A “Sweet” Way to Pay-it-Forward
This week I am humbly inspired by human kindness worth sharing, and I hope to encourage others through this. Please read to the end so you can experience the “Tri-WIN” that this has inspired! I’m so grateful and awed by some of the incredibly giving people whom I’ve [...]
Fundraiser Success: Thank You to our 50th Anniversary Chocolatiers!
The 14th Annual Creations in Chocolate event was a success, bringing chocolate specialists together to combine the art of chocolate and fundraising for San Diego Youth Services. Twenty-five (25) chocolate specialists (we represented the chocolate cake department) presented their amazing designs and treats for hundreds of attendees, raising money for [...]
New Public Decorating Classes: Baking & Decorating for ALL!
Recently we’ve seen a flurry of excitement here in San Diego for our DECORATING CLASSES! We’ve been busy teaching kids and adults alike how to bake or pretty-up their cupcakes, cookies, and even cakes. It’s so much fun for us to share our space. Plus it gives everyone a little [...]
How-to Help Couples Mix Traditions in 2020 and Beyond
This post was originally posted on 1/26/2020 by WeddingPro.com. We’ve learned that two-thirds of couples are taking at least one wedding planning action pre-proposal from the recent 2019 Jewelry and Engagement Study provided by The Knot Worldwide. From the proposal to their actual wedding day, couples are making each aspect [...]
Fresh Ideas to Start a New Decade!
Walking into 2020 like… whew! Thank Heaven 2019 has ended, and good riddance! Whirlwinds of the past hold nothing against what 2019 brought to so many of us. If you read my last blog letter (yes, I am WAY BEHIND for good reasons), since then my sister Sue tragically lost [...]
Sweet Cheeks Wins Wedding Wire’s Couples’ Choice Award 2020
WeddingWire, the leading global online wedding marketplace, named Sweet Cheeks Baking Company as a winner of the prestigious WeddingWire Couples’ Choice Awards® 2020 for Wedding Cakes in San Diego. The WeddingWire Couples’ Choice Awards® 2020 recognizes the top five percent of wedding professionals in the WeddingWire Network who demonstrate excellence [...]
Sweet Cheeks Named Winner in The Knot Best of Weddings 2020
14th Annual Best of Weddings Awards, from the #1 Wedding Planning Website, Honor the Top Wedding Vendors Across America. Sweet Cheeks is pleased to announce that we have been selected as a 2020 winner in The Knot Best of Weddings, an award representing the highest-rated wedding professionals as reviewed by [...]
Sweet Cheeks Featured on DatingAdvice.com!
This article originally appeared on DatingAdvice.com on 11/21/19. California couple Bree and Brock enjoyed a cake to remember on their wedding day. It was covered in a bouquet of flowers and had a topper that read “foreva eva.” The cake itself was vanilla bean filled with strawberry cream, and alongside [...]
Getting Your “MBA” at the 2019 WeddingMBA Convention
Learning makes us more valuable. Teaching helps us to LEARN even more all over again. I love teaching about Food & Wine. It’s been my passion for my entire career in Food & Beverage, and I’ve been fortunate to teach in many incredible venues and locales. (More on those fun [...]
Elaine Ardizzone Chosen as a 2019 WeddingPro Educator
The Knot and Wedding Wire have come together to create WeddingPro. This group formed a roster of fantastic vendors and educators in the wedding industry now known as, WeddingPro Educators!! These wedding industry pros ... share our mission to elevate the weddings industry through education and local wedding community development. [...]
Team Cheeks 2019 Spotlight!
Welcome to 2019? Wait, is it almost over yet? This is what I am calling our WHIRLWIND YEAR at the bakery! This post was originally only supposed to be focused on our AWESOME new Team Cheeks (shout out to each & every one of you is in order and below), [...]
Bree + Brock’s Tropical Seaside Wedding
It’s hard not to believe in soul mates, when you see Bree and Brock. From the stunning tropical-inspired floral displays by Joy of Bloom Florals to Bree’s gorgeous Rue De Seine wedding dress, everything about the couple’s Darlington House wedding was just perfect! The couple included so many personalized elements [...]
