Your East Midlands Wedding - October/November 2020 (Issue 40)

Top advice for the perfect wedding CAKE EXPECTATIONS Q: For our summer wedding, I’m worried about the heat and how it will affect our cake. What should we take into consideration?  Heat is every cake designer’s nightmare! I had ganache and buttercream cakes to deliver and set up on one of the hottest bank holiday weekends last year. I make the bakes a day or so in advance to give it time to chill and then fill before coating. All buttercream cakes are then refrigerated, so they’re nice and cold for delivery. Most venues are air-conditioned, but I leave set-up to the last minute when it’s really hot as buttercream can melt quickly – and never display by a window! If you’re worried about the heat a naked, semi-naked or fondant design withstands it much better than buttercream and ganache ones. Zoe Norris | Delicious Designs | www.deliciousdesigns.co.uk BEHIND THE LENS Q: I wasn’t going to get a videographer at my wedding, but a few people keep mentioning it. What are the pros of having one on the big day?  A videographer is essential for any wedding. When a bride walks down the aisle, she’ll be the only one who will never see this moment of herself entering her wedding. A wedding video is the only way she can rewatch it.  When couples have elderly relations at the wedding, think how special it will be to playback your wedding video and seeing them as part of your day when they’re no longer around. I say to couples, when the dust settles after your wedding day, you’ll return from your honeymoon to everyday life and your memories will be the only thing you have to treasure. A well-made wedding video offers a much more in-depth look of the special times across your day and the moments you both probably didn’t noticed. Andrew Cooper | Stark Weddings www.stark-weddings.co.uk HOT TOPIC  EXPERT ADVICE 23