Your East Anglian Wedding - Dec/Jan 2019 (Issue 40)

Putting your own personal stamp on your day is a key trend that’s here to stay. Whether it’s a nod to your local area, your travels, loves and likes, you can celebrate your favourites things in a wealth of different ways. Here’s how... A little bit of what you fancy Based near Norwich, owner of Trios Catering & Events Natalie Creegan and her team provide a bespoke service tailored to different wedding themes, venues and budgets. She has her finger on the pulse when it comes to emerging trends and, in response to growing demand, launched their new ‘Amazing Grazing’ menus and festival food catering service. She says: “Sharing-style menus continue to be popular as more and more couples opt for less formal weddings. We’ve had a lot of interest in our grazing board platters as they look visually stunning and create a real wow factor. They can also be adapted to suit each couples tastes and budget. The most popular is the Norfolk and Suffolk boards where everything is sourced locally and celebrates all the fabulous food we have to offer in this region.” Visit trioscatering.co.uk Vegan-friendly Suffolk-based Trudy Copeland is on a mission to create vegan wedding cakes that not only look stunning but taste so good you can’t tell the difference! So committed is she, that she set up her own business and proudly named it The Iced Vegan. “I didn’t want to hide behind a generic name and the response I’ve received has been amazing,” she reports. “Guests can sometimes feel like an after thought or excluded if they have specific dietary requirements and food intolerances, but it’s totally possible to cater for them all in one delicious cake.” Made without eggs or diary products her light, fluffy and flavoursome wedding cakes include hand-painted designs, four and five-tier showstoppers, semi-naked and themed creations. “Just because it’s vegan doesn’t mean you have to compromise on design, taste or texture,” she adds. Visit theicedvegan.co.uk Images: lightofgracephotography.com Dramatic desserts Desserts are increasingly stealing the show. Couples are looking to up the wow-factor with whole tables beautifully styled and groaning with help-yourself sweet treats. Dramatic centrepieces such as macaron towers, croquembouche and doughnut walls are popular too. Check out... loveweddingcakes.co.uk Images: estherwild.com 64