Monday, May 17, 2010

This beautiful 5-tier cake was photographed by Bill Murray of OnOn Digitography. Made of white chocolate with a Strawberry puree and Chocolate buttercream filling.
Congratulations Sharon & Jim :) Their 3-tier cake went to the beautiful historic Women's Club in Norfolk. A 3-tier in Ivory fondant, decorated with sugar flowers :)
A beautifully amazing quatrefoil design for Amy & Zeib ~ this 3-tier cake went to the Lesner Inn :D The quatrefoil design consists of an intricate balance of round upon square cakes, delicately covered and stacked for a gorgeous presentation :) Decorated with a burnt orange fondant ribbon and piped paisley design, lightly sprayed with an edible gold sheen :D
A beautiful fondant cake for Kelly & Andy; gold-painted ribbon, with a piped pattern similar to their invitation and glazed with pearl sheen. Adorned with gorgeous roses!
A 5-tier cake for Sheila & Taylor, decorated with the warm colors of Autumn, was a sweet feature at a Vista Point wedding.
This 4-tier fondant cake was decorated with rock candy along the bottom of each tier. Flowers provided by Daevid's of Norfolk were placed below the cake, lighting provided by Jeremy of Blue Steel Lighting.
A wedding reception at the Contemporary Arts Center displays this 4-tier work of art; covered in a gold shimmer, decorated with hand-sculpted pearlized accent pieces in lavender and eggplant hues :)
This beautiful 4-tier wedding cake in white fondant was decorated with beautiful flowers provided by Daevid's of Norfolk.
A delicious fall-themed wedding cake made entirely of Spice cake with apple filling, covered with a decadent maple-buttercream frosting, yum :)
This amazing 4-tier fondant cake was decorated with hand-painted damask patterns and adorned with a fondant ribbon.
This 4-tier Ivory fondant wedding cake at The Rennaisance Room was beautifully decorated with a chocolate fondant vine atop with adorable porcelain love birds :)
This 4-tier fondant cake was decorated with silver dragees and adorned with fresh roses.
Congratulations Amy & Robert ~ what a gorgeous wedding at the Chrysler Museum of Art this weekend :D Their 4-tier cake was a rounded-carved, petal and round shaped cake decorated with cream fondant swags, bow and lace designs adorned with gumpaste flowers :)
A wedding at Waterman's Restaurant; this 4-tier, 6-8-10-12" cake was covered in fondant and decorated with an adorable dotted swiss pattern
A Wedding at The Hermitage; a simple 4-tier buttercream cake decorated with a simple lace patterned design along the top of each tier.
This amazing wedding cake for Michelle & Jerrel was displayed at the Chamberlain Hotel. Beautifully designed to emulate the bride's lace pattern on her wedding gown and enhance a custom-designed wedding pattern, incorporated throughout her wedding and shown within the crystal & glass separators as well as on the cake ...board. This 8-10-12-14" fondant cake was decorated with buttercream piped designs & sugar dragees, green fondant ribbon went along the bottom of each tier & a touch of espresso brown in the satin ribbon accented the base of each separator.
This amazing 3-tier, 8-10-12" wedding cake displayed an excellent use of a rich Charcoal color accented with a deep red dual satin ribbon.
This 4-tier, 6-8-10-12" fondant wedding cake was decorated with a thin satin chocolate brown ribbon.
A 3-tier, 10-12-14" drum-shaped round wedding cake, adorned with Fuschia & Orange accouterments.
An amazing 5-tier Wedding cake at the Cavalier Golf & Yacht Club; made entirely of Gluten-free, orange-cake, yum! Decorated with beautiful fresh cascading roses from Glenda at Lasting Impressions :)


This 3-tier Anniversary cake, made off-set to one side was covered in buttercream and decorated with a lace-patterned piping, adorned with sugar/gumpaste flowers.

Shorter tiers make up this simple 4-tier, adorned with beautiful fresh flowers from Bloom in Norfolk.
A 4-tier, alternating White and Orange/Coral colors, flavors consited of Red Velvet with Dark Chocolate Ganache; Fresh Lime with Raspberry puree; Creme Bouquet with Lemon Curd filling and Cheesecake-flavored with Strawberry puree.
4-tier Ivory fondant Wedding cake with Dark Green & Smokey Lavendar vines, adorned with beautiful flowers from the amazing Jane Duke with Heidi's Flowers in Virginia Beach :D

"I am my beloved's, my beloved is mine." This was such a sweet wedding cake based after the bride's promise ring that she had worn for many years. What a beautiful setup it was at the Old Donation Church :)
This 4-tier beach-themed wedding cake was decorated with edible shells, sand and adorned with adorable beach chairs and fencing.
This Wedding cake was decorated entirely of White fondant Rose Petals; inspired by the white rose petal cake in BRIDES magazine.
4-tier covered in Ivory fondant and decorated with silk hydrangea flowers and crimson grapes.

Saturday, April 24, 2010

Toile cupcakes at Church Point Manor


This amazing assortment of cupcakes were decorated in a variation of Black, White & Toile.

Saturday, January 30, 2010

Silver & Amethyst Henna Mehndi Wedding Cake


This 3-tiered Wedding cake was decorated wiht a rich Henna Mehndi design, adorned with silver dragees; separated between each tier & topped with a crystal monogram.

Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Shockleys Sweet Shoppe selected for Bride's Choice Award 2010!


Virginia Beach, VA – January 19, 2010 - WeddingWire, the nation’s leading wedding technology company, just announced Shockley’s Sweet Shoppe has been selected to receive the 2010 Bride’s Choice Awards™ for their professional wedding cake services!

The annual Bride’s Choice Awards™ recognizes and celebrates excellence in quality and service within the wedding industry, as determined by recent reviews and extensive surveys from over 500,000 newlyweds.

Shockley’s Sweet Shoppe is among the top five percent of all vendors in the WeddingWire community, which includes over 100,000 wedding professionals across the US and Canada. Awards were given to winners across 19 different service categories, from wedding venues to wedding photographers.

“We are excited to recognize and honor the success of the top wedding professionals within the WeddingWire Community” said Timothy Chi, WeddingWire’s Chief Executive Officer. “The annual Bride’s Choice Awards™ program has given us the unique opportunity to highlight the best wedding professionals in each region as reviewed by brides and grooms who have utilized their services in the past year.”

We are happy to announce that Shockley’s Sweet Shoppe is among the very best Wedding Cake Vendor the WeddingWire Network, which includes WeddingWire and Martha Stewart Weddings.
We would like to thank our past newlyweds for nominating us for the 2010 Bride’s Choice Awards™.