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Supplier Spotlight – The Master Cakesmith

23rd May 2023

Ask our Expert – Dawn Renahan

Northumberland Wedding Cake Supplier, The Master Cakesmith has been a recommended supplier for Ellingham Hall for many years.

Dawn has a wealth of experience making flawless pretty wedding cakes, iced in sugar paste and finished with handmade sugar flowers or fresh flowers.

Dawn says ‘We also provide perfectly cute wedding favours for your table settings and a few little sweet treats to display with your wedding cake for your guests’.

Popular Wedding Cake Trends

When it comes to planning your wedding cake for your wedding day, there are so many lovely designs to choose from. You could go with a classic traditional look or something a little more modern & contemporary. Whatever you choose here’s my top looks for 2023/24.

Cake Gardens

Flowers always make a cake look pretty and elevate designs to the next level. Swirls, waterfalls, placements or a flower base are all dreamy ways of incorporating flowers into the design, but our favourite for 2023 is the flower garden!

Image Katy Melling Photography

Florist Bels Flowers

A Touch of Colour

Adding a touch of colour to match or compliment your wedding décor is a popular choice. It could be a beautiful hand dyed silk ribbon or a full tier in colour as a statement.

Image Katy Melling Photography

Florist Bels Flowers

Textured

One wedding cake trend that here to stay is adding texture to the design. Pillows of fluffy ruffles, folds of icing to look like swaths of fabric or sugar pearls can all be added to add interest to any design.

Image Katy Melling Photography

Metallic’s

Metallic elements add a stunning look to any cake design. Edible gold or silver leaf add a little sophisticated glamour with a subtle hint of opulence.

Image Katy Melling Photography

Extra Tall

Extra tall cakes are impressive and create a stunning focal point for your wedding. Each of our extra tall cakes are 8” tall giving you lots of portions for your guests.

Image Katy Melling Photography

Foliage

Classic and timeless white cakes finished with fresh or handmade foliage are timeless, simple and natural. Tying in with any design or colour scheme this is the one to go for if you can’t make up your mind.

Image Katy Melling Photography

Icing Flowers

Gorgeous handmade flowers made from icing have defiantly had a comeback over recent years. They can be made to complement your wedding flowers and look oh so pretty on any design

Image Katy Melling Photography

Staging & Dressing

Staging your wedding cake to look super pretty is definitely something to think about. Add candles, runners, a gorgeous cake stand or a few bud vases. Most cake makers now offer packages to dress your cake and make it stand out.

Image Katy Melling Photography

Little Extras

Add some sweet treats to sit alongside your wedding cake. Iced biscuits, macarons, popsicles are all pretty and add interest to your cake display.

Image Helen Russell Photography

If you are looking for a professional Northumberland Wedding Cake Supplier, contact Dawn at The Master Cakesmith today to discuss your bespoke requirements.

If you are planning your dream wedding and searching for your perfect Wedding Venue in Northumberland, book your viewing appointment to come and explore everything Ellingham Hall has to offer.

“Can’t believe it’s been 2 months since our big day! We’re finally off on our honeymoon, so wanted to take this opportunity to say thank you for all your help in creating our special day. The venue was perfect, service excellent, food yummy, den amazing, rooms beautiful – everyone had the best time.”

Rebecca & Daniel Askew, 28th May 2024
We just wanted to say the biggest thank you for giving us the best weekend of our lives. From when we first stepped into Ellingham Hall in June 2022 we knew we wanted to be married there! It is truly the most magical place and the excitement we felt instantly was insane!

Throughout the whole planning process we could not have imagined having a better team to be working with. Communicating with you guys was so easy, and thank you so much for answering my endless questions constantly and reassuring me all the time haha!

The wedding tasting and open houses were fabulous in the build up and we just knew from these that our wedding weekend was going to be amazing!

On that Friday afternoon/evening on our arrival, we felt so comfortable and confident with everyone working at Ellingham. Everyone truly worked so hard to make us feel comfortable and relaxed prior to the big day.

Our wedding day itself was truly the best day of our lives. The way the co-ordinators worked with our suppliers and our plans to make sure everything was perfect was incredible. The food throughout the weekend was absolutely spectacular and we can not believe how insane the cocktails were! The whole venue is so beautiful and elegant and we couldn’t have imagined having our day anywhere else.

What truly set you guys above and beyond were all of your staff. You are truly the most incredible team who went above and beyond to make sure everyone had the best day, and we can never thank you enough.

Megan and Sam Burgess, 23rd September 2023
“Thank you so much for helping us have the wedding of our dreams! We couldn’t have asked for a more perfect day (or 3!) Our guests had a blast and we were blown away by how everything turned out. We especially appreciate your flexibility and willingness to answer all our questions. Special shootout to Alicia and Wendy for all their help on the day. Thank you so much!”

Caitlin & Chris Newman, 18th November 2023
“We can’t begin to thank everyone at Ellingham hall for making our wedding the most beautiful and memorable day.

We got married at the beginning of December and went for a 3 day wedding, Friday-Sunday. Ellingham was transformed into a winter wonderland with its beautiful Christmas decor. The Friday night was so lovely to be able to spend time with all our loved ones together before the big day.

The team were so friendly and really felt like an extension of our wedding party/guests. You’re truly made to feel like the venue is your home. Everyone was so attentive and the whole weekend was stress free and the wedding ran smoothly despite the threat of a storm!

We loved how the wedding day didn’t have to end at 12am and could continue the celebrations into the night in the Hall’s secret club/den which was highlight for us.

We also have to mention how incredible the food was the whole weekend and how easily they catered for our guests dietary requirements.

Everyone who attended the wedding continues to speak about how it was the most beautiful wedding they had experienced. Ellingham hall is truly a magical place and we wish we could do it all again!

Thank you again for everything”

Abbie & Joseph James, 7th December 2024
“We have hosted a number of corporate events and the staff have always been superb in supporting us. Our guests are always delighted when they walk through the doors and get to spend a day in the beautiful surroundings. “

DIGITAL SPARKLES – NICOLA LITTLE (CHIEF SPARKLER & DIRECTOR)
“We just wanted to say thank you so much for making our day so amazing the other week, you are all so lovely and it was exactly what we dreamed of! So many guests were in awe of the amazing venue and things like the rooftop cocktail hour made it extra special, we really appreciate it all!”

Elena & Dan O’Hagan, 29th August 2024

Supplier Spotlight – The Master Cakesmith

Ask our Expert – Dawn Renahan

Cake Gardens

A Touch of Colour

Textured

Metallic’s

Extra Tall

Foliage

Icing Flowers

Staging & Dressing

Little Extras

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