Today, I’d like to share one of my favorite spots for cookies in Utah!  RubySnap (formerly My Dough Girl) has a superb mix of delicious delights not found in your average cookies.  For example, the Vivianna is a citrus dough with pieces of dark chocolate and mango throughout.  Not your average cookie! (But seriously, how AMAZING does that sound?!?)  Not to mention, these would be perfect for a wedding!!!  They are scrumptious and would be great as DIY wedding favors.  So cute!  Or if you are wanting to do your own dessert buffet or candy table, these gourmet cookies will definitely add a professional touch.

I love that each cookie has a name and a pin up to accompany it!  Such a fabulous idea and what woman wouldn’t want her best qualities translated into a drop dead DELICIOUS cookie?  I know I would!  I also love that RubySnap only uses the best ingredients to make the best cookies.  Here’s their philosophy, straight from the owner, Tami:

“Pursuit of the palette we say! If it isn’t wonderful, it doesn’t belong in your mouth. As far as we’re concerned, it’s a sin to add any unnatural ingredient that would compromise the wholesome goodness we demand. At every turn we use the finest ingredients, from our selection of eggs and dairy, down to our choice of high quality chocolates, and premium dried fruits and nuts. Come fall in love all over again with truly enjoyable cookies!”

You will seriously fall in love with every cookie at RubySnap!  And if you’ve been racking your brains for the perfect wedding favor, look no further!  Your guests will be delighted to receive these gems!!!  Happy planning!

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At Culinary Crafts, we have catered hundreds of events and one of the most important things that we have found to make an event flawless is hiring the top notch vendors.  One of those vendors is definitely Scenemakers!  We work with them all the time and they continually astound and AMAZE us!  We love them so much, they even did ALL of the florals for Mary’s wedding reception (which is featured in the new Utah Bride and Groom Magazine)!  Their talent doesn’t stop there.  From site design, event design, planning, set up, florals, and concept, they do it all.  And they do it FLAWLESSLY.  We’d like to showcase the florals they’ve provided on two of our favorite events ever, Lauren Magelby’s vintage romantic wedding, and Mary Crafts-Homers fantastic wedding reception (natch)!

Scenemakers has always been one of our favorites, but recently, working with them has gotten EVEN better!  Freddie Kessler (who actually worked with Scenemakers previously) is back!  She is AMAZING and year after year, Mary and Freddie carefully craft the most divine and most gorgeous of Utah weddings.  They easily create THE weddings of the year – every year.  We hope you check out what Scenemakers could do for you.  You won’t be disappointed!  Happy planning!

Today I’d like to share one of our favorite (and brand new!) vendors with you!  Its none other than Distinctive Inscriptions Calligraphy!  The owner, Ashantai, is a master of his craft and we are so excited that he has added such panache to the Utah wedding market!  He has kindly shared some photos and a bio with us so check it out!

“Three years ago, a co-worker, upon noticing my handwriting in my laboratory notebook (I moonlight as a chemist) commented: ‘Did you write that? Wow, man, that’s pretty cool! You should do calligraphy. People do wedding invitations and envelopes using calligraphy.’  Initially, I thought little of this.  Then on a whim I bought a calligraphy pen: ‘Let’s see where this goes…’ I thought. I found I liked it. A lot. Like, a whooolllleeee lot!   When I recognized I was developing an enduring passion for calligraphy, I bought a book for instruction and contacted professional calligraphers for advice and help. One, Michele Papineau, responded in kind.  She has since become my mentor and a friend. My start to my calligraphy passion in a nutshell.

Since then my passion for calligraphy has literally flourished. I am thrilled to write names and quotes in exquisite lettering styles and fanciful flourishes. While it brings me great joy to me to hand letter in any manner, I am thrilled to do both place cards and envelopes. I believe the place card puts one’s name on the marquee. Lauren Brady of The Write Image stated, ‘Invitations tell a story — the moment the envelope is opened guests know what type of wedding they will be attending.’ I agree.  Since the invitation tells the story, calligraphy presents exquisite opening scenery, the prelude to an enchanting and intimate engagement. I believe my calligraphy provides that very scenery!

