Dessert Table: MN Bride's Best of 2010 Gala & Printables

I'm excited to finally share this dessert table with you! I'm doubly excited because The Inspired Bride is also kindly featuring the design today here and I've created printables from this design to share with you. You may remember that I designed a dessert table for Minnesota Bride magazine's annual award gala, which is called The Best of 2010.

MN Bride planner, Amanda Peterson chose a beautiful purple, white, and silver palette, which you see reflected in the dessert table. Amanda also chose semi-round tables to mimic the Carlson Towers Rotunda's round ballroom. Remember this gorgeous fountain I showed you?

Photographer Tricia Little of Sweet Shibui captured all of the desserts beautifully.
I designed the logo to subtly represent an award, since that was the occasion at-hand. So, I designed it to include the notched ribbon part of a 1st Place Prize ribbon. I designed a striped macaron tower to display the lemon raspberry French cookies.

Guests enjoyed custom white chocolate truffles, lemon lavender gourmet marshmallows, pear ginger cupcakes, white chocolate lavender cupcakes, and whoopie pies. I also designed custom candy bars, popcorn boxes, cupcake wrappers, and favor bags, which I gave you a sneak peek of here.

At the end of the night, we were all treated to a complimentary copy of the newest issue of MN Bride, which is on newsstands now!

Check out more great pics of the decor and winners from the event here. I especially love this little boy, who was enjoying a cupcake.

I'd also like to thank the fabulous vendors who helped me bring my design to life. Minnesota is full of sweet talent like, Cake Eater Bakery, Laura's Candy, and Sweets Bakeshop. I'd also like to thank the ladies at Sugar & Flour and WannaHavaCookie.

Don't forget to grab the candy bar and favor label printables for yourself when you visit The Inspired Bride! I created them in three color choices.

Behind the Scenes: MN Bride's Best of 2010 Gala

Last night's Minnesota Bride Magazine Best of 2010 gala was a whirlwind of great food and great conversation. I finally got to meet some of the bloggers and Tweeters I follow online, so it was great to put faces to the screen names.

I was able to take a few pictures as we prepped. Event planner Amanda Peterson chose a purple and silver color palette, which I echoed in the custom favors and linens. I placed everything, including the custom favor bags in clear bins so I could easily see the contents once we got to the Carlson Towers Rotunda.

Once at the venue, Sheela of Cake Eater Bakery helped assemble the custom cupcake wrappers I designed for the mini cupcakes. And yes, that is a giant Kitchen Aid mixer tattoo on her arm!

Here is a partial shot of the table a few hours into the event.

I'll be back with more pics from the event, so stay tuned.

Congratulations to all of the nominees and winners!

Behind the Scenes: MN Bride's Best of 2010 Gala

I'm busy making lists and checking them twice in prep for this week's Minnesota Bride Best of 2010 Gala, which I mentioned a few weeks ago. I thought I'd share a few sneak peeks of some of the details I've been working on.

I had a walk-through of the beautiful venue last week so I could get a clear vision of the space, the event planner's other decor, and where the dessert table would be positioned. A panoramic view outside makes for a perfect backdrop.

Here are some of the paper details I designed to go with the event's color palette. A collection of broad, medium, and thin stripes will be featured on a several desserts and favors.

I'll be back later in the week to share some shots as we set up and prep the table.

MN Bride's Best of 2010 Gala

Yesterday, I began designing a dessert table for Minnesota Bride Magazine's Best of 2010 Gala. The event honors the best Twin Cities vendors in the bridal industry.

Voters cast their ballots for florists, bakers, caterers, venues, and several other vendors. The results will be revealed at the gala and the Fall/Winter 2010 issue of MN Bride will be unveiled. That issue will also feature one of my dessert tables, so I'm very excited to participate in honoring Minnesota's very best.

I'll keep you updated with lots of sneak peaks along the way.