When I first met 12 year old Gabe I was so impressed by what a smart, thoughtful and fun kid he was. Of course with a mom like Hilary how could he not be a great kid? He and his family had recently moved from New York to Charlotte, NC and were trying to quickly plan his event. Luckily they met Beth Mattos, owner of Creative Events, who helped them find a beautiful location, Le Meridian in Uptown Charlotte, as well as some top-notch vendors including me! Gabe loves sports, The

I've know Chris for about 13 years, so when he told me he was getting married and wanted me to make his cake I was thrilled! Even though he's had my cake on several occasions (I think I made 5 of his friends wedding cakes over the years), we set up an official consultation and tasting so Micah could meet me and be part of the decision making. Chris is in the culinary field and had an idea of what he wanted the cake to look like, even providing me with a rough sketch. 5 cakes,

Almost 13 years ago I made Elizabeth's wedding cake. A few years after that I made her sister Emily's wedding cake. When Elizabeth contacted me about making a baby shower cake for Emily I was so excited, and even more so after hearing the theme of the shower. Woodland animal, but could I make it girly? You betcha! I had some ideas in my head, and then she sent me a copy of the invitation. I adore this cake and couldn't resist taking some photos in the great outdoors before it

Behind the scenes of the Fall inspiration wedding preview for Charlotte Wedding magazine. All images below by Crystal Stokes Photography I definitely wanted something different, but not too over-the-top for this photo shoot. All black sillouettes are hand cut using a very sharp Exacto knife. I love how the plane looks like it's going to fly over the Leaning Tower of Pisa