If you’re like us, you’ve been spending your quarantine binge-watching your favorite baking shows on Netflix. One of our top-favorites should come as no surprise—it’s the Great British Bake-Off, or Great British Baking Show as it’s known in the States. The show’s good-natured contestants, kindly judges, and amazing baking challenges have earned it enormous popularity […]

One of the toughest part of planning a wedding is creating the guest list. Of course, you want all the people you love to be able to attend, and you don’t want to cause hurt feelings and resentment by leaving anyone out. On the other hand, every guest you add to the list means more […]

Christmas. It’s a time of magical, twinkling lights, gently falling snow (well…not in Raleigh, but we can imagine it) and a spirit of joy, love, and togetherness filling the air. For all those reasons, we think throwing a Christmas wedding is a wonderful idea. As long as you plan carefully and decorate thoughtfully, there’s no […]

If you’ve always dreamed of getting married in the fall, you’ve probably envisioned everything from leafy red-orange décor to a rustic barn venue scattered with twinkling lights. One thing you may have forgotten about, however, is the menu. If you’re scratching your head for ideas, below is a brief menu to help you get started.  […]

As we all know, weddings are expensive, and it can be tempting to save a little change by baking your own cake. But attempting a large, tiered wedding cake is a big feat for an amateur baker, and takes a lot of logistical planning and technical skill to pull off. With so many ways for […]

Handing out wedding favors is a sweet way to thank your guests, but it can be tough to find meaningful items that won’t end up collecting dust for years after the reception. Below are some creative wedding favors your guests are bound to appreciate! Mini Champagne Bottles After your wedding ends, keep the celebration going […]

The fun of enjoying a custom wedding cake doesn’t doesn’t stop at the first cut. Many newlyweds opt to follow the tradition of saving, freezing, and storing their cake’s top tier, to be shared on their first anniversary the following year. While some couples rely on their wedding cake bakery to do the post-wedding preservation (some […]

Here at Sweet Cherry Bakery, we specialize in making affordable wedding cakes, but that doesn’t mean we can’t have fun ooh-ing and ahh-ing at some of the biggest, wildest celebrity cakes ever confected! From impossible heights to exquisite decorations, here are some of the most jaw-drapping celebrity wedding cakes we’ve ever seen. If you need […]

If you’re planning a wedding in the Raleigh, NC area, you’re in luck. Our Southern metropolis is chock full of historic buildings, lush gardens, and stylish hotels that all double as stunning wedding venues. Here are just a few of the best outdoor wedding venues in Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill from our Raleigh wedding […]

When it comes to icing for your wedding cake, there are two basic options: Buttercream, and fondant. Which one you should pick depends on a variety of factors, like what you want the cake to look like, taste like, and cost. Below is some more information about fondant and buttercream that will help make your […]