Did you ever fantasize about your dream wedding as a little girl?

No, I never dreamed of any wedding. No fairytale kind of thing. I’m not that kind of person! I just wanted the wedding to be well-planned. I can’t take things that aren’t well-organized. So I actually planned my wedding pretty early and that is why I had time to go into detailed preparation of my wedding cupcakes.

Why did you choose cupcakes instead of a cake for your wedding?

Cupcakes are smaller, more cost-efficient in a way, and I think it’s easier to eat. It’s convenient for my guests, instead of just messily cutting a cake. Plus, there’s no wastage.

So did your guests enjoy the cupcakes?

They loved it. My guests and relatives were really happy, and said the cupcakes were really nice even though it wasn’t so traditional with the Chinese culture! It was more a modern alternative.

Why did you want to take a modern alternative, rather than go traditional?

I find cupcakes more lovely to look at than the traditional Chinese Ang Koo. Also, with cupcakes, I can choose the colour that I like, and I had chosen blue to be the theme of my wedding. So cupcakes were the best choice.

To create detailed cupcakes, you need a good vendor. We hear you used WGA vendor Cupcake Chic, how did that go?

Yes, I ordered my wedding cupcakes with Cupcake Chic, and yes, they were very helpful! They actually presented me with the samples, and we did make a few adjustments until I got the right colour that I liked. They’re also very smart to give solutions to the customer, instead of me telling them what to do, which is exactly what they’re supposed to do because they’re the experts in cupcakes, not me right?! *laughs*

How did you hear about Cupcake Chic?

I was actually a fan of Cupcake Chic beforehand because they’re everywhere, and I can never stop eating it! Sometimes I even have to stop myself from entering the shop, because it’s very addictive and I can’t control myself, especially with the chocolate ones. Now that’s a cupcake worth wasting your calories on! *laughs*

So you must have had the chocolate flavour at your wedding, right?

Yes! I had two flavours – chocolate and vanilla. One with my name, and one with my husband’s :)

How did you display your wedding cupcake tier?

The cupcakes were actually presented at my outdoor garden wedding where I did my signing on that day itself. So the cupcakes were displayed next to my signing table and were pretty much the center of attention! And the garden wedding setup ended up looking really great, especially in the photographs.

My biggest worry when planning the wedding was that it was outdoors – and you know what it’s like living in Malaysia! I was so worried of my make-up, the cupcakes etc facing a mini-meltdown. I remember chatting about this to Jo (one of the owners of Cupcake Chic), but everything turned out well! If you look at the picture, you’ll understand what I mean! The garden, and the grass, and the colour of the cupcakes and the tablecloth and everything… it was simply beautiful.

Finally, what piece of advice would you give to future brides planning their weddings this year?

Start early. Don’t do things last minute. And get help. Don’t do it all by yourself! Get help from your friends, or maybe you can engage a planner.

Another thing is a lot of brides tend to get really, really stressed out, and they hate the process of doing it. But I was one of the lucky ones, because when I started planning the whole thing, all my girlfriends told me to just enjoy the process. So enjoy the ride because you’ll actually regret it if you don’t.

For delicious and stylish wedding cupcakes, WGA vendor Cupcake Chic offers quality gourmet cupcakes with 24 delicious flavours, plus convenient favour wrapping and delivery service. Contact them for a free consultation and find out how Cupcake Chic can complete your perfect chic wedding! Check out their website or LWB page for more information.

Since I’m terrible at baking, we thought who better to ask than WGA vendor Cupcake Chic for some industry insider tips!

The Traditionalist

Just because you’re opting for wedding cupcakes, doesn’t mean you can’t have that traditional cake-cutting ceremony you always wanted. How, you ask?

Chic tip: Any reputable wedding cupcake designer will be able to give you tier options, from a modest 3-tier to a grandé 7-tier. You can always have a cake on the top tier with layers of cupcakes below. Aah, best of both worlds *wink*.

The Dreamer

With brides daydreaming of fairytale weddings, shouldn’t your cupcakes be just as intricate? Think cascades of flowers, beautiful trimmings and you’ll end up with wedding cupcakes fit for a queen! On that note, I wonder what Kate is thinking of doing :)

Chic Tip: Communicate and go over the details with your cupcake designer. Remember, with cupcakes, anything is possible! Well, nearly everything.

