I'm back-ish..sort of, kinda...well a little bit.

Hello all!

I have had a wonderful break from cakes, but missed it just a little bit {read: a lot}.  So I have decided to reopen the wedding cake shop!!!

I will be accepting orders for the 2013 wedding cake season on a limited basis.  My availability 16-month old prevents me from going hung-ho...but like I said before, I just can't stay away.

Here are some things that have changed:

-Wedding cakes only; no more dessert bars, cupcakes, or party cakes.  While I love them, they are super time consuming and distract from my love of wedding cake!

-I will only be able to book about two weddings a month.  This is good for you, It means you have all my attention for your wonderful confectionary creation.

Thanks all for now...don't get excited, I'm sure I won't be able to muster up another blog post before (at least) the Forth of July!!

Ta-Ta
Jenny

Updates, announcements, and other info!!

Hello There!

It has been way too long since my last update...uhhhh March 6th?  Yikes!  Let's just say I've been a little bit busy.  Which brings me to the point of this post...

A Couple of Sweet Things is booked thru January 1, 2013 and won't begin consultations for the 2013 spring/summer wedding season until {at least} January 2013.

The above statement may seem a little weird, so let me explain.  As you all know in October of 2011 I had a little baby girl...and well my life changed.  Before having Ashlynn I thought I would just "continue as normal" once she arrived.  I tried, believe me I tried, but it sucked.  Even with having the shop attached to the house, it was hard.   Waking up at 4am to make sugar flowers, baking during nap time and decorating after bedtime was exhausting.  As I continued this schedule through the wedding busy season, my passion for decorating became more of a chore...not the labor of love it once was. 

With all this being said, I have decided to take a bit of a sabbatical from cakes.  I'm not leaving forever, I just need to figure some things out.   

My plan is to take a few months off...no emails, no cell phone, no cakes (well I may practice a bit;))...but I need to do what it takes to find the love of designing and decorating that is lost. 

I'm sure there will be angered and frustrated people, but please know that I value and care for each and every one of my clients.  This decision is one I have been grappling with for months and it's the right thing for me...I mean it's just cake after all, right? 

xoxo
Jenny

**My "sabbatical" will not begin until every last order that is currently on the books is complete and fabulous!  No need to panic, I'm just not accepting new orders.  Booked orders will NOT be impacted.**

Dreaming Big!

I have always been a bit of a dreamer. Even when I was little, I wanted to play pro tennis, be a famous sports broadcaster, I think I even wanted to be Bette Midler. Anyway, It wasn't until I was much older that the art of cake designing became my love, obsession and dream. A few short years ago I set out on a journey to become the best cake artist I could be and to eventually open a bakery. My dreams began to come true in 2009 when we became a fully licensed bakery, we were on our way! Business was hopping and cakes were flying out of here "faster than a barefoot jackrabbit on a hot greasy griddle in the middle of August". My dreams were coming true...or so I thought.

Flash forward to October of last year. On October 12, 2011 my dreams began to change. My little baby girl came into this world in with some gusto (slight understatement) sending me into a whirlwind of change...I just didn't realize the magnitude yet. Before the baby, I had visions of conquering the world one baby milestone and well decorated cake at a time. Hahahahaha, yikes what was I thinking?!

To make a long story short; Many of you know I have decided to step away from party cakes, cupcakes and cookies to focus primarily on my one true cake love...weddings. And more importantly to spend time with my biggest, bestest, and most favorite dream in the world, my little girl. It's time for me to focus on her dreams...mine can wait.

Thank you to everyone who has supported me in this journey...I do have some of the most amazing clients in the land. And just think, she'll be in kindergarten in 5.5 years, that's not that long!!

xoxo

Jenny

Quote credit goes to my dear friend Sponge Bob.

Cupcakes + Favors = Cupcake Favors!

Over the past few years presenting your guests with a favor at your wedding has become quite the trend. It almost feels like a requirement these days..even I did it 6 years ago. The problem is; you want to give your guests something lovely that they will remember your day with...but who really wants a bag of tea and a cookie cutter (yep, that's what I gave...don't judge it was cute). Why not give them something tasty??!

A very popular item at A Couple of Sweet Things is our cupcake favor box. This is a super unique way to cover both your favors and your wedding dessert in one cute presentation. Each box comes with a gift tag and fork so guests can eat it right away or take it for later.

Image Credit: Jenna Davis Photography

A small wedding cake can be designed to match for the traditional cutting of the cake.

Image Credit: Jenna Davis Photography

For more info...send me an email to acoupleofsweetthings@gmail.com

Thanks!!

Jenny