The Beauty of Being Cruelty Free

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It surprises me that although I am pretty much in San Francisco, I get asked a lot “why I bother” with making vegan wedding cakes. There are a few reasons actually. I got started making vegan cakes because I am studying macrobiotics. In macrobiotics you avoid dairy and refined products. Thus, making vegan cake seemed like a good place to start. While experimenting with recipes I learned a lot about animal rights and reasons that people become vegan other than the health aspects. I have to say that there is a lot more to it than I originally thought. Take for example the issue with sugar. It is amazing to me that with all of the technology at our finger tips that there are still a few companies that refine sugar through horse bone char. I can’t think of a single way that this is good but I can think of a whole lot of ways it is bad. As a result, I watch who I buy my sugar from and never buy non-vegan sugar for any purpose. Doing this doesn’t hurt me at all and helps the horses, so why would I not do this?

It is amazing how there are little things like this that we can do that make no noticeable change to us but can has such a profound effect on other creatures. I am so glad that I have this knowledge now. A small change for me, a huge win for the horses!

The Force was with us!

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A few months ago I received a call from a wedding planner who was representing a couple of members of the 501st. For those of you who are not “in the know,” the 501st is a world wide organization made up of very intense Star Wars fans. These are not your ordinary fans either. Most of them have personally hand made Storm Trooper armor that pretty much exactly matches that which is found in the actual Star Wars films. The 501st are highly respected for not only their dedication, but also how they act as a family unit and ban together to support charities. When I was approached with the possibility to make a Star Destroyer cake for two members who were planning a Star Wars dream wedding at Kerner Optical (an offshoot of ILM and composed of people who created the original films) I was floored.

After hours of initial design work I was ready to meet with my prospective clients. I was very excited to hear that they loved my ideas and the cake. I think that we had an instant mutual respect and understanding when I told them I am a die hard old school Battlestar Galactica fan and showed them pictures of my highly screen accurate costumes. Yes, I came into this armed and ready to get this deal and the sci-fi geek side of me was glowing. I think the costume pictures proved I was a stickler for details, which was very important to my clients, and to me. Fast forward a few months later and I delivered a dream wedding cake to two of the sweetest people I have had the pleasure of meeting in this wonderful business.

Behold, the Bewitching Elegance Star Destroyer cake:

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My Sitcom Wedding

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My Sitcom Wedding

This is one of our favorite books! It is a must for anyone who is feeling the stain of planing a wedding.

Click here to find the book on Amazon.

From Amazon:

With three months to go until her blissful day of entering wedlock, Hyacynth was far more organized than any other bride she or her friends had ever known. As a creative person who had always done everything herself, plans and ideas for her Italian-Japanese fusion wedding were flowing effortlessly for her.

But things are never as easy as they should be. At T-minus 90 days, Hyacynth is about to discover that on the road to “happily ever after” she has a long way to go and that even the best laid plans can simply be a cover for chaos. She now finds herself thoroughly unprepared for others intervening in ways that she never anticipated while discovering that she must come to terms with internal demons that she did not know existed. The result is an often humorous and sometimes unnerving series of events told through words that are always brutally honest.

This is the true story of Hyacynth Arcola and her wedding. The names have been changed to protect the guilty.

Welcome!

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Welcome to the Bewitching Elegance blog!

Thank you for visiting our blog! Here we hope that you will find cool links and tips to make your once-in-a-lifetime events the best that they can be. Please visit our website www.bewitchingelegance.com to get more information about ordering a custom cake.

We are proud to say that we now offer vegan, gluten free, and agave cakes! Please contact us for more information.

Thanks for dropping by and enjoy!

~Dy