Perfect Pairs

Some things in life always seem to come in pairs.....a pair of socks or shoes, a salt and pepper shaker, even things like ice cream and a cone. Same goes for life in the chocolate world. Just seems funny how we've had a couple duplicate orders in the last couple weeks...starting with two separate requests for one-piece favors to be tied with black ribbon (this is unusual as we don't normally carry black, but will special-order colors).
One set of favors was for a rehearsal dinner, which included the ever-so-popular milk chocolate mudball, and this favor was perfectly finished with a custom printed label. Not but a week later, the Magnolia Hotel was hosting a wedding reception and requested a variety of one-piece bejeweled truffles, with no truffle cup, and black ribbon.
That same week we had two PINK celebration cakes requested. One was for a long-time Chocolate Season customer, Robin, for her anniversary. She requested a cute, lil' 6-inch chocolate cake, with chocolate/caramel whipped ganache and American buttercream. Her wedding colors had been pink and burgundy, but with thoughts of summer, we opted for a completely pink cake! :) She said it was a big hit, and I was thrilled to please such a loyal friend and customer! (*thanks Robin!!!)*
The other celebration cake was for fellow Chi Omega sister, Angela, and her beautiful 1-yr old daughter, Helen. Requested was a very "girly" cake that had a dominant pink theme, with accents of white and purple. The cake was a 9-inch and 6-inch white cake with citrus simple syrup, torted with strawberry puree and strawberry Italian buttercream, iced with American buttercream and covered in homemade marshmallow fondant. We also included a 4-inch smash cake for Helen to dig into, which mimicked the larger cake, minus the fondant (we didn't think a baby could easily dig into that!) I loved how this cake turned out, and was super excited to present it to Angela, who also loved it! (*Thanks so much to Angela for this fun and creative opportunity!*)

And lastly, my other perfect pair for the month was Scott and Sara. They had their wedding in Okoboji, IA on June 14th, and the day couldn't have been more lovely. Brad took the wedding photos (as well the engagement photos below) and yes, sara, I've already had a sneak peek at the wedding pics and they are divine!!!! Can't wait to post more about the beautiful wedding and more importantly, what a beautiful and perfect pair this couple makes. They really do complete each other in a multitude of ways and I am so pysched to have Scott as an official part of the family! :)
Hope to write more later about some upcoming specials...but just thought I'd share all the fun pairs we've had in the last couple weeks! And if you're ever in need of your own favors, celebration cakes or just a day of sweet delights, then stop by The Chocolate Season...we'd love to help make any day a special one!