Bravo Central Oregon Wedding Show 2011 In Sunriver Resort!!!

Oh my gosh here I am its 2:30am and I am still up.  You would think after night less hours this week preparing for the show and also having a big wedding cake Yesterday, all I would want to do is Crash.   Oh no apparently I am still on a high of how much fun I had at the Central Oregon Bravo Wedding Show. It just goes to show you that I don't get out that much.  As I was uploading all the photos I took today and am reminded of how much work I actually did. It all seems like such a haze,  Not realizing that I may have gone overboard.  There were just so many new techniques and textures that I wanted to show all of you.  As you may know I have only been doing wedding cakes and Birthday cakes as a career for only 2 1/2 years now.  I have always been a pastry chef, I went to school at The Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park New York.  I have traveled and worked in Europe, Seattle, California and New York.  Working with many amazing top chefs.  Whipping up amazing mini works of art on plates enjoyed by dinners w/ their lovely meal.  Changing the menu every season and working in the fast paced environment.  I started making cakes cause someone famous who I will not name said I should give it a try,  So I stepped away from being a pastry chef and Started my Business.  I am really Loving what I do.  I have taught myself how to make my own Fondant, Gum Paste Flowers, Building a cake and definitely starting and owning a business.  Which is all harder than it looks.  So Honing my craft has been a def finite labor of love.  I have really developed a passion for what I do and especially meeting and creating that relationship with my brides ( who if I didn't have the awesome brides I would not be in business)   It is all worth it when I deliver that cake and I know that it is the cake they wanted and the cake that reflects their style and Personality as a couple and the cake I created for them.  Anyways I know I am getting off subject but I love what I do and if I didn't what is the point this is way to much work to hate what you do.  So anyways I made so many cakes because I really wanted to push myself and see if I really could blow people away.  I think I may have achieved it.  I had a very successful day.  I wasn't sure at first but when I got home and saw all the emails that I have received I new it was a great show.  I was so happy to share this day with amazing vendors as well.  Thanks to Sara from Blue Daffodil for putting the whole room together http://www.bluedaffodilflowers.com/
Plus she was a blast to work with as she is at weddings.  Its funny January we seem to be doing all the weddings together ,  Well at least three back to back.  Also keeping the beats happening is always Courtney from Flip Flop Sounds http://www.flipflopsounds.com/ We have worked together a lot and I love it!!!   So do the brides.  Also Chloe Restaurant was in our room and so was bed bath and beyond and Seventh mountain resort and AAA Travel.  So Much fun I had a great room and Lots of fun.  OK well lots of cakes and even a dessert bar which I am doing so many of this upcoming wedding season.  So enjoy the photos and it was so great meeting all you lovely brides today.  I look forward to working with all the lovely brides  and creating works of art.  Now I will sleep.


P.S.  Thanks to Tullis Photography for the awesome photo booth!!   So much fun I couldn't stop taking photos.

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