One of the more interesting titbits of information about the Royal Wedding is that there were two wedding cakes. A fabulous eight tier wedding cake created by Fiona Cairns (who also makes Waitrose Wedding Cakes – we might add) and a groom’s cake – which by all accounts is a chocolate and biscuit affair to [...]

Now I’ve never been a huge fan of traditional wedding cakes. That dark rich fruit cake with the sickly sweet layer of marzipan topped off with a tooth cracking slab of icing has never really appealed. Happily it seems that I’m not alone and not only have wedding cakes themselves improved, with the humble sponge [...]

Whilst you are not expected to provide a free bar at the wedding breakfast, some bubbly for the toast and perhaps a few bottles on the tables for guests are expected to come from the bride and groom. Yet with a little smart shopping, you needn’t be landed with a huge wine bill. We had [...]

Fabulous wedding cakes made to order and delivered to your door or to collect from your nearest Waitrose store. You’ll probably already know that Waitrose are one of the UK’s leading grocery chains with a reputation for offering quality food and wine but you may not know that they also offer an on-line prepared food [...]

Handmade, personalised wedding cake toppers, where to buy them and what’s involved? The tradition of the wedding cake topper dates back many years, but the trend to personalise them is fairly recent. Now for around £80 you can have a unique and memorable souvenir of your most special day that you can keep and treasure [...]