Miss Magnolia, Atlanta
Age and Occupation: 28, Public Affairs and Government Relations
Fiance's Age and Occupation: 28, Lobbyist
Engagement Date: December 1, 2006
Wedding Date: January, 2008
Blogging Since: September 6, 2007
Venue: catherdral ceremony/private club reception
About Me: Mr. Magnolia and I are thrilled to be planning an evening, winter wedding for 200 people in Atlanta. We both work in politics and share a love of University of Georgia football, pop culture, and good food! I'm a runner who adores wedding magazines, bad reality television, and a
good glass of wine. Most of the time I like to think I'm pretty organized, but between wedding planning, house hunting, and a full-time job, I'm being put to the test!
It’s All in the Details (Part Three)
May 22nd, 2008 @ 11:00 am by Mrs. Magnolia
I have to interrupt my chronological wedding-day posting to insert gratuitous cake shots, per Miss Pineapple’s request…
A few days ago, Miss Pineapple wrote a great post about the cake designs that she was considering – and her first inspiration was the following:
Coincidentally enough, that is the exact same picture that I brought to show my bakery. The only thing is, though…I didn’t have any other options. I found this picture in the very first wedding magazine I bought after Mr. Mags and I got engaged, and I never considered anything else. Swiss dots, satin ribbon - it was perfect.Our reception venue contracts with a local bakery, so our wedding cake was included in our total reception package. Even better, the bakery that they use, The Frosted Pumpkin, has an incredible reputation in the Atlanta area. Last fall, my FMIL and I went out to the suburbs (Alpharetta/Cumming to be exact) for the obligatory cake tasting, and we decided on two flavors – chocolate with chocolate fudge filling and white cake with lemon and raspberry fillings.
And then, I whipped out the picture, and Jeff – the business guy behind The Frosted Pumpkin – laughed and turned to his computer. It turns out, they had created that exact cake just a couple of weeks before! I told him that I wasn’t sold on the flowers, and that I’d actually prefer a fourth cake layer. ‘No problem,’ he responded, which is exactly the kind of response I like to hear from vendors!
And, that was that. Wedding cake decided. I gave it little to no thought from that moment on, until I saw the cake at the reception. And at that moment, I was blown away.
It was huge. And beautiful, and amazing, and absolutely perfect. Oh, and it tasted delicious, to boot.
My favorite picture of the cake is this one:
All photos by 35 Atlanta.
11 Responses to “It’s All in the Details (Part Three)”
oh my goodness! Thanks for posting! I didn’t even notice the swiss dots, too cute. When I first saw the photos of your cake, I thought it was the inspiration cake again - they did a great job.
Thanks, guys! I truly LOVED our cake!
(And thanks, Mrs. Bee, for updating the post!)
I love your cake - it is so simple and beautiful. Perfect!
I had the same experience. I saw the first cake and fell in love with all the details. I had the Four Seasons mock the exact cake with the flowers and just took out the ribbon. It was simple and beautiful.
GORGEOUS! Seriously this is one of my favorite cakes of all time! And you made it YOURS. Beautiful!
wow!! gorgeous!
[…] now, the groom’s cake. Mr. Mags and I were torn on whether or not to have one – unlike the actual wedding cake, this would not be included in our reception package. Being the huge Georgia football fans that we […]
i have some photos of cakes along those lines with color, and get this…the ribbon is made of licorice!!! if anyone is interested i can PM
Wow, it really was absolutely perfect! 
