Near the end of the summer, but still going strong with "wedding season" it seems. These two batches of cookies were made for friends of our family. This one, was for Amy. My mom was heavily involved with the planning of her shower, and as such, I thought I'd offer to make the favors. It's a group of 4 wedding gowns, very similar in design to cookies I made earlier in the year for another wedding shower, making the planning very easy.
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I made a few minor changes, like adding some pink rose details and bows and adding some white sanding sugar on some of the dress busts. (Difficult to see from these pictures, but we're lucky I have any to share...I gave these to my mom without thinking to take any pictures ahead of time. Thankfully, she was able to figure out her i-phone enough to take a few for history's sake...thanks mom! :)
She used cellophane bags with a black ribbon and name tag to package the cookies. They were placed on each girl's plate at the shower, serving as a place card and favor...smart planning!
This is my attempt at a wedding gown, with a design inspired by Sweet Ambs' famed filigree pattern. I then used a royal icing rose I had made awhile back on the dress and the tux as an accent. These had just been waiting to be used on the right cookie. Finally, the pre-made royal icing transfers are paying off!
These wedding shower cookies were for Julia, as requested by her aunt. She lives out-of-town, and the family had thought that they would be unable to celebrate with her. Then, in a last-minute arrangement, Julia was able to travel to Chicago, sending her very thoughtful aunt into action, planning the perfect *surprise* shower...so sweet!
There wasn't much time to prepare, so I decided to use some of my tried and true designs (dresses, cakes), and also accommodate the request to personalize the cookies if possible by playing around with some new ideas.
That's where I decided to add their first names to my double heart cookies and the "B" monogram on a design I adapted from Sweet Treats By Casey, as seen on Pinterest. She had used a stencil and an airbrush machine, but since I had neither, I improvised with a food marker pen.
These were going to be served on a platter at their family's gathering, so I thought an assortment would work best.
I was so happy to be a part of these ladies' celebrations.
Thank you for including me, and congratulations!
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