Your East Anglian Wedding - June/July2020 (Issue 43)

GREAT CAKE EXPECTATIONS We’re great cake lovers and were planning to have a real showstopper for our wedding. The tasting was part of the planning we were most looking forward to but now we’ve had to cancel our big day until later in the year and we’re not sure how things are going to work moving forward. Emma says : I can’t wait to get back to baking and making wedding cakes!  So many of my lovely couples have moved their spring/summer dates to the coming autumn/winter months or are taking 2021 by storm.  There’s so much to look forward to with weddings at the end of the year. For starters there are no weather worries, as you know what to expect in the autumn and any sunshine is a lovely bonus. In terms of cake flavours for the cooler seasons we like to turn up the cosiness, think gingerbread cake with cinnamon buttercream, pumpkin cake is a real winner too along with salted caramel and chocolate and black cherry. To decorate, flowers in deeper rich colours like masala red, purple, burgundy, soft orange and foliage work well. I love dried seedheads and grasses to reflect the season, on and under my cakes. Our consultations have continued and instead of meeting in person we now meet via a live link direct with couples. I love that these meetings can be sorted and booking activated in much less time than the ‘old-life’ method of getting it in the diary, waiting, meeting and designing. We can do it all online, I can still show folks around my studio and get to understand their requirements and personalities. This is such an important step when working with a couple to design their dream cake. Samples can also be sent out by post for anyone looking to ‘try before they buy’ and have a tasting at home. Emma Thorburn | Cake maker | www.bunsoffun.co.uk Image: www.camillaandrea.com; Flo wers: www.floralsistas.co.uk KEEP CALM AND MARRY ON We’ve been planning our summer wedding since early last year and it now looks like we’re going to have to postpone it. We’re obviously devastated but want to stay positive and still be excited for our big day to come. What’s your advice? Kate says: At Holkham we’re acutely aware of our responsibility to our couples, and we’ve all been monitoring the situation closely. Unfortunately, it seems that for many, the most socially responsible thing to do is also the most difficult – postponing your big day. In these uncertain, we don’t quite know where we will be in the immediate future, therefore we’re currently working around 12 weeks ahead with our couples getting married between now and mid-July to find alternative dates for their wedding.  We understand that this is a heartbreaking step for anyone to have to take. Many couples who have already had to postpone, potentially now have a whole new wedding season to consider, but that doesn’t mean they need to rethink all their plans. Winter weddings can be utterly magical; a summer palette can easily be deepened to add warmth with richer deeper shades of one of your chosen colours. Swapping the material on your tablecloths or napkins can go a long way to transform a tablescape, or instead of a summer spritzer how about something like a cinnamon-spiced Moscow Mule? If you’re worried about not having enough natural light for the photos, think about creating a cosy space lit with fairylights. Consider the time of your ceremony too in order to make the most of golden hour for romantic post-vows shots at sunset.   Kate Warner | Holkham Hall & Estate | www.holkham.co.uk www.da-photo.co.uk EXPERT ADVICE 85