For the Newly Weds

This is for my very god friend R and her husband J, who were married today and while everything went well and we had so much fun, I still feel I need to send out some Irish blessings for them....

So R and J,

May the road rise to meet you,
May the wind be always at your back.
May the sun shine warm upon your face,
The rains fall soft upon your fields.
And until we meet again,
May God hold you in the palm of his hand.

May God be with you and bless you;
May you see your children's children.
May you be poor in misfortune,
Rich in blessings,
May you know nothing but happiness
From this day forward.

May the road rise to meet you
May the wind be always at your back
May the warm rays of sun fall upon your home
And may the hand of a friend always be near.

May green be the grass you walk on,
May blue be the skies above you,
May pure be the joys that surround you,
May true be the hearts that love you.

My best wishes and congratulations!

Here Comes the Bride.......

In August, I would be attending the wedding of one of my closest friends - R. I remembered the first time I learned about it was early this year, thru an email which was also like the pre-wedding invite. [You see she has been based in Japan for almost 6 years now and so our communication would only be through emails, most of the time.] It was very personal and there was a reply page where you are supposed to write your complete name and address, and email it back to her to confirm that you are attending. A month after that email, she went home, for about two weeks together with her fiance- J, for the traditional "pamanhikan" and to do some final bookings for the caterers, couturiers, hotel and accommodation etc... We had a very brief talk at that time since she was only here a few days and had a hectic schedule. She told me she was gonna be back in June and will be in the Philippines until her honeymoon is over, so that would mean she is here for about three months. Wohoo! So imagine my surprise when she sent me a text message last month, a few days after my birthday, telling me that she's already here. And I never get to hear from her again. I figured, she must still be really busy with her wedding preps. But just this morning, I got a text message from her this morning asking me when my available time would be, because she is going to give me her wedding invitation this coming week. Can't believe her wedding is just three weeks from now.....and I'm soo looking forward to it. I am very happy that she's finally found the perfect one for her and I do wish her and J the best....I'll definitely write about her wedding.....just hang in there.... :)

Weddings Etc....

I am a big fan of beautiful weddings. I always get excited whenever I would be invited to a wedding and romantic wedding stories always gives me chills. Through the years I have had a compilation of my best loved weddings and one of the first things I would check out in a wedding is the wedding cake. It doesn't have to be towering and imposing...Believe me some of my personal favorites does not even go beyond 3 layers. .. I'm sharing a list of cake makers who are very respected and have had rave reviews and approvals on their works. They are not just cake makers they are artists. I hope this would be of help...

For unconventional and fun theme weddings, you can never go wrong with claycakes. They create your cake the way you wanted it and this is a perfect variation to what everyone is used to seeing. Guests can't stop talking about claycakes, everytime they would see one.

The cake artist..She has been creating beautiful cakes since 1998. She considers every cake a personal project. Except for a few assistants, she designs, bakes and delivers the cakes herself.


Marta's Cakes is owned by Marta Matute. She has nicely crafted wedding cakes and I instantly love her cake made out of chocolate sticks and had white roses and the Moroccan theShe just have an eye for intricate details - you should check out her fashion cakes which are in shapes of flip flops, bags, make up.


Cake designer and pastry chef Heny, she has created cakes for famous personalities yet she still manages to make each creation unique. She also hold baking and culinary classes.


Out of the hobby of Penk Ching and sister Shen Ratilla, came Pastry Bin, a name synonymous to one-of-a kind cake. Their cakes are designed based on the client's persona and who would forget their ever famous pillow wedding cake and the cake which they replicate a Vietnamese tradition for a couple who spent their lives in Vietnam. It's on the cover of their book Caked in Sugar.


Alex Franco would probably be my most favorite of all. Homemade cake is what they call his work and it does not only look good, it tastes very good as well. No artificial cakes for this guy and he said "Our passion is excellence in creation".