Ideas from our gallery- Cakes

Last but not least- a sampling of cakes from our website gallery:


Butterfly accents make this a cute springtime cake for designer shavatta.

Love the flowers cascading down the cake like a waterfall, by designer Bride2B.

Designer lorhonks created a girly chic cake with the square shape and pink and grey colorscheme.

If you're having any glitz and glam in your wedding then don't forget to complete the look by adding rhinestones to your cake like designer cyn cyn.

Classic red, black and white cake by designer wilsonalexis1.

All of that red by designer cupcake just makes this a real jaw dropper at your reception.

Love the spiral of luscious fall flowers going down this cake by designer Amber.

Well that completes our gallery sample tour from our website designedbythebride.com. I hope you found some inspiration for your wedding!

Now for a little friendly competition... Here's the challenge: Design any arrangement (bouquet, centerpiece or cake) and you have to use orchids as the main flower. Please email us directly with your design- designedbythebride@gmail.com. Max of one design per category per designer. We will be accepting designs through noon/ 12pm est on tuesday Jan. 12th and will post your designs here on the blog that afternoon. Feel free to contact us with any questions. Can't wait to see what you come up with!

Ideas from our gallery- centerpieces

As promised, here is a sampling of centerpieces from our website gallery:


This is a bright, fun centerpiece by designer Convention Floral Nubi but just because of the color don't feel like you're stuck with a white linen, really take it up a notch by placing it on a coordinating tangerine linen and white napkins!

Designer Megan Istre created a lovely rustic fall centerpiece. Add some scattered leaves to your decor to tie it all together.

This is a fabulous contemporary trio by designer miss with pops of color through clusters of all the same flowers.

Looking for color? You can't go wrong with gerbera daisies in this arrangement by designer JSB.

Designer katie8422 created an elegant centerpiece with a calming zen feel. This could be played up with sophisticated table settings or brought down to a more casual garden feel. Let me take this opportunity, as I have noticed many designers selecting gardenias for their designs throughout our galleries; to say that gardenias are incredibly delicate flowers that start turning brown very quickly. So please consult your florist to make sure they are the right fit for your designs! Perhaps a white dahlia would be a pretty substitution. (sorry white dahlias are not on the site yet but will be available on the site soon)

I love the rhinestone accents added by designer Rebecca. Customize your flowers with rhinestones, pearls, colored wire and so many more options are available.

Red and white arrangements such as this one by designer Bride2B80 look so elegant and dramatic on black linens.

Now we've seen bouquets and centerpieces, so up next on tomorrow's blog will be cakes! Be ready to quench your sweet tooth after looking at all the cakes! And remember to submit some of your cake designs to have your chance at being showcased here on the blog as well as the website.

Ideas from our gallery

For those of you who may not have checked out the galleries on our site- here is a sampling of some bouquets that users have created on designedbythebride.com. Tell us what you think!

Pair this bouquet from user megb5018 with a yellow dress and those yellow tulips would really pop!

This bouquet from user katie8422 would be great for an elegant garden style wedding.

Add some soft draping greenery to this bouquet by user Lilivati and it would be a beautiful compliment to a soft flowy style dress.

Sweet bouquet from user Cyn Cyn that will fit right in with a pastel color scheme.

This mix of cool colors by user Sandy will look great against any cool color combo.

Gorgeous fall toned bouquet by user christina would be stunning against a navy backdrop. Using complimentary colors always gives you wow factor!

Beautiful cascade bouquet by user JSB. This would be fabulous against any color... deep purple would be so rich and elegant!

Tomorrow we will be posting centerpieces. So if you haven't already submitted any on the website hurry and get designing... you just might see your creation here on the blog as well as the website!

Wintertime

Here's some wintertime wedding inspiration for you created on our website, http://www.designedbythebride.com/. Email us your wintertime designs and we'll showcase them here on the blog! designedbythebride@gmail.com

Winter Cakes

Continuing with the winter theme lets take a look at some fabulous winter creations that are literally the icing on the cake when it comes to your wedding design!

All those bows are just begging to be untied to get into that delicious cake!

Classic snowy pinecones by Carrie's Cakes.

Step into a winter wonderland with this Wilton cake.

I absolutely LOVE this cake! Is it white feathers...a white tree... ice glacier... you decide. Either way it is FABULOUS!

Or forget the traditional and go with this oh so cute snowglobe style cake.

With Christmas only 22 days away, we thought it would be fun to dive into some holiday decor! Winter brings with it not only snowflakes and holiday cheer, but a whole different look for the flower world. Some of the most popular ideas at this time of year include lots of red and white with some greenery, some favorites are holly and poinsettias . Whether they are for your wedding or your dinner table, you can get some amazing looks!

Start off your busy holiday season with this perfect gift and decoration! Let the bride-to-be take this home from her december bridal shower.

A large variety of beautiful red and white flowers make this bouquet gorgeous

Love the cascading poinsettia's on this cake!

Give your wedding guests fun and useful ornaments to take home!

For your home, hang this poinsettia and pine cone wreath on your door!

Answers and New Ideas

So back to the issue of Fresh vs. Silk Flowers. Here are the answers from yesterday:

That earthy look- those are real calla's in there!
Beautiful spring colors- also real!
The fall centerpiece- silk orchids!
And finally, the famous calla's- they're silk!

Only you can decide what is right for your wedding, everyone has their own opinions. Some things to keep in mind:

1. Silk flowers don't die or wilt- you have your wedding bouquet pretty much forever

2. Fresh flowers are usually prettier in person (but could you tell in those pictures yesterday?)

3. Fresh flowers smell soo good :)


Remember that you can use our website, http://www.designedbythebride.com/ to play with all different combinations of flowers, centerpieces and cakes!


Speaking of the website, we probably owe it some more attention. You can read on the About Us section to see how we came about, but the purpose of our blog is to help our users get some ideas. It can be mind boggling to have to do all that wedding stuff and sometimes you just need a starting point. If you are having trouble coming up with an idea for something or have any questions for us about the website, feel free to ask us!


Something that we would like to start on our blog is to compare your designs from the website to your real life wedding pictures. That way other brides-to-be can see how helpful it is to do a "virtual" design. If you would be interested in sharing your pictures, email us at designedbythebride@gmail.com!