The Fashionista

So you’ve got your wedding theme planned to a tee and now all you have to do is make sure your cupcakes are just as fab.

Chic Tip: Check out the very cool kuler website that showcases endless colour themes.

The Romantic

You’re tying the knot so obviously love is in the air, but why not take it a notch further and wear your heart… on your cupcake!

Chic tip: Personalise your cupcakes by imprinting a short message on the hearts. For e.g. – “S.C loves D.H”. Yes, we’re sadly still pining for Daniel Henney over here!

Last word

At the end of the day, a gorgeous cupcake doesn’t just look good, but tastes great. After all, the last thing you want to do is serve your guests a dry, tasteless cupcake (they’ll end up drinking more and then…). So bear in mind that a good gourmet cupcake should be made from the finest ingredients, such as real butter instead of imitation margarine.

Chic Tip: Find a cupcake vendor who can take care of everything, from the individual favour boxes to doorstep delivery and even the tedious setup! Remember to try out some of their ready-made cupcakes as well, to make sure they’re good to go.

* Tips and pics are courtesy of WGA vendor Cupcake Chic. To find out more, hop on their blog or get in touch with them via their website.
Right, yours truly is feeling hungry now!

Cupcake tier - Midsummer Night's Dream

1. Pick your cupcake vendor.

This is the easy bit since there are SO many vendors to choose from. You’ll be amazed to find that bakers these days are quite tech-savvy. Nearly all of them have blogs or websites plastered with photos of their wonderful designs. But we at WGA like to recommend nothing but the best, so we say, go for Cupcake Chic ;-)

2. Start an inspiration board.

Inspiration wha? An inspiration board is where you paste visuals from magazines, cutouts, blogs, or other websites to create the perfect wedding cupcake of your choice. You can even opt to incorporate your wedding theme, design or colours. One of Cupcake Chic’s clients even took the initiative of creating her own illustrations. The Midsummer Night’s Dream cupcake tier above was the end product. Too pretty!

Illustration reference by Fairuz

Here’s the link to her blog just in case you’re craving for a little more. Feel free to Google images of ‘inspiration boards’ for some (you know it) INSPIRATION!

3. Decide on how you want them.

Would you like your cupcakes to be stacked to form tiers or would you prefer them served to your guests? Hmm, but then again, they would be charming as favours, too. If you don’t want to go through the hassle of overthinking things, feel free to consult with Cupcake Chic’s Occasions Architect on the different options available. Here’s a July article on “Picking A Wedding Cake“.

4. What’s yo flava?

There are more than 24 flavours to choose from. Rest assured that Cupcake Chic uses only the finest ingredients in all of their baked goods. Which one should you go with? My advice: try them all! You can think about the calories later :)

Do give the hardworking people at Cupcake Chic at least 7 days’ notice so that they can make the ordering process a breeze for you. If you need more information, check out their website at www.cupcakechic.com.my or send them an email at order@cupcakechic.com.my

The idea of serving cupcakes at wedding has resurfaced time and time again, with good reason. These kindling treats are stylish, practical and inexpensive compared to a traditional wedding cake. Moreover, they spare you from having to hire extra help to serve and clean up after a creamy mess (yum!).

The five themes featured in this article are: Romantic, Traditional, Magical, Eco-Inspired, and just plain Chic. The great thing about Cupcake Chic is that they will go the extra mile to cater to your needs. So, even if these themes don’t tickle your fancy, you can opt for a more personalised design. Remember former Miss Malaysia Zen Wong’s Hens party? Those girls even had animal cupcakes made!

If you’re not the creative sort, fret not! Cupcake Chic have a fountain of ideas and can easily help you with designs that will impress your guests the best. As for the cupcake designs themselves, in Ben’s words, “those that lie within our realm of expertise and designs, we can definitely whip them up for customers.” The price range does vary, depending on how intricate the design is.

