
The photo shoot was part of a workshop for photographers given by Jessica Claire. Her work from the shoot appeared on Style Me Pretty.
We would love to answer all of your questions! Feel free to contact Erica OBrien Cake Design. We’ll either email you directly or post your question on our blog.
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As a designer, I am very visual, so an inspiration board helps me conceptualize the cake. Once I have my idea, I create my sketch. Sometimes I create numerous sketches. For this particular cake, I was happy with the first sketch, but I ended up changing the design for the actual cake.
I was very impressed by how seamlessly Cortnie and her team were able to incorporate all of the elements into a cohesive design.
Love this post Erica! Many more photos coming our way! I would love to share your sketch on our blog as well.
Love this post Erica! Many more photos coming our way! I would love to share your sketch on our blog as well.
Love this post Erica! Many more photos coming our way! I would love to share your sketch on our blog as well.
Love this post Erica! Many more photos coming our way! I would love to share your sketch on our blog as well.
Love this post Erica! Many more photos coming our way! I would love to share your sketch on our blog as well.
Love this post Erica! Many more photos coming our way! I would love to share your sketch on our blog as well.