Tag Archives: wedding cake

Oct 05, 2015

Tara Guerard Soiree by Liz Banfield

I know dessert stations have been around for awhile, but my sweet tooth is kicking in and I wanted to share some delicious eye candy and maybe these will inspire some ideas for your fall entertaining. Here, individual cakes were offered for each guest, complete with monogrammed chocolate pieces.  Photo by Liz Banfield.

Martha Stewart Weddings

Martha Stewart‘s team asked me to help on the wedding of her then assistant, getting married outside of Nashville, Tennessee.  This fall flavored dessert table is obviously magazine worthy. Photo by Josh Reeder.

Martha Stewart Desserts

The monogrammed petits fours for the couple were little works of art. Photo by Josh Reeder.

Tara Guerard Soiree by Liz Banfield

For our bride that had an eclectic aesthetic, a whimsical woodland themed dessert display by Jim Smeal was full of special details. Coconut cakes featured meringue mushrooms, and the pecan pies had graham and marzipan leaves. Other treats included handpainted chocolate quail eggs (served in nests) and mini mushrooms. Photos by Liz Banfield.

Tara Guerard Soiree by Adrienne Page

This dessert display was full of fun treats like banana pudding shots, s’mores pies, and pumpkin pie with roasted marshmallow tops. Photo by Adrienne Page.

Tara Guerard Soiree by Adrienne Page

The biggest hits were the individual boxes of “Moose Munch” and mini cherry cheesecakes. Photo by Adrienne Page.

Tara Guerard Soiree by Liz Banfield

Jim Smeal really outdid himself on this pie display (in lieu of a wedding cake all together).  Pecan, Peach Almond, Raspberry Frangipani, Sweet Potato, and Apple Cranberry, and Walnut were just some of the offerings. Doing the tasting for these was pretty amazing! Photo by Liz Banfield.

Tara Guerard Soiree by Liz Banfield

Something easily passed and still photo worthy at the end of the evening, are personal hot chocolates. Quick and easy, and gives everyone a little sweet satisfaction.  Photo by Liz Banfield.

10.05.15   |   TARA GUÉRARD
Bridal Style, Cakes, Charleston, Event Design, Event Planning, Food and Drink, Parties, Reception, Uncategorized, Weddings | Comments >>
May 27, 2015

Having a bit of a sweet tooth after this holiday weekend, so I wanted to share some of my favorite wedding cakes from uber talented baker Jim Smeal.  Being an art school graduate, his cakes can truly be works of art! We always like to have fun with the way we display them… particularly in the last photo. The bride wanted a non traditional cake and had a small enough wedding that we had personal cakes made for everyone and built a clean, modern way to display them all!

hull cake

photo by Liz Banfield

Black Rock Racing; Lestor Prairie, MN

photo by Liz Banfield

kassen cake

photo by Corbin Gurkin

Wedding

photo by Gayle Brooker

Reed cake

photo by Liz Banfield

stallard cake

photo by Adrienne Page

sobiloff cake

photo by Liz Banfield

Jamie Moran with son Riley Moran

photo by Liz Banfield

Jacoby cakes

photo by Adrienne Page

5.27.15   |   TARA GUÉRARD
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