I do love cupcakes as favours for a wedding. What better way to feed your guests while they wait for everyone (and the bride!) to arrive. If you’re interested to get in touch with Cupcake Chic, then have a look at their LWB directory page or simply email them at order@cupcakechic.com.my

Start by searching online and magazines for ideas. If you have a wedding scrapbook stashed away somewhere, this is definitely the time to put it to good use.  Don’t know where to start? Here are three things that you need to do:

1. Plan

A wedding cake is a piece of art. And all pieces of art require ample time and dedication. So if you’re looking for something special and out of the ordinary, you need to plan at least 3 to 6 months ahead. Another important point is to make sure that there is enough cake for all of your guests.

2. Look for a Cake Designer

Your cake designer should be professionally trained and experienced. A good designer should be : dexterous at decorating, making the cake taste absolutely delectable and giving solid advice. On top of that, opt for someone who pays much attention to detail and goes to great lengths to create something extraordinary for you.

3. Pick Flavours

Don’t be afraid to make your cake look and taste a wee bit more fabulous by using a variety of flavours for each tier. Regarding what colours to opt for, according to my fridge magnet:

Pink = Love                         White = Purity

Yellow = Friendship          Red = Passion

Red seems to be all the rage now but the key is to stick to what YOU like. Make your cake stand out by using sugar flowers. Not only do they look like genuine flowers, they’re absolutely beautiful to look at and the great thing about them is you can save these treasures as they last forever.

The trend now is to serve mini cakes and cupcakes instead of the traditional wedding cake. Cupcakes are fun, interesting, and they can act as a favour. Last April, WGA featured an article on a cupcake tower designed by the fab team at Cupcake Chic.

Remember – there are no rules when it comes to designing your wedding cake. Have fun!

WGA tip: If you’re feeling a little generous, do donate uncut tiers to the needy. It can be your first deed as a wedded couple :)

Courtesy of Cinnamon Square

We get lots of emails from WGA readers (sorry if it takes awhile to reply!), but I thought this one from Rebecca of California may be of interest to everyone -

What it the best idea for Red Icing? How would you recommend making the Red as I always have problems with that color. I am making my sister-in-laws wedding cake and I watch Cake Boss all the time but I never hear them say the best way for colors… Any advice you be greatly appreciated…

Thank you

Rebecca Delgado
Adelanto, CA

Since I’m not much of a baker, I asked Joanne from Cupcake Chic to kindly answer the question:

Just got these cute pics from Cupcake Chic who had this cupcake tower made for Nick & Megan’s garden wedding held at the Grand Dorsett Subang. They created blue swirled cupcakes with daisy and heart fondant cut-outs, which was topped off with a lovely white-embossed fondant cake.

Joanne from Cupcake Chic tells me that besides the bride, she was a little nervous on the big day – as the wedding was set to take place at 11 am, in the hot sun, with no shade whatsoever.

And we all know what the humid heat and burning sun can do to defenseless, frosted cupcakes!!

Fast-forward past a few sleepless nights and dreams of a melting cupcake tower; the big day eventually came and luck shone down on Joanne. The fondant managed to stay pretty as it made it through the day despite the debut in the sun. As Joanne had earlier brushed it with pearl paint, the cupcakes looked glossy (think a pearl necklace shine) so a little ‘sweat’… well, just made it that extra bit glossier ;)

And when it comes down to it, the most important thing is whether or not the client (aka the bride) is happy! The bride’s sms later in the afternoon, “The cake is great. Looks fabulous and tastes awesome! Thanks so much!” – no doubt made Joanne’s day.

If you like these cupcakes that can take the heat, then get in touch with Cupcake Chic by clicking here!

If you would like to add this cute Laura Mercier set to your make-up bag then get cracking! We’ve got two more sets to giveaway during March so keep logging on…

Simply answer the following question and email your answer to info@theweddingguide.com.my

How many cupcake flavours does Cupcake Chic carry? (Hint: Search through our past articles!)

It’s a Western custom commonly practiced by couples planning their upcoming wedding to send out ‘Save the date’ cards. These cards should be typically sent out about 3-4 months before the wedding in order to enable your guests to keep that special day free. However, this custom can be carried out as creatively as you wish, meaning you don’t necessarily have to send out a card. Even in Chinese culture, it is also tradition to send out a ‘little sweet’ with your invitation card, such as Lo Po Peng (wife biscuit). However in these modern times, what better sweet could there be, besides the classic cupcake!

