Hello! Thank you for visiting my blog! Here you will get to know me—the “sweet girl” behind the dessert tables. The girl who loves to create. The proud mama who loves her boys to no bounds and the wife that thanks her lucky stars every day to have her husband, her best friend & business partner, by her side. Whether you visiting our blog or the first time or have stopped by before, please know that I’m incredibly grateful that you are here and look forward to getting to know you. So sit back, grab a large cup of coffee (or cake pop) and enjoy!
Aug
19

Renaissance Vinoy Wedding by Limelight Photography

IMAGE CREDITS: LIMELIGHT PHOTOGRAPHY
At Chic Sweets, we are so not afraid of color around here. In fact we say the more the merrier, and apparently we aren’t the only ones with a penchant for going outside the box of usual color palettes.   I believe we found our match with our next couple, Colleen and Jared.  Not only did they integrate their wedding with every ounce of coral, ivory and apple green they could muster, they also made sure to have every possible candy you can imagine at their dessert table.
Shot by the amazing Christi from Limelight Photography, this Renaissance Vinoy wedding has a personality of its own and we were in love with every inch of it. From the poms that we assembled from our favorite Etsy seller, Nai from Party Poms, to the wonderful Paper Source Lokta print that used to line our vessals, everything just really came together.
Aug
17

Style Me Pretty Feature Part II: Photo Album

So we have the a few more parting shots of our recent Style Me Pretty Feature. Again, total fun to put this scene together. To check out the entire feature, check it out here.

Stay tuned for a few more wedding and fun projects we’ve been working on.

Thanks again to MMD Events, Limelight Photography, Two Yellow Shoes and the Beach House Restaurant for everything.

Enjoy!

Aug
13

Style Me Pretty Feature: Photo Album Dessert Table, Part I

IMAGE CREDIT: LIMELIGHT PHOTOGRAPHY
Happy Friday! Hopefully by now you have checked out our amazing Style Me Pretty feature here. We also wanted to share some of the wonderful shots here at Chic Sweets.
The story of this table really began with a cute little template from Two Yellow Shoes and I just really took it from there. Lots of times you may find that these photoshoots can become “overstylized” and maybe even overdone; however, I just wanted to create a scene that felt beautiful and serene.
Right away, I knew I wanted to do a ribbon backdrop. I just thought it would be great with the beach wind and add to the laid back feel. From there, the rest of the table fell right into place. We had a few challenges on the day of-the weather was completely chaotic. Huge thunderstorms loomed all around us, but we managed to pull it off! Thankfully, our other photoshoot partner, MMD Events provided a wonderful model (Vanessa), She did an amazing job despite the weather, and truly, could she not look more perfect?  MMD Events also put together the loveliest of tablescapes that complemented the  entire scene, and who to capture it better but our friends, Rebecca and Michael over at Limelight Photography.
We’ll post Part II next week! Have a lovely weekend everyone!
Aug
11

Macy’s Dessert Table with MTV’s Callie Walker

 
So here at Chic Sweets, we were super excited when Kristina from Fab-Events called us to set up a dessert table for Macy’s Back to School Show, hosted by the GORGEOUS Callie Walker from MTV’s the Real World Washington D.C.  It was last-minute but everything came together great. We actually do not get to work with red & black color palette too often so we were totally up for the challenge.
For our backdrop, we used some wonderful hanging bud bases and also mason jars from Pottery Barn (love that store). The rest of the table was complimented with shades of white candy, accented with black and red ribbons.

Please excuse the poor quality of the pictures (and a very-tired looking me)…

Enjoy!

Aug
8

Real Wedding: Katherine and Cam

IMAGE CREDITS: AARON LOCKWOOD PHOTOGRAPHY

            
Some Photos by Chic Sweets:
The Monogram Backdrop
Our Cake Stand
Some other reception decor:
I couldn’t help but fall in love with this completely adorable wedding that Aaron over at Aaron Lockwood Photography sent our way. Aside from being held at one of the most fabulous St. Petersburg venues, the Museum of Fine Arts, it’s also 100% personality. Which you know we LOVE, LOVE, LOVE here at Chic Sweets.
The design behind this dessert table was all about featuring the colors that I adore: shades of pink, coral, and yellow infused the table and reception decor. They created a wonderful monogram and to make the design a focal point, it was blown up behind a curtain of ribbons, varying in different widths. The table was filled with different types of their favorite candies–gummi bears, gum balls, rock candy, etc. And to top the table off we added some adorable marshmallow pops, echoing the bright colors.
Thanks again to Aaron for the lovely pics! I also added a few of our own from my amateur-photo taking skills.
Also special, special thanks to Sandy Rule from Sandy Rule Events for putting all the pieces together for this fantastic wedding and to Conceptbait for the lighting, draping and decor (whew!).
Happy Monday!
Aug
7

Chic Sweets on Style Me Pretty!!

I have been ecstatic all week long! Style Me Pretty is featuring the dessert table I designed over at the gorgeous Beach House Restaurant. Head over there and check it out. I’ll be doing a full post early next week with more gorgeous detail photos as well as some behind the scenes.

Thanks to all the vendors who helped make the photoshoot happen; Limelight Photography, MMD Events, Two Yellow Shoes, Linens by the Sea, Better Bit of Butter and the Gum Drop Cookie Shop.

Aug
2

Part II: More Circus Shower Pics by Phillip Lloyd Photography

IMAGES CREDIT: PHILLIP LLOYD PHOTOGRAPHY

Hey everyone! So we have a few more pictures to share from the SO adorable baby shower where we provided centerpieces and a dessert table.

For a full description of how the day went along with some design details, please click here.

Enjoy!

Aug
1

Adorable Circus-Themed Baby Shower

IMAGE CREDITS: PHILLIP LLOYD PHOTOGRAPHY

Hey everyone! I know…I know…we are usually all about weddings here but we did a dessert table for a baby shower not that long ago and I just couldn’t help myself!

We’re sharing this absolutely darling baby shower held for one of my favorite people ever, the fabulous Aymee Brace of Brides Florida, hosted by some of her best friends…Sandy Rule, Ashly Olivier, Gretchen Hill and Ashley McMahon who all happened to be some of the best in the wedding industry (lucky girl, right?), a dessert table by us and Phillip Lloyd who snapped the pics. The “fab-four” planned this platinum shower and did not miss a beat on any of the details for this adorable shower.  

This dessert table was so much fun to design. We loved seeing the vision come to life–the colors, the red and white striped backdrop, the cute little “bunting” banner and what would a dessert table be without some favor boxes to take home? We took small, Kraft Gable boxes, filled them with some delicious chocolate dipped oreos and wrapped them twine with a cute little tag created by Andrea from Paper Presence.  And for what had to be my favorite part of the table–Jones Soda Bottles in shades of reds and blues were topped off with the cutest labels, another adorable creation by Andrea.

Aside from the dessert table, we were also happy to create some wonderful centerpieces for the tables. And yes, the lollipops were even in bigger in person!

This was Aymee’s  third pregnancy and everyone always has such amazing things to say about her… there was so much love and joy in the room. All of us are wishing her and her wonderful family lots of love, laughter, health and happiness.

Other Fantastic Vendors that helped out!
Photography: Phillip Lloyd
Draping & Lighting: Concept Bait
Chairs: Signature Events by Design
Catering: Olympia Catering
Printing Goods & Signage: Paper Presence

Shower Hosts
Sandy Rule: Sandy Rule Events
Ashly Olivier: Olivier Events
Gretchen Hill: Reunion Resort
Andrea McMahon: Paper Presence

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