Sunday Sweets: Wedding Cakes For Music Lovers

Remember when you were an angsty teen in some TERRIBLE mood, but then you'd put on your headphones, crank the volume, and get lost in your favorite songs?

I remember doing that with my Dad's old CD walkman, and I bet it's how a lot us learned to really love music: to put the whole world on pause, close our eyes, and get lost in the sounds.

So today, we're celebrating music:

(Sweet Love Cake Couture, Australia)

And we're celebrating music's favorite dance partner, love:

(Pirate Catering, California)

'Cuz these two go together like rock n' roll.

Or like these guitar and saxophone wedding cake toppers:

(Nami's Cake Smash, New Zealand)

SO CUTE. I love the bow tie & veil. (And the sheep, hee!)

Are you a traditional, classical music type?

(Baker Unknown. Help?)

Or maybe you're into more modern, Alternative styles:

(Sweet Fix, Virginia)

Oooh, how about Big Band music?

(Pasteleria Creativa, Columbia)

I love a good Art Deco wedding theme. 

This one feels very K-Pop, right?

(Baker unknown, help?)

 It's just so sweet and bubbly!

And this one needs a good mix of Billy Joel and Elton John in the background:

(Art You Can Eat, Ontario)

I love how the piano keys seem to be floating - and the way they turn into music notes!

Here's another gorgeous 1940's style:

(Honey Glaze Cakes, Manila) 

Listen close, and you can almost hear "At Last" by Etta James start to play. Mmm.

Or maybe you'd like something peppier to dance to:

(Nasa Mala Zavrzlama, Serbia) 

With this one, the notes are already dancing!

There are lots of classic black and white music note cakes out there, but this one stands out with its feathery painted middle tier:

(Cakes By Lorna, Slovakia)

Also those shimmery flowers! Adds just the right note of softness.

And finally, a pop of sweet color:

(Cofetaria Dana, Romania)

Get it? Pop? Ahem.

Completely smitten with the subtle aging on the keys and sheet music, and that fantastic flower topper - it's just so different and beautiful!

I hope these made you smile, gang, and also inspired you to turn on some music today. In fact, I challenge you to dig through YouTube or iTunes and find that album 13-year-old you knew by heart. Then give it a listen. Sing along. Dance with your dog. Or maybe just put on your headphones, crank the volume, and let yourself get lost for a while. I bet we could all use that right now. 

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I thought these fit the love & music theme perfectly:

Sterling Silver Rose Treble Clef Necklace

Plus they're SO pretty! I think the classic rose is my favorite, but the sunflower is a close second.

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And from my other blog, Epbot:

Drive-By Caking & Dinos In Dresses

You'll never guess what kind of party this cake was for. NEVER.

Unless maybe you can read.

Eric A. reports that someone is taking a bite INTO crime at his local grocery store:

And I shouldn't be finding this quite so funny, should I.

(Hey, we've all been there, random drive-by cake eater. We've all been there.)

Think Big Bakery doesn't read this blog? WELL THEY DO. Proof: they've finally agreed with me that most bakers can't even pipe a simple balloon, and have started providing plastic ones instead.

But don't you worry, guys: where there's a wreckerator, there's a wreck:

"They just have to add strings," they said.
"It'll be easy," they said.
"No WAY anyone could foul that up," they said.

Now, I know that Easter has already come and gone, but... hey, actually, that's a pretty good segue for this:

WHAT.

Suzanne assures me this is exactly how her "Easter Bread" looked straight out of the package. I don't know what they were going for - besides the obvious - but it certainly rose to the occasion, no matter how you slice it. (Maybe a cross? Thor's hammer? A bug-eyed, one-eared bunny? [....and now that's ALL you see. Ha!])

Note how I resisted making any egg jokes, you guys. NOTE IT.

And finally, over on Facebook a while back I shared this fun Godzilla Princess cake that ThinkGeek posted:

Well, CW reader David got a big kick out of it, and put in a request with his friends. But then, "they went one better," he says, "and had an even awesomer one made for my birthday."

I think Dave's right, you guys; this is pretty epic:

Hee!

May your weekend be as fun as a dino in a dress, everybody.

And thanks to Bethany P., Eric A., Taryn F., Suzanne C., & David E. for the Cinderella Toy Story.

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Ok, so he's not in a dress, but how cute is this Rex pillow?

Toy Story Rex Tapestry Pillow

It's less than $8! And the same listing has this fun throw, I love the art so much:

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And from my other blog, Epbot: