Thank you, Mother Nature- you spared us.

I am first going to start this blog by saying that my heart goes out to all the people affected by the storms and tornadoes along the East Coast. The U.S. was hit hardest in the South East, where many people in North Carolina and nearby regions lost their lives, homes and loved ones.

This storm system was threatening to arrive over the weekend. While everyone here was busy checking the radar, I was busy singing "Rain Rain Go Away"! Well, it worked! With the exception of a few drops here and there, it was a beautiful weekend!

Paige, one of the sweetest brides EVER, wanted a 4 tier cake with an offset build to resemble a staircase effect. This simple butter cream cake was decorated with a sugar oyster shell on top, another oyster half shell on one of the lower tiers and a scattering of black pearls made of sugar. LOVE this cake!




Laurel wanted a classic style cake with varying shades of whites, ivories and taupes- trimmed with a light lavender fondant band and BEAUTIFUL live flowers provided by Henry Kretchmer of The Flower Garden. Aren't the ivory English Roses so beautiful?!!




These little guys are 8 individual mini cakes made for a table setting for 8. Each place setting will get it's very own mini cake. Each cake had a small, half opened dwarf magnolia made of sugar with sugar lavender. I can't wait to see the professional photographer images from this event!!






Enjoy!

A little of this....a little of that............

I very much enjoy weeks I have the opportunity to create cakes for clients whose ideas and design favorites range all over the spectrum. This week I created a military insignia for a gunnery sergeant in the Marine Corps, a beach themed wedding cake for a couple who traveled from the West Coast to tie the knot on our beautiful island, and a wedding cake for a couple who have a more sophisticated flair, wanting a wedding cake with a beautiful traditional cascade of calla lilies (made of sugar). With a week like this, my job will never seem monotonous!

Tiare chose a beach design complete with sand, white chocolate sea shells, sugar beach fence and the adorable little sugar beach chairs which read " Husband" and "Wife". They celebrated their big day at The Crowne Plaza Resort on Hilton Head Island. Tiare's cake flavor choice was Sweet Vanilla Butter Cake filled with Vanilla Butter Cream. Congrats!









Jennifer and Daniel celebrated their day at the beautiful Port Royal Golf Club on Hilton Head and opted for a grandiose 4 tier round cake, finished in butter cream accented by a smoky purple fondant band at the base of each tier and over 100 sugar calla lilies creating a beautiful yet sophisticated cascade. They chose alternating tiers of Pink Champagne and Vanilla Custard to serve their 140 guests. Congratulations you guys!









Gunnery Sergeant Smalls is celebrating 20 dedicated years! This cake is the Gunnery Sergeant insignia for her rank! The cake was Sweet Vanilla Butter Cake with cream cheese filling, vanilla custard and fresh strawberries! Thank you GySgt Smalls for providing this photo to share!











Is your mouth watering yet??

This is more than edible art, it's a vision........

Can I just start this blog by saying " I love what I do"? It's just the best way to sum it up. I use my artistic abilities, combine them with my passion for the ultimate culinary experience of flavor, throw in some of my background in sculpture and I'd say it's a pretty well-rounded profession. But why DO I love it? I truly believe it is part wonderful clients added to part this studio is my sanctuary added to part I'm totally creating edible sculptures of art! But at the end of the day it's really because I get to create this- week after week!

Enjoy!

Jenna's vision of the perfect wedding cake was something fun, bright and whimsical. After sending a few rounds of design sketches, we reached this fun design for her big day! I adore this cake!!!





Liz and Drew wanted a simple yet classic style for their wedding cake. Using different shades of whites, ivories and taupes, this is their breath-taking wedding cake! Special thanks to A Floral Affair for providing me with such beautiful flowers to create this cascade from.



Courtney and Therese were married on the Spirit of Harbour Town, which is a yacht based out of Hilton Head's very own Harbour Town. With view of the famed Harbour Town light house, and a gorgeous ocean backdrop at sunset, their wedding sailed on a beautiful day!



Athena and Joe were married at the beautiful Hampton Hall Club in Bluffton. Hampton Hall is such a beautiful and versatile venue and their event director, Ashleigh Whitmore does a fantastic job! Athena had a vintage vision for her black and white wedding. Intricate piping detail mimics her napkins while the big black bow mimics her gown. Congrats!



Cathy and Robert were married at the beautiful Westin Hilton Head Island Resort & Spa. I love working with the entire staff at the Westin! Cathy and Robert also enlisted the help of wedding planner extraordinaire, Amanda Spencer with Spencer Special Events. Amanda and her team executed every detail flawlessly to create a beautiful night Cathy and Robert will remember forever. Cathy wanted a fun and beachy wedding cake in shades of white, yellow and blues. This is what we came up with!




Danielle Merriman of The Westin on Hilton Head is a fantastic catering sales manager! She helped Cathy and Robert plan their big day, which also happened to be her birthday! Working on her birthday, Danielle never expected the entire team of professionals would take time to acknowledge her day. This is the secret surprise cake that Cathy, the bride, wanted created for Danielle. Happy Birthday Danielle!

All things vintage- what a weekend!

I had an AMAZING weekend! Perhaps that's because I had the opportunity to create cakes for some pretty AMAZING people!

2 of those amazing people are Brandy and Michael! I absolutely loved working with these two! Brandy has a very classic, clean and vintage-inspired wedding day style. From the ceremony which took place in Forsyth Park in Savannah, GA, to her reception at The Olde Pink House, she didn't overlook a single detail. Brandy wanted a cake that captured what she had envisioned her wedding to be. Beautiful- Grand- Soft- Feminine-Stylish- Possessing vintage flair. Together, Brandy and I came up with the perfect design/color combo for her big day!




Michael, Brandy's husband, wanted a grooms cake that would surely stand out at the reception, but not steal the show! These two LOVE to travel and have been many places together! In fact, they are back-packing through Europe as I write this blog! Michael wanted a grooms cake that captured the rustic feeling of a tattered old-world map. Think Indiana Jones meets Harry Potter. His grooms cake was a square shaped cake made to resemble a mahogany box with a solid sugar map on top of the box. I sure hope he loved it as much as I loved creating it!




Lastly, Rebecca celebrated her 40th Birthday this past Saturday with a birthday bash at the Fred Astaire Dance Studio located inside the Seaquins Ballroom. This cake is fit for a ballroom dancing queen!

Birthday Season!

This time of year is a great one! In addition to it being the official start of the 2011 wedding season, it is also the season of birthdays! I love creating birthday cakes, as it is not the majority of what I do. I'm usually creating many beautiful wedding cakes weekly, so being able to step out-of-the-box a little and into more whimsical and fun designs is always a treat!

Here are the latest cakes!

Baby Barron turned 1 and celebrated with this Baby Elmo themed cake!

I have had the opportunity to create a birthday cake for my client Heather's son Nathaniel every year since he's been born! This year was a train themed birthday cake!


My gorgeous cousin Kylie celebrated her 10th birthday with this whimsical 3 tier cake!

Russell's friends wanted a Marlin that was as large as Russell's personality! Happy 40th Russell!


My cousin Scott turned 19! He celebrated with a skateboard made of cake!


My cousin Jack turned 21! What better than a HUGE beer mug?!

Jack (left) and Scott (right) with their birthday cakes!

Jack wanted a sip, but instead got a face full of yummy butter cream!


Groom's cake for our wonderful Mike Guzman! He is a technician with Superior Heating and Air. This is an American Standard Heat Pump- in his honor.

Kerry and Mike were married this past weekend. Their cake was as beautiful as the two of them are together!
Iron Man War Machine birthday cake for Owen, who turned 4!

Star Wars Ahsoka Tano themed birthday cake for Owen's sister Ella, who turned 9.



Thanks for looking!

Time flies when you're---um, busy

Dear loyal blog followers,

Our apologies if it seems we've been in a bit of hibernation lately. I wish that were the case!

With so much happening the last few months, it has been difficult to keep you up to date. Because one great event has happened after another, I couldn't decide when the right time to fill you in would be. So- how about now??

Since you heard from me last, I've competed in the Taste of the Season, and took the prize for my towering holiday themed creation. We recently received 2011 Bride's Choice Award from WeddingWire.com, Our episode of TLC's 'Fabulous Cakes' has aired (which caused the emails and phone calls to spiral into uncharted territory), we've held a fantastic preview party for the show, local news stations have visited, the local newspaper wrote a fantastic article about us, we've created a HUGE Oscar Statue cake for Hospice Care of the LowCountry's "Hospice and Hearts" event, we've celebrated the opening of the Palmetto Running Company with a life-like running shoe cake, have been featured in Hilton Head Monthly's wonderful article on Grooms Cakes, have participated in a "Five Minutes With...." for Bragg Media, and we've even been a guest on WHHI's 'Lowcountry View with Earl Yates', which I hope most of you can catch at 10:30pm all this week.

WOWZA!

In addition to the buzz and media attention, we have also been creating amazing cakes!

I will be posting images in a series of blogs coming later this week. Here are a few teaser pics of some of the most recent events and photos.

Thanks for looking!!

2011 is going to be our best year yet!

Cake Decorating Classes coming Late Winter/Early Spring 2011!

By popular demand, Sheri's Edible Designs is excited to announce our first-ever series of cake decorating classes! Class instruction will be held at our studio!

Class size is limited- register today!

Please see the class list and schedule below and contact us by email (Sheri@SherisEdibleDesigns.com) or by phone 843-683-3132 for registration information!

February 1st and 2nd, 2011:

Intro to Fondant and GumPaste

In this two-day class, students will learn techniques in covering cakes in fondant, and a beginners instruction to making gumpaste bows and flowers. Students will cover and decorate a small birthday cake.

Class cost is $185.00 per student. Cost includes use of all class materials needed, as well as personalized instruction. Lunch provided



February 15th and 16th 2011:
Sculpted Cakes - Baseball Cap Cake

This two-day class will cover the art of the sculpted cake. Students will learn to properly sculpt and craft an object from cake. Students will create a baseball cap made of cake and gum paste. Other sculpting techniques will be introduced in addition to the baseball cap.

Class Cost is $265.00 per student. Cost covers use of class materials and personalized instruction. Lunch provided.



March 1st and 2nd 2011:

Wedding Cake Basics

This two-day class will cover the basic principles of designing, building and decorating a wedding cake. Students will witness first-hand demonstration and begin to create their very own wedding cake.

Class Cost is $375.00 per student. Cost covers use of materials, personalized instruction, demonstration and assistance with decoration. Lunch provided



Check back for more class schedules coming soon!