Cupcakes & Polaroids

Here are a few polaroid of cupcakes I've made for people over the best few months.

Tres Leches with Cinnamon Marshmallow Frosting

for my engagement party.

Sweet Vanilla Dream with the Best Frosting Ever

Chocolate Covered Banana for a birthday party.

Whiskey and Beer Cupcakes for a bachelor party.

Pumpkin Cake

I made a pumpkin cake with cream cheese frosting yesterday for an autumn potluck. It was absolutely divine tasting at the party and this morning for breakfast!

Cupcakes and Coordination

This weekend I had the great pleasure of coordinating the wedding of Erin and Chuck as well as baking their cupcakes. They are the most genuine and gracious couple I have ever met. They are so sweet and stylish and I had a blast getting to know them and working with them and helping them on their big day. Of course, it was a lot of work. There were over 120 pieces of mercury glass, over 60 mason jars, moss letters, posters, pictures, succulents, flowers, etc. to set up and take down. Erin made everything a lot easier with lettered bags filled with everything for each table and a diagram packet for each table so we knew where she wanted things placed. This helped tremendously! I couldn't have done it without my good friend Kristen who set up the guests' tables while I frosted the cupcakes. I don't normally frost two hours before an event but because we had to travel 5 hours to the venue I didn't want anything to melt along the way.
I have worked been the Artistic and Production Coordinator at a non-profit for a couple of years but this was my first wedding. I will definitely be saving up for my own coordinator now that I know how much work is involved. It would have been way too much for Erin to bring everything to the venue, set up and break everything down at the end of the night on top of getting ready, getting married and having fun. I'm so glad we were able to be there for her so she didn't have to worry about those little details and she could just hang out with her new husband and her loved ones. My muscles are sore but my heart is happy.

More photos by the amazing Corbin Gurkin coming soon!

Fashion Cake

Check out Lady Gaga's...er...I mean the wicked witch's amazing cakes in this Hansel and Gretel based British Vogue spread.

About

{photo by Davina + Daniel}

Sweet Emilia Jane is a full-service event planning company specializing in handcrafted decor and committed to sustainable practices and supporting independent artists and vendors.

The Planner
I have always loved parties. In 5th grade, I did a report on "How to Throw a Party" complete with cake and favors. My high school bashes never consisted of kegs but of hors d'oeuvres and streamers. With a vast knowledge of current trends and over five years experience in coordination and production, my planning mixes the perfect ingredients for a chic and organized event that is all about you!

The Designer
I have been creating things ever since I can remember. It only makes sense with a mother who excelled at interior design and a father who helped bring those designs to life through his furniture making and wood working. My sister and I were always enrolled in some sort of art class or making jewelry or choreographing dances. In college, I stayed busy studying costume design, architecture, art and dance. After starting my design blog in 2008, I began to visualize the creative life I had yearned for and the process of making that my reality took effect. Through planning events, I finally felt like I had discovered my path and the place where I could combine my love for planning and for design.

Choose from a variety of packages from month-of-coordination to full event design and coordination and services including design and handcrafted decorations.

See Event & Design Packages here!

I am also available for photo shoot coordination and styling. Email me for details!

Custom Inspiration Boards for Your Event

Custom Inspiration Boards:

Sometimes we can get overwhelmed with all the different color palettes, themes, centerpieces, etc. out there. The easiest way for me to focus on the vision of an event is to create an inspiration board. If you would like help getting your vision off the ground just e-mail me. Based on your current ideas or guidelines about the direction you'd like take and a few basic questions that I'll ask you, I'll customize an event board just for you! I will also talk to you about some ideas on making that vision a reality on a budget and answer any questions you might have.

Each board will include 6-12 photos with credits. If there are specific items you would like (cake, dress, venue, etc.) I will include them on the board.

If you are interested in other planning services like event design or day-of-coordination, a custom board will be included in those packages. Email me for details!