Fonts and flourishes, pens and ink, and styles and swirls enrapture me!  I have developed an exquisite love affair with my calligraphy pens, creating art in a variety of styles, from the whimsical to the formal to the fancy flourish. All of my lettering styles are done by hand with brass dip nibs and ink or water-based pigments such as gouache. I produce quality work and take pride in my keen sense of attention to detail, engaging my clients to encompass their vision.  It is pleasing to receive compliments on my work. Most rewarding, however, is to see the ebullience and scintillating effervescence on the faces of clients when they receive their completed works of art.  As one client stated to me: ‘My guests are saving their envelopes.  They are so beautiful!’  I responded in kind, ‘That’s exactly what I want.  Enthralling impressions, Enchanting memories.’
My desire is to create the same impression for you, enhancing your intimate engagement with works of art and enchanting your guests.  I would be thrilled to do so.

-Ashantai

Ever notice how ‘What the Hell?’ is always the right answer?’
-Marilyn Monroe“

Thank you so much Ashantai for sharing you talent, works, and a little bit about you with us!  Calligraphy is such a great detail to set your event apart and really elevate the look and feel of everything from the invitations to the place cards!  We hope this inspires you to check out Distinctive Inscriptions Calligraphy!

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What do you get when you combine the vision of Mary Crafts, the rental operations of Diamond Rental, and the award winning design of Scenemakers?  A breathtaking masterpiece to be long remembered!  Two of the FANTASTIC vendors at Mary and Rick’s reception were Diamond Rental and Scenemakers.  Scenemakers was responsible for the AMAZING site design!  And Diamond Rental was responsible for all the BEAUTIFUL rentals!  I mean, remember that tent?  That detail alone was DROP DEAD GORGEOUS.  And the way they were designed to frame the reception?  AMAZING!  Take a look!

Scenemakers and Diamond Rental made Mary and Rick’s reception a night their guests would never forget.  Such a breathtaking venue, stunning rentals from Diamond Rental, and Scenemakers‘s design was the icing on the cake!  They both took Mary’s vision of “Surround Tents and Open Courtyard” and turned it into a reality.  Just what Mary and Rick dreamed!  Dinner and dancing under the stars!

Check out our website at www.culinarycrafts.com!

Photo credits: Pepper Nix Photography and ZumaPhoto

Hello all and Happy Monday!  Today, I’d like to spotlight another one of Mary and Rick’s FANTASTIC vendors: Carrie’s Cakes!  Carrie’s Cakes made their GORGEOUS wedding cake which was one of the beautiful visual pieces that every guest certainly enjoyed!  It was a 5 tier, ivory masterpiece that mimic-ed the style and fabric of Mary’s Augusta Jones gown.  Each tier was slightly different but all culminated to create this wonderful wedding cake!  Take a look!

Carrie and her crew are definitely the masters of beautifully constructed cakes.  They build the wild, the great, the intricate, the elegant, and the whimsical.  Anything you could dream, Carrie’s Cakes can make!  Thank you Carrie’s Cakes for creating a stunning cake that Mary and Rick (as well as their guests) will never forget!  And, also, a thank you to Scenemakers for putting the “icing” on the cake with dozens of ivory roses at the cake’s base and an aubergine L’amour linen set atop hundreds of beautiful rose petals making for a breathtaking presentation!  Stay tuned for a spotlight on Scenemakers soon!

Check out our website at www.culinarycrafts.com!

Photo credits: Pepper Nix Photography and Logan Walker of  ZumaPhoto

Today I’d like to talk about a really great favor or gift idea.  What is it, you may ask?  Well, it’s Grandma’s Caramels!  I had the luck of being able to try one of these butter-y and delicious gems, and let me tell you, the are SCRUMPTIOUS.  I love that they taste homemade and rich – totally not the norm in today’s world!  Grandma’s Caramels also offers tons of box styles and colors so they make perfect gifts for any occasion or you could definitely use them as wedding favors or corporate gifts!  I think any guest would love to receive these little gems and you could either incorporate them into a candy table or fill a favor box that matches your event’s colors with a couple and let your guests take home a little bit of heaven.  Seriously, they are that good!  Plus, they are a local, Utah company!  Thank you so much for sharing some of these gourmet goodies and we hope you, our dear readers, love them as much as we did!

For more ideas, check out our website at www.culinarycrafts.com!