Dessert Meets Design: Sequins & Champagne Dessert Table

A couple of months ago, Jen, Sarah, and Tara invited me to join them and some other talented ladies for a fun, graphic bridal shoot. I brought the sweets, of course, and we got to work. Today, Ruffled featured our shoot so I can finally share it with you.

Bold black and white was accented with gold ribbon and a tissue tassel garland. I used the Armato stationery's champagne bubble motif to inspire the custom popcorn boxes and chocolate wrappers I designed. Here's are the paper goods. 

I also created a cake topper of gold, glitter that was reminiscent of the invite's champagne bubbles. White chocolate truffles were customized with gold sanding sugar, while gold gum balls added youthful fun to the table.

I worked with such a fab group of ladies. Please be sure to give them some love in the comments and visit their sites as well. Want to see even more? Check out the full gallery on Ruffled.

Thank you for inviting me to join in the shoot, Jen, Sarah, and Tara! It was great to meet everyone.

shoot concept: Jen Meneghin, Sarah Tillges, Tara Bailie
images: Jen Meneghin
jewelry: Sarah Vonne
florals: A Day in Provence
makeup: Romeny Chan & Alice Bernman of Castor & Pollux
hair: Ashley Haley of Bang Bang Salon
dress: Sixpence Boutique
desserts: Shauna Younge Dessert Tables
stationery: Armato Design
model: Anne Murphey

Dessert Table: Merry & Bright

images by Caroline Tran via 100 Layer Cake

A Handmade Holiday with the Younges

It doesn't feel like it outside, but it's the holiday season. I baked up some pretty bundt cakes and added some great DIY touches to our decor this Christmas with easy projects that kiddo helped me make to create a Handmade Holiday. We photographed it all for Confetti Pop, so go on over and check it out. We'll be sharing tutorials and DIYs throughout the week to help you recreate the look.

But here on Sweet Tooth, we're all about the yummy stuff, so I figured I'd focus on seasonal bundts. I've said it before, and I'll say it again. A fabulous bundt pan turns your boxed cake mix into something really spectacular. We shot this a couple of weeks ago, but don't worry, those little bundts didn't go to waste. My family and I chowed down on those pretty cakes for Thanksgiving.

Who doesn't love a pile of sweets? She Cooks, She Gardens featured these chocolate banana bundts.

Use a pretty pan as a serving dish. Dine and Dash featured this great PB&J bunt.

Have you started decorating, yet? What's your theme or color palette this year?

Sweet Idea: Art Deco Cakes

These gilded cakes by Lael Cakes are towers of Art Deco delight. I love gold accented sweets, which you probably guessed if you saw my Graphic + Glitz design. Even if you can only add something simple like gold candy, it really stands out.

images by Jen Huang

Dessert Meets Design: Graphic & Glitz Pt II

Hopefully, you loved the first part of today's Graphic & Glitz post. I'm back with even more yummy pics of the dessert table I designed, Amy's paper goods, Maddy's styling, and Jonny and Michelle's photo skills. Here are a few more images of the custom candy bars, popcorn boxes, cookies, and lollipops I made. Enjoy!









What's your favorite part of the shoot? Don't worry, I won't be offended if it's not something from the dessert table.

100 Layer Cake has kindly featured this shoot on their blog as well, so be sure to check out their post for even more pics!


Concept and Styling - Maddy Hague of The Inspired Bride

Photography - paper antler

Dessert Table - Shauna Younge Dessert Tables 

Paper Goods Design - Amy Hardy of Design 8 Days

Hair and Makeup - Rene Rattler of Moore Creative Talent, Inc.

Location - MPLS Photo Center 

Calligraphy - Crystal Kluge

Wardrobe - Flutter Boutique

Wholesale Flowers - Fifty Flowers

Twine - The Twinery

Vintage Stamps - Verde Studio

Baking and Candy Making Supplies - Bake It Pretty

Ribbon candy, puffs, & pillow mints - Hammond's Candies 

Jelly beans, golden Jordan almonds, golden hearts, rock candy, M&Ms, fruit slices, malt balls, candied sunflower seeds - Oh! Nuts

Macarons and Cake - Cocoa & Fig

Marshmallows - Laura's Candy

Dessert Meets Design: Graphic & Glitz Pt I

Yesterday, I gave you a sneak peek at the inspiration board that inspired the dessert table I designed for a collaboration with  Maddy Hague of Inspired Bride, Amy Hardy of Design 8 Days, and Jonny and Michelle Hoffner of paper antler. Today, I'm back with part one of the Graphic & Glitz post. 

