Weddingbee Blog

Alternative Title: “Death By Sugar”

You guys, wedding planning is not a joke. You might think it is all fun and games, but it is not. It is a very serious issue. Consider this a PSA: every year, good people overdose on sugar in the name of planning their wedding. Please, I urge you to spread the word of the potential consequences of becoming engaged. Remember this the next time you schedule a cake tasting.

OK, let me preface this post by saying that those who know me know that I could eat this every day for breakfast, lunch, and dinner:

{Cupcakes from Sweet, Photographs by yours truly. Mmmm frosting.}

It is a sickness. For serious—I have an impressive and unsatisfiable sweet tooth.

That being said, one of the many tasks we had to complete in Seattle during our visit was ye olde cake tasting. After our much anticipated engagement shoot and my first dress fitting (more on that later!), we dragged ourselves to two cake tastings. Yes, two. In a row.

All I have to say is thank God I didn’t have my dress fitting after the cake tasting as originally scheduled because they would have had to roll me into the fitting room, a la Violet Beauregard.

OK, just kidding, that’s not all I have to say. I might have some more to say. Maybe.

Our first tasting was with Suzanne Rosellini of Rosellini Sweets. She is so sweet! (Bahahaha, I crack myself up sometimes.) But really, she was super nice. We met up with her in Ballard and got to taste three of her cakes: classic chocolate, German chocolate, and buttermilk. Being the totally horrible blogger I am, I did not take pictures at the actual tasting. Let’s blame it on the fact that I felt slightly awkward whipping my camera out as she sat there watching us eat. Strange enough without me snapping a million pictures, yes? Anyway, she pulled out three hunks of cake, and Mr. Candy Apple and I took a few bites of each. Suzanne was really nice; she showed us a bunch of pictures of her cakes and an updated menu, answered questions for us, blabbity blah. I felt somewhat uncomfortable just having someone watch me eating cake, but whatever, no big deal. I may or may not have had frosting smeared across my face by the end of the meeting.

Once we were done, she boxed up the rest of the cake, and we headed back to my car. Of course, I worked up a ravenous appetite on that three-block walk so, once we were safely in the car, I proceeded to rip open the box and devour the rest of the buttermilk cake. It was delicious. This is all that remained afterward:

{The carnage. Lovely images courtesy of me. Cakes by Rosellini Sweets}

Um, I also may or may not have eaten the remaining German chocolate and classic chocolate the next day. For breakfast. I told you: sickness.

I realize those moist, delicious, chocolate-y brown mangled blobs may not do her cakes justice. So check out the beautiful eye candy.

{Photograph by Garrett Grove Photography / Cake by Rosellini Sweets / Image via Rosellini Sweets}

{Photograph by Garret Grove Photography / Cake by Rosellini Sweets / Image via Rosellini Sweets}

{Photograph by Garret Grove Photography / Cake by Rosellini Sweets / Image via Rosellini Sweets}

How could you NOT want that loveliness at your wedding!? As you can see, Mr. Candy Apple and I are not going for the whole traditional-wedding-cake thing. I love the more vintage look of multiple round cakes on pretty, mismatched cake stands. It goes perfectly with our wedding concept and vision! The thought of a gorgeous display with lots of cakes set on dainty stands makes me all warm and fuzzy inside. And the beautiful flower arrangements? Swoon. I am easily blinded distracted by ranunculus, though.

{Photograph by One Love Photo / Cakes by Rosellini Sweets / via 100 Layer Cake}

Obviously, Suzanne’s style is right up our alley. Well, right up my alley. I don’t think Mr. Candy Apple really cares one way or another, as long as it’s some form of cake and tastes good.

Needless to say, we were pretty full after the tasting. Me? Full after a few measly bites (OK, a large hunk) of cake. Wha?? What has the world come to?! Alas, we weren’t done with our sugar intake for the day!

Did you have a “traditional” white wedding cake with a million tiers? Did you go with any crazy flavors, or did you stick with the classics?