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The Pinterest Bride

The Pinterest Bride

Meet the Pinterest bride. For her, planning a fairy-tale wedding means repinning the perfect dress, sharing a photo of her ideal centerpiece, and searching for inspiration for just-the-right cake on wedding idea boards.  

Before we meet with a bride, we want to make sure that they have their dress, color palette, flowers, and venue chosen so they can design the perfect cake for their wedding. More and more of our brides at The Wow Factor Cakes are becoming Pinterest brides.

With its heavily female demographic and emphasis on wedding ideas, Pinterest and brides go together like love and marriage. That is exactly … read more

Blown Away!

Blown Away!

Imagine –
 

A hot air balloon.

The thrill of floating effortlessly over North Carolina dogwoods. A breathtaking view of beautiful blue water – lakes and ponds and rivers. The air filled with the fragrance of magnolia trees and honeysuckle.

Well, Amanda and Kevin not only imagined their perfect hot air balloon wedding… they planned it. Because of authority restrictions, the bride and groom couldn’t have an actual hot air balloon at their wedding venue. Fortunately, Wow Factor Cakes was there to save the day!

We were able to bake Amanda and Kevin the ideal cake for the occasion. The … read more

“He Put A Ring On It”

“He Put A Ring On It”

Congratulations on your engagement!

As  Beyonce’ says, “He Put A Ring On It”. Well,….….we want details!

We want to hear about the proposal in your comments. It is time to brag about the craziest or sweetest request for your hand in marriage and you can  win a free cake for the engagement party or as we are now calling it, the “He Put A Ring On It” party.

My moment occurred almost 22 years ago, when my husband had snuck my ring into the frozen yogurt that I was eating. As the yogurt was melting in my mouth with the … read more

Style Me Pretty

Style Me Pretty

The Wow Factor is THRILLED to have been featured recently on Style Me Pretty for a charming, vintage-inspired southern wedding that took place at The Salisbury Train Depot, in Salisbury, NC!  We designed a lace accented wedding cake for the Bride & Groom, based on the intricate lace gown and veil that the Bride wore and then added beautiful pink sugar flowers. Take a look at the full story here, with photography by: Katy Cook Photography, and event planning & design by: Southern Soiree

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New York… What Dreams Are Made Of!

New York… What Dreams Are Made Of!

New York….What dreams are made of!

Ever since Carleigh (my 18 year old daughter) was a little girl, we talked about going to New York for her 18th birthday.  18 years flew by and it just so happened that CJ, of J Majors Bridal (my friend & neighbor along with her daughter Erin) , presented a perfect opportunity to make our dream happen….Bridal Fashion Week!!

All of our goals were met:

-started out with attending couture bridal gown fashion show presented by Lazarro
-ate incredible food
-visited St. Patrick’s Cathedral

-shopped til I dropped
-ate more incredible food
-went by Rockefeller Center skating … read more