We Do What?

I receive many inquiries as to what services Adair Weddings offers. Well, so many! I often refer to our services as a "wedding in a box" (or perhaps SUV). 

Here is the "official" list of services:

1. Event Planning Services: from start to finish

2. Event Mangement: day-of services

3. Floral Services: you dream it, we can create it!

4. Event Design: along the lines of the above, except we can do a non-floral design.

5. Rentals: Linens, Custom Linens, glassware, candy bar, the list is endless. From burlap to vintage books, our collecting over the years has given us an amazing inventory! Save money by renting!

6. Cakes: custom cakes, cupcakes, cake pops, dessert bars, French Macarons, pies, etc. if it's sweet, we can make it yummy and beautiful!!! All our icing is made from scratch, including our secret recipe white chocolate fondant that looks gorgeous, smells yummy, and tastes delicious!!

So, there you go. We offer complimentary consultations! Call or email to schedule yours today: 760.812.0574 or adairweddings@gmail.com

We have a few openings left for 2013, and booking for 2014-2015 as well! We are often able to accommodate bakery orders with a 1-2 week notice (sometimes a 24-hour notice, just call us!), but it does depend on the order. Floral services require at least 3 weeks. Deposits are required for most orders, and large events require payment in full 14-21 days in advance.

Put your event in our capable hands, from birthday parties to weddings, we do it all!

Cheers!!

Julia

Owner @ Adair Weddings

760.812.0574

Adairweddings@gmail.com

Cake Tastings

Are always complimentary! I offer custom tastings for events over $300, but for those under, I keep it simple.

2-3 choices, in cupcakes of whatever I am currently baking.

This one is my white chocolate and double chocolate. Mmmmm

Book now, 2012 is quickly becoming booked solid!

Cheers!

Julia

Chocolate Chip Cookies

Wow, the new recipe I tried out this week? It's amazing!!!

Caramaly, soft, chewy, yes, completely worth the 36hrs the dough sat in the fridge!

I got the recipe from Emily over at cupcakesandcashmere.com

It's amazing!! Looking forward to doing cookie bars this year! I did make mine smaller, I got 8 dozen cookies out of the batch. But what I'm making cookies for, smaller was more appropriate! (it's a dessert bar type thing) I do agree that bigger would be better!!!

Now, back to my cupcaking! And then I have two birthday cakes to tackle. Fun fun!!

Cheers!

Julia

Pinterest

Well, I have joined another online "madness", Pinterest!

Of course I haven't actually PINNED anything yet, haven't quite figured it out yet. But I have a bunch of followers, so I realized this afternoon, I really should give them some amusement, eh?

Sooooo, I am working on pinboards, and downloading the "stuff" to actually use the program. Luckily, it IS something I can put on my iPhone (the ONLY reason I manage to blog on a consistent basis! I'm actually on my computer right now, but trying to put PICTURES in the blog using the blogger website, well, let's just say HTML is NOT a language I understand and most likely never will. All those numbers, they make my head spin!), so hopefully I can figure it out rather painlessly.

Once I get it "going", I'll post the link to my boards. I was thinking it would be fun to create a pinboard for each of my brides, (if they want to that is), and allow them to pin as well, so that way, as they are on the 'net, and they find something they like, they can pin it to the board, and then it's there, for me to see. Instant "hey, I LIKE this, can you make it work?". As much as I complain about technology, it sure does make my job easier, and it also enables me to give my clients an even better event/experience/etc than ever before.

So, that said.

I'm going back to figure out this Pinterest thing. I have a couple of hours.

And then? After my busy month, I'm taking myself to the movies tonight. With my mommy. I'm SO excited. We are going to see Love Never Dies on the big screen, it's the sequel to Phantom of the Opera. I was bummed I never got over to London last year to see the show at the Adelphi before it went dark. But they filmed the Australian production in Melbourne last September, and it comes out on DVD in May! But Fathom Events is showing it in theatres tonight and next Tuesday. It's playing live in Sydney, but only for another month or so, and then who knows where it will be. Dead maybe? (yes, pun intended!)

Anyway, I hope to find some inspiration, as it's set in the early 1900's Coney Island. I got to do a Phantom of the Opera cake last year, so perhaps some lucky soul will call me about a Love Never Dies cake this year?? (this is a not-so-subtle hint to my dear readers)

So, anyway, back to Pinterest. This could be fun!

Cheers!

Julia

P.S. Keep an eye for a VERY special Blog Sale. I'm working on some ideas, and cleaning out some supplies that I haven't used in a couple of years, both baking supplies AND decor items.

Wedding Wire Rated Again in 2012!

Mountain Lakes Wedding Tour Location!

