We’re really excited to have been invited to showcase our wedding cake designs at a brand-new event, The Luxury Wedding Fair on 22nd, 23rd and 24th September 2017 at Olympia, London. We’ll be bringing our latest wedding cake and macaron designs, including sugar flowers and sugar lace work, to the show. As those of you who […]
Rock the understated look with Marble
It’s been a staple in the home for centuries, but now marble is re-inventing itself as a must have wedding theme. It’s been quietly building momentum for the past few years but suddenly burst through as a leading trend towards the end of 2016, beginning of 2017. The beauty of marble is that it can […]
Our favourite wedding cake trends for 2017
Wedding cakes have had a revolution over the last couple of years and 2017/2018 looks as though it will be an awesome year for the cutting edge! There are some worldwide trends that look set to stay so we can’t not mention the infamous naked cakes – which still seem to be growing in popularity […]
2016: A Vlogger, Shakespeare 400 and A Tiger Came for Tea!
We sat down the other day and realised what an eventful year 2016 has been in the life of Bluebell Kitchen…well it’s been eventful everywhere let’s face it! Without completely writing a self congratulatory blog about how wonderful life is (we have had some real bumps in the road this year too, so definitely not […]
The Diplodocus and the Wedding Cake…a normal day at the Natural History Museum
Being based in Kent we have the opportunity to make and deliver wedding cakes to some of the most amazing wedding venues all over the South East. As such we thought, why not share some of these breathtaking and sometimes downright quirky (Lost Village of Dode anyone!!) venues with you. Where do we start, well […]
Tasting Consultations…can life get any better!
Apart from buying your dress we really do think the next best part of your wedding must be your wedding cake tasting! Always looking for a quirky angle, we at Bluebell Kitchen came up with the idea of Tasting Consultation Weekends. What does a Tasting Consultation involve? Set up almost like a personalised wedding show or […]
Kent Wedding Awards 2015…We Won…Wowee!
What an amazing end to a very exciting 2015. On November 12th 2015, we were named 2015 Kent Wedding Awards – Cake Designer of the Year. To say we were shocked was a complete understatement. When our names were announced we think we sat in our chairs for five minutes before we realised it was […]
Team Cupcake versus Team Mini Cake….
“Cupcakes are out of fashion now aren’t they?” “What is a mini cake?” Just some of the questions we were asked at out last Tasting Weekend. So to answer the first question – cupcakes and fashion. Who orders their wedding cake based on what’s “cool” or not…no seriously, if that was the case no one […]
Dear Bluebell Kitchen, I’m on a tight budget but want a handmade wedding cake…help!
Did you know that some of the most popular wedding internet searches are “cheap weddings” or “budget weddings”…well, this is where Erica and Charlie at Bluebell Kitchen can help. For some of our couples the wedding cake is the very first item that they book, yes in some cases even before the venue or the […]
Upnor Castle, Bluebell Kitchen & friends at our first photoshoot!
On what was probably one of the wettest days of the year, Erica and Charlie aka Bluebell Kitchen could be found driving through the Kent countryside to Upnor Castle as part of our very first photoshoot. Organised by Yvette Craig Photography the photoshoot was an opportunity for all of Yvette’s suppliers (yes we are one of […]