PAINTING WEDDING INSPIRATION IN LONDON

Handpainted blue and purple sugar cookies with a boutonniere on the side.

Supplier team:

Venue: Menier Spaces
Stylist and Wedding Planner: The Stars Inside
Photographer: Berni Palumbo
Videography: Hushabye Films
Stationery and Props: 2littlebirds
Dress: Kate Edmondson Bridal
Female Model: Tayszea
Cake: Avant Garde Cake Studio
Jewellery: Vaessen | Walker
Make-up Artist: Joyce Connor
Hairstylist: Katie-Jane Whitlock
Flowers: Wild Renata Flowers
Bespoke Veil: W Collective

FIND ME

Located in Berkshire, I deliver to London and all over the UK, to France and other destinations.

Reading, RG5 3BJ

AVANT GARDE

UK - ABROAD

avantgardecakestudio

🎂 Artistic and romantic wedding cakes
🍪 Luxury dessert tables
🍫 Sustainable favours
👩🏻‍🍳 Paris trained baker
🌍 Berkshire, covers the UK / France

Well hello everyone 💞 It's been a while since I

Well hello everyone 💞 It's been a while since I've introduced myself so let's do it again ✨⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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People often ask me how I got into cakes and the wedding industry, whether I've been baking my whole life, and have fond memories of licking a bowl while my apron-wearing granny would sing Frank Sinatra and whip up scones in the background - and the answer could not possibly be further.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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I started baking during a moment of my life when I was very depressed; I would bake during the week, and bring the cakes to my friends at the weekend. Their joy made my joy and I felt like I was on to something.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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A few years later, on my way to university, I kept walking past sugarplumcakeshop and the colourful dummy cakes they had in their window made me realise I could marry my love for art and bringing happiness to people with the medium of cake; I finished my degree in Philosophy of Arts, and enrolled in baking training for a year.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Fate made it that I would be hired in sugarplumcakeshop to be their head chef decorator after I got my degree in French pâtisserie, worked there for a year, and moved to the UK to start my own business.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Cakes came to me randomly, because I didn't know what to do with my hands and my heart, and I liked seeing smiles on the faces of the people I loved; thirteen years later, I still marvel at the fact that I took the first step towards baking during one of the hardest times of my life, and that still, nothing makes me happier than seeing happy people eat these little slices of heaven.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Picture by the brilliant carleyjaynephotography

I know a lot of couples like the idea of semi nake

I know a lot of couples like the idea of semi naked cakes because the way the sponge is showcased makes it particularly appealing, and I think semi naked cakes can look divine too.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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However, a lot of them tend to end up looking really similar, with similar flowers used, similar set ups, colours and feel - but couples are not all the same.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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I've written a blog post about how to have a unique semi naked cake, and this pink and yellow beauty is in it - in all its bright and modern glory.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Planning and Styling twinflamestyling⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Photography fairweatherphotography⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Floristry hellopossumflowers⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Cake avantgardecakestudio⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Hair bridalhairbyjennie⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Make-up kaylorwrightmua⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Stationery mama_inc_studio⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Crystal Crown / Crystals twinflamestyling⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Flower crown f.o.l.k.e.y.d.o.k.e.y⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Dresses haloandwrenbridal⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Jacket sammyleasretro⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Model charleygibson18⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Small confetti mama_inc_studio⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Larger petal confetti f.o.l.k.e.y.d.o.k.e.y

Micro wedding, small wedding, intimate wedding or

Micro wedding, small wedding, intimate wedding or elopement - however you call your wedding with a handful of guests, just know it will be as special as a big wedding.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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It's not about the size of your venue, your number of guests or the number of tiers of your cake; it's all about the love and the beauty.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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This semi naked cake, with pink buttercream for a unique twist, a gorgeous pink peony, other florals and foliage, would be perfect for an elopement. As long as you make your choices because they are true to you - your wedding will feel, and therefore be, exceptional.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Styling and props the.wild.elopements⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Photography annabel_farley_photography⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Venue combemanorbarns⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Cakes and desserts avantgardecakestudio⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Flowers willowandblooms⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Coordination, bars and giant letters platinummobilebars⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Stationery thelovelylittledetails⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Tables, benches, crockery and cutlery thecalicoltd⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Dresses missbridalgowns⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Tablecloths and napkins 365linenhire

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