Sorry for the late post on this, but I have our location for the Wedding Tour this Sunday, May 23rd from 12pm-6pm!

Adair Weddings will have floral displays as well as a cake to taste, and plenty of Cake Balls at the St Moritz Lodge at Lake Gregory Regional Park.

24171 Lake Drive
Crestline, CA. 92325

It looks like we're going to be doing a Black & Ivory theme, which is fabulous, as we did this AMAZING Black & White theme party on May 15th at the Grumpy Golfer in Victorville, CA.

I'll be posting photographs from the party this past weekend soon, as well as photographs from this coming weekend's wedding tour!

More to come

-Julia

Let them eat cake!

2010 has been a pretty wild year so far (all exciting, and I have fully embraced it all!), and January started off with a bang for us, mainly in the baking department.

We did this elegant 2-tier fondant covered cake with freehand "squiggles" for a recent birthday party. The ribbon is edged in blue sequins, and we matched the accent color (the blue) to the color of the sequins. We did two different tiers, White Chocolate Cake with Raspberry Filling on the bottom, and Chocolate Chocolate Cake with Raspberry filling on the top, smaller tier.

Something like this would serve 35-40 people, and would be approx $125 with free delivery within the High Desert area. Please contact us if you live outside of the High Desert, as we DO deliver all over Southern California, and you will find that our delivery costs for Wedding & Special Event cakes are minimal.

This simple Chocolate Buttercream covered Chocolate Chocolate cake is a simple 2-layer 9" cake with a textured icing, instead of smooth.

Perfect for a small event, this cake yields 15-25 slices, depending on how you cut it.

Pricing for a cake this size starts at $20, and goes up depending on how elaborate you wish it decorated, type of icing (fondant is slightly higher), and delivery charges (we deliver free within a 10-mile radius)

In addition to the simple silver & gold (not pictured) covered display plates, we can also "stage" your cake, do custom cake stands, etc. This is something we discuss with you during a consultation, and having an idea for your decor, event space, and personal style.

Contact us to schedule a complimentary consultation, and we are even able to arrange tastings on occasion, if we have enough notice. Our basic pricing for Wedding Cakes is by the cake, NOT the serving, and we don't charge double if your wish is for a cake to be covered in fondant. We make all our icings & fondants ourselves, so in addition to looking beautiful, it will taste fantastic. We never freeze our cakes, and bake fresh within 24 hours of scheduled delivery.

E-Mail: adairweddings@gmail.com

Phone: 760.812.0574

Next post....keep an eye out for more updates! I'm working on updating back events, getting more pictures on here, and we're still working on the new website!!

Cheers!

Julia

2010!!

Wow, welcome to a FABULOUS new year!! We have been busy out here in Southern California, baking, arranging, and planning events this upcoming year. There are many changes along the way for Adair Weddings & our crew, but we embrace it, and look forward to all the many challenges ahead of us!

Did you know that 2010 is THE year of love and romance? So, all of you 2010 brides out there, congratulations! The Chinese New Year starts on Valentine's Day this year, AND it is the year of the Tiger, so it's going to be a good one!! A fun thing to do? Check your date, see if it's auspicious or not! Here's a website I have used...although of course, if you really want to plan your wedding date around the Chinese calender, you have to actually see a wise woman (or man), and they will take your birthdays, your names, and come up with a list of dates that are "lucky", and there are various types of "luck". If you want financial success, get married on a specific date, if you want a house full of children, and it goes on and on. A couple who married last May did this, and that was why they picked May 2, 2009. (and that was a rainy weekend! still a beautiful wedding, and they ARE happy)

Red Apple Tree (they also do feng shui, if you are decorating your home!)
www.redappletree.com/chinese/astrology_horoscope.htm

Chinese Fortune Calender
www.chinesefortunecalender.com

I am not affiliated with either of those sites, just a couple I have used in the past for a little bit of fun.

There are other HUGE changes on the way here at Adair Weddings, and we have a BUSY week ahead of us, with Valentine's Day!! I realize I haven't updated some of the events we did at the end of last year with posts, photographs, etc, and I apologize! We are working on some technical difficulties, so I'm behind. We should have the new website up in the next couple of months, along with some exciting news & information!

I will endeavor to post some pictures from the Red Hat Valentine Tea this coming week, and of course we're making LOTS of cake balls around here!!! I am also going to be making heart "boxes of chocolate" this year, the cake that sort of started it all!!! Which I am excited to share with more people this year, and of course get some photographs on here!

Until next time, eat lots of cake, wear beautiful shoes, and remember, 2010 is going to be a FABULOUS year!!

Cheers!

Julia