Edsa-Shangrila together with Wedding Essentials hosted a bridal fair, I do, on May 4 and 5, 2007. We were invited to participate and display some of our cakes. We contemplated on joining because we are a bit nervous since the famous and institutional cake makers are going to be there--Pastry Bin, Dexter's Bakeshop, Cake Concepts, Vienna Cakes among others! But, with nothing to lose but some sleepless nights and sticky floors, we set out to plan for the fair.
This year's theme is oriental. With this in mind, we brainstormed for suitable cake designs...dragons, double happiness, round and red cakes! Surprisingly, the famous cake artists did come up with exactly these designs! Quintbelles finalized the design as such: One tiered cake, oriental flower design with a hand painted vase filled with colorful flowers; one red round cake with paper cut of a chinese girl painted in gold luster; and 5 mini cakes with strip and flower design.
We prepared mini cupcake samples in 2 flavors: chocolate and carrot cake and 2 icings: buttercream and creamcheese icing. We got good feedback from suppliers and guests alike! Some guests asked questions, inquired and many tasted our cakes! :) Yum yum was good enough for us.
Our calling cards were nice looking but still computer printed. This was on of our issues before but we will soon have a professional-made full-colored ones.
The only problem we have is that space was too small and it was hard to move around and not occupy our neighbors space! But the other suppliers are a friendly lot and didn't mind us overstepping a couple of times. We gave out several boxes of the cakes to thank them. Oh, surprisingly won a bottle of wine :)
Overall, a great experience that allowed us to meet wonderful people in the wedding industry!
