Who doesn’t love cake?  For lots of people, it is one of the best parts of the wedding!  The baker worked a long time to get the icing smooth and perfect so why is there suddenly is a thumbprint in the icing?  Or what if a ring bearer decides to take a little taste before the bride and groom cut it?  Or if your hand or sleeve brushes the icing while adding flowers?

Fixing a cake can be a tricky operation but there are things you can do to make quick fixes in the event of an emergency.  Amanda from Bakery Gingham will be teaching us all about the finer points of cake and cake repair.

Some of the topics we will be covering include:
*the correct way to cut a wedding cake
*how to pipe icing to fix a thumbprint or sleeve brush
*the difference between and limitations of buttercream and fondant
*how to stablize a leaning or falling cake

Bring your questions and wear something you don’t mind possibly getting icing on - this is a workshop not a lecture and we promise there will be buttercream involved!  Everything you need to practice with, a mini emergency kit loaded with cake emergency related essentials sized perfectly for your pocket or bag plus a yummy treat are included in the admission.

Join us on July 15 at 7:00 pm at Bakery Gingham for the Cake Rescue Workshop.

Admission is $25 per person and pre-registration is required as spots are limited.

Click here to register and for complete details

Photo credits: Melanie Mauer, Grogan Studios, Davis Photography, Nicole Dixon, Alejandro Rivera

Last Wednesday evening was our Attire Rescue Workshop at La Jeune Mariee in Worthington. Since this was a very hands on workshop we divided into groups and worked through our various topics in stations.

Our first station was Menswear - David from Astor and Black was kind enough to teach us how to tie bow ties, fold pocket squares and tie straight ties as well.  Turns out tying bow ties on someone else as easy as tying your shoe!

L: David, Sarah, Nichole and Dalyn learning to tie a Windsor Knot
M: Lucretia tying a bowtie on Quenetta
R: Sarah learning to tie a bowtie on Dalyn - don’t you love her expression in that picture?

Our second station was Sewing - Peg, one of La Jeune Mariee’s seamstresses, taught everyone us how to fix a hem in a pinch and how to stitch up a faulty zipper.

L: Kitty learning to fix a zipper
R: I love this picture - I think Shannon surprised Quenetta mid-stitch!

Our third station was Bustles and Corsets - Emilie and Kasey from Wedding Skills Workshop and Lindsay from La Jeune Mariee taught everyone how to bustle a gown, how to fix a torn out bustle and the correct way to lace a corset dress.

L to R: Nina and Sarah learning to fix a bustle from Kasey

After everyone had rotated through the various stations, we regrouped and discussed stain removal.  Lindsay also gave us some tips about bustling veils so brides can wear the veil rather than removing it for the reception.  We also passed out our emergency kit which was full of sewing, stain removal and attire goodies.

A big thank you, once again, to Linsday for hosting us, David and Peg for being great teachers and to Shannon Sano, our official photographer for this workshop!  Another huge thank you to all the people who attended and learned with us - we hope that you got as much out of the workshop as we did!

Next up is the Business Finance Basics on June 30 at 11:30 am - seats are going quickly so sign up soon!

Most of us got into the wedding business because we loved flowers or photography or planning or music or food or whatever your specialty is.  It certainly wasn’t because you love taxes and insurance and margins and payroll, right?  Any small business owner can tell you that the day to day running of a business is time consuming and can often be confusing.

Whether you are just getting started and want help getting things running smoothly or have been in business for years and want a refresher, this workshop will help sort out the business of being in business!  Our speaker will be Debbie Price, the founder of Price Planning, a fee only financial planning and investment advisory firm.  Debbie is a Certified Financial Planner, Certified Public Accountant and has her law degree - a financial and small business triple threat.

Some of the topics Debbie will be covering:
*Taxes - How much should you be holding back so tax time isn’t terrifying?
*Personal and Business Insurance -  How much and what kind do you really need?
*Employees versus employees - What is a 1099 anyway?
*Retirement Planning - What is the best place to invest so you will actually be able to retire?
*Margins - What profit margin should you be aiming for?
*And more…

Bring your questions - Debbie will try to answer as many questions from the group as possible.  If you have a question you would rather have addressed anonymously, there is a space on the registration form - Debbie will try to address them during the workshop.  Lunch from J. Liu’s Restaurant is included in the admission.

Join us on June 30 at 11:30 am at J. Liu’s Restaurant in Worthington for the Business Finance Workshop.

Admission is $35 per person and pre-registration is required as spots are limited.

Click here to register and for complete details

We have 2 seats left for the Attire Rescue Workshop on June 10 at La Juene Mariee and once they are gone we are completely sold out!  Sign up ASAP and join us - we have some really fun things in store for our attendees!

Click here to sign up!

On another note, watch for the launch of the Business Finance Basics Workshop coming later this week - more seats but a super hot topic so they will probably go fast!