As you already know, this design had a soft pink, shimmery gold, and bold black palette that was accented with chevrons and gorgeous calligraphy. For this dessert buffet, I created custom candy bars, custom popcorn boxes, and chevron favor bags that coordinate with the invitation suite. I also made monogrammed chalkboard cookies, custom star lollipops, and twine-tied favor boxes. 

Every time I design a dessert table, I try to make it really fit with the design of the overall event, so hopefully that's evident in this design, too.

I worked with so many great vendors and creatives for this shoot. Please take a few minutes to swing by their blogs and check out their posts as well.

Concept and Styling - Maddy Hague of The Inspired Bride

Photography - paper antler

Dessert Table - Shauna Younge Dessert Tables 

Paper Goods Design - Amy Hardy of Design 8 Days

Hair and Makeup - Rene Rattler of Moore Creative Talent, Inc.

Location - MPLS Photo Center 

Calligraphy - Crystal Kluge

Wardrobe - Flutter Boutique

Wholesale Flowers - Fifty Flowers

Twine - The Twinery

Vintage Stamps - Verde Studio

Baking and Candy Making Supplies - Bake It Pretty

Ribbon candy, puffs, & pillow mints - Hammond's Candies 

Jelly beans, golden Jordan almonds, golden hearts, rock candy, M&Ms, fruit slices, malt balls, candied sunflower seeds - Oh! Nuts

Macarons and Cake - Cocoa & Fig

Marshmallows - Laura's Candy

Guest Desserts: Parisian Chic

Hopefully, you liked today's first Chanel ice cream post. I'm back with a Guest Desserts feature from Shandra Ward of Signature Design Studio. She created this red, black, and white dessert table for a bridal showcase and submitted the design along with some insight into her creation.

From Shandra: When you think of Paris, you may think of intrigue, romance, and styl[e]. Our latest sweet buffet creation is inspired by Paris. We love Paris, it’s one of our favorite places in the world – the city, the food, the fashion, their language, everything! So it felt very fitting to create a stylish buffet that screams intrigue, romance and style.

More from Shandra: We chose a dramatic color scheme of black and white accented with red. This unsung color scheme is modern and sophisticated and anything but boring. With classic sweet treats and modern style, our Parisian Chic sweet buffet is truly an affair to remember.

Thank you for sharing your design, Shandra! I love seeing the displays you all come up with for your events.

Do you have a recipe, dessert table, or DIY project to share? Visit the Submissions page for all the details you need to see your works here.

Dessert Table: Vintage Snow White

If you saw my Alice in Wonderland inspired dessert table for Nonpareil Magazine, then you know that I love the idea of turning children's stories into unusual, maybe even eerie, desserts. This Snow White themed dessert table by Belle Amour has everything. There are sugary sweet apples, little woodland creatures, and of course a dark and twisted looking mirror. A mini mountain of nougat is topped with cranberries and macadamia nuts. The black, white, and red palette is haunting and the wooded wallpaper makes a dynamic backdrop.

Mirror mirror on the wall, which dessert is best of all?

Dessert Table: Graphic Goodness

Photographer Mylene Chung of Photo Kitchen captured this bold dessert table by Diana Louise "Punky" Porca. It's not often that you see this black, white, and yellow palette for a wedding, but the bridal couple made a daring, gorgeous choice.

This design is proof that a dessert table doesn't have to be elaborate or full of exotic desserts to be a bold centerpiece for any event. The color palette does most of the work here. Graphic black and white gets a burst of color from punches of intense yellow.

Be sure to check out Mylene's post for even more sweet pics of Punky's dessert table.

Dessert Table: Happy Blogday to You!

Jenna of Eat Drink Pretty wanted to celebrate her blog's first anniversary in a big way. Eat Drink Pretty features everything from BBQ to goat cheese, but Jenna felt a dessert table would best represent her blog coming to life. The table featured a beautiful 3D cake, gorgeous pink blooms, and cakeball pops.

Be sure to check out Jenna's blog for even more yummy pictures.