The Sweetest Bite

For the love of cupcakes, this is nothing but the sweetest. 

A few years ago, I was put in touch with the lovely Lily Lim of The Sweetest Bite. Let me rewind and tell you a few years ago I was impressed by her baking, namely, her cupcake passion. Today, this girl is a major talent in the kitchen. She's adventurous with her craft, and I'm into it.  

 

What I personally love most about Lily is the fact that she is open minded to new creations. If you have a flavor in mind, Lily will test drive new ideas in a heartbeat. For example, a recent bride requested a vanilla cake with caramelized pears, cinnamon buttercream and pecans for a fall wedding, it did not disappoint.

Lily is quite the mixologist, some of her signature cupcakes include:
Salted Caramel: caramel cake topped with salted caramel buttercream
Peanut Butter Dream: chocolate cake with chocolate peanut butter ganache
Irish Car Bomb: chocolate Guinness cake with a Bailey's buttercream
Haupia: (most popular) sponge cake with coconut pudding, fresh whipped cream and shredded coconut 
Chocolate Caramel: chocolate cake filled with caramel with chocolate ganache

Lily also has a vast variety of cupcake flavors, most of which most translate nicely into wedding cakes. A few that stand out: Lemon, Red Velvet, Almond Roca, Chocolate Chip, Carrot, Mocha, Chocolate Strawberry, Banana, Mint Chocolate with Peppermint Buttercream. In addition to the cupcakes listed above Lily also offers dessert bar items and other baked goods. She's crafty with fondant cupcake toppers and fondant cake decor. However, if fondant's not your thing, she also uses chocolate and gum paste for decorations and flowers.

Contact:

facebook: The Sweetest Bite

Email:  thesweetestbite@gmail.com

Photographer Love: Stephanie Simos

Photography, brains, and fun? YES please.

I am more than thrilled to share one of my dearest friends with you, Miss Stephanie Simos. Not only is she a bundle of fun to be around, but she has creative eye for photography,  she's witty, and a hoot to banter with.

Stephanie has made wondrous leaps and bounds in the world of photography in the last couple of years. I deserve to gush because she really IS that wonderful. She's not your average photographer. She's on the board for Women's Initiative for Self Employment in San Francisco as their lead photographer. She also has a full time job. It takes a super organized and dedicated person to do all the things that she does. Photography is her passion and that's what makes her more than amazing. She has been photographing weddings for the last year and a half and is starting to produce some incredible images. Keep your eye out, you just might see some collaboration work pop up in the near future from the two of us.

You can view her photographs here: 

Facebook: Stephanie Simos Photography 

Flickr: Photos

Stephanie also shot images for Meggie, a boutique shop on Union Street in the Marina. Ahh-mazing.