Cupcake Chic, a well-known chain of cupcake stores in Malaysia, is offering their services in the form of ‘Save-the-date’ cupcakes. What better way is there to let your guests know your wedding date? They get to join in on your happiness and of course dine on scrumptious cupcakes (always a plus!) I personally get really excited when I see couples get creative and try something different… because that means the actual wedding day will be even more imaginative!

Cupcake Chic gives couples the liberty to customize the cupcakes to suit their fancy and goes out of their way to cater to requests. You could have the date embedded on the cupcakes, your names and perhaps even your faces! It’s a case of anything goes (within reason!).

Click here for more info!

Cute wedding favors

How about you guys tell us a lil bit about yourselves and how you met?

J: We met over a messy crab-eating dinner in good ole’ Port Klang about 10 years ago. Ben was working in UK at the time and was back on holidays. We didn’t hit it off, in fact we were so ticked off with each other, we didn’t want to have anything to do with each other!

B: Until today, I still don’t get why we were so ticked off with each other. We didn’t even speak to each other. Jo thought I was obnoxious and I thought she just had a bad day. It was anything but love at first sight.

J: As fate would have it, we met again on 11th of September, 2001 – that’s right, on the very day of the 911 disaster. We were seated next to each other while watching a play at the old Actor’s Studio in BSC and started receiving text messages through the night about the towers collapsing. It was then that things started to take off. Funny how it took a disaster to bring us together. LOL.

B: Actually, the back story to that was a mutual friend of ours actually set me up for a blind date with someone else that night. Turned out we hit it off instead.

How did you guys first discover this common passion for cupcakes?

J: I don’t know if we have a “common” passion for cupcakes. We have a common direction, a common goal and a common desire to achieve in business. Cupcakes came along because I love to bake and we saw an opportunity when we discovered a lack of beautiful and delicious cupcakes in Malaysia… and the entrepreneur blood in us, pounced on it.

Who was the genius behind the idea of starting a chain of cupcake stores?

J: Me!

B: Me! Well, it never started with this grand plan to open a chain of stores. In fact, we started small by setting up a booth at the weekend flea market at the Curve shopping mall – just to test the market. One thing led to another and before we knew it we opened a retail store. Having said that, we knew of the immense opportunity and the potential of a new market blossoming and felt we had a good chance to be one of the pioneers of the cupcake industry. So there was always this dream of having created a brand that could span across the country but it never really felt real until we opened our first retail store.

J: I think it was just a natural progression. We expanded as our level of maturity in business and minds expanded.

What goes on in the kitchen that makes your cupcakes so scrumptious and special?

J: That’s spilling the beans, don’t you think?:)  But if you really must know, it’s the love & joy we put into making those crazy, yummy cupcakes.

B: And you can see it and taste it. For instance, there is a certain style to which we frost some of the cupcakes such as our signature Fatal Attraction and Back to Basics. And it can be painstakingly tedious because everything is crafted by hand. Imagine frosting almost 1000 of those cupcakes everyday. You’ve got to love it to do it well! And it’s because we’re crazy about our cupcakes that we put in the best ingredients. Consumers can tell right away if you’re using good stuff – its in the smell, flavour, texture, mouth-feel & aftertaste.

So how does one order cupcakes for their wedding?

J: It’s very simple. Pick up the phone and call me (Jo) on 012-2101840 or email me at joanne@cupcakechic.com.my. We’ll sit down with you and discuss your theme and dream up the most beautiful cupcakes for your special day.

Finally… what else can a bride use cupcakes for apart from cupcake towers?

J: Cupcake wedding favors is a popular one. Hen’s night or Bachelor’s night are also good occasions for cupcakes. Save the date cupcakes are picking up in popularity (handing out a little sweet treat with your invitation).
A more recent one we did was for the games you play on the bride and groom at the wedding banquet – I believe the bride and groom had to eat the cupcake with their hands tied together…. A kiss was inevitable.

So there you have it folks! If you’re interested in having mouth-watering cupcakes on your wedding day or any wedding-related occasion for that matter, make sure you check out Cupcake Chic in our Little White Book. Or log on to www.cupcakechic.com.my for more info!