From Concept to Cake: A Jessica Clair Shoot Produced by Lollipop Events
Posted on January 29, 2010 by Erica OBrien in bridal shower, cake design, fondant, for the baker, for the bride, inspiration, photography | 6 Comments

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.
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6 Responses to From Concept to Cake: A Jessica Clair Shoot Produced by Lollipop Events

  1. Lollipop Events & Designs says:
    February 1, 2010 at 6:40 pm

    Love this post Erica! Many more photos coming our way! I would love to share your sketch on our blog as well.

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  2. Lollipop Events & Designs says:
    February 1, 2010 at 6:40 pm

    Love this post Erica! Many more photos coming our way! I would love to share your sketch on our blog as well.

    Reply
  3. Lollipop Events & Designs says:
    February 1, 2010 at 6:40 pm

    Love this post Erica! Many more photos coming our way! I would love to share your sketch on our blog as well.

    Reply
  4. Lollipop Events & Designs says:
    February 1, 2010 at 6:40 pm

    Love this post Erica! Many more photos coming our way! I would love to share your sketch on our blog as well.

    Reply
  5. Lollipop Events & Designs says:
    February 1, 2010 at 6:40 pm

    Love this post Erica! Many more photos coming our way! I would love to share your sketch on our blog as well.

    Reply
  6. Lollipop Events & Designs says:
    February 1, 2010 at 6:40 pm

    Love this post Erica! Many more photos coming our way! I would love to share your sketch on our blog as well.

    Reply

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