Pink Chandelier Wedding Cake {Rustic Elegance}

I just adored everything about Sarah and Josh's wedding this summer. It took place on the family's ranch and the reception was held in the barn. The walls were draped from floor to ceiling, chandeliers provided the perfect lighting, and the cake was placed on a wine barrel dressed up with hanging jewels. So when it came to designing the perfect cake to fit their rustic, yet elegant, wedding the couple asked me to look to their invitation for inspiration. I was super excited to see that Stephanie with Stephanie J. Designs was the genius behind the beautiful invitation suite.  

photo by: Stephanie J Designs

From paper to cake: I incorporated the pink chandeliers and hanging jewels and pearlized the cake to match the shimmer of the paper.  

just love the following pic by the very talented Alexandra Frankel

 close-up of the chandeliers on the cake. They were hand piped with an opaque pink and then embellished with a clear pink, giving it the effect of jewels hanging.

more of the papery from SJD showing the arrow through the heart monogram which is repeated as the cake topper.

photo by Stephanie J Designs.

 The very cool paper cake topper created for the cake.

 The glow, their smiles... perfection!

the best part was they enjoyed the cake :)

I have to thank Alexandra Frankel for the lovely photos and Stephanie J. Designs for the inspiration and the cake topper.

for more pictures of the beautiful paper: http://stephaniejdesigns.blogspot.com/2010/11/recent-creations-barn-chic-papery-part.html

for more pictures of the wedding and reception: http://alexandrafrankel.blogspot.com/2010/08/sarah-josh-happily-ever-after.html