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DO YOU HAVE A SINGLE FAVORITE CAKE THAT YOU HAVE CREATED TO DATE OR IS THAT CLASSIFIED INFORMATION?
I would have to say the Honeycomb cake we did for the NY Magazine Spring/Summer ’12 issue, it was to use the “ombre” theme and create a cake. It’s a very graphic and modern cake but had really soft and beautiful groupings of white and yellow flowers. My husband jokes that it’s a blend of my interior design/architecture background and cake design…he thinks the hexagon pattern looks like floor tile.

WHAT IS THE BEST BUSINESS ADVICE YOU’VE BEEN GIVEN AND WHAT IS THE BEST BAKING ADVICE YOU’VE BEEN GIVEN?
The best business advice I was given when I first started in interiors and architecture is that everything you send out the door and every conversation you have is a representation of your company/brand, meaning stop and review and pay attention to the details. The best baking advice I’ve been given is when you are starting out, say yes to everything you can and then work your tail off. Nothing wins the heart of a client more than being able to take on a last minute order for them in an emergency.

IF YOU COULD BAKE A CAKE FOR ANYONE — IN PRESENT DAY OR THROUGHOUT HISTORY, REAL LIFE OR FICTIONAL — WHO WOULD IT BE, FOR WHAT OCCASION AND WHAT TYPE OF CAKE?
It would be for Forrest Church, who sadly passed away the fall of 2009. I only knew him through being a member of his congregation at All Souls and through his books. The occasion would be a long lunch to chat, share ideas and thank him for his inspiration and courage. It would be the dark chocolate cake with the triberry compote filling served with a bit of vanilla ice cream and a great cup of coffee. In the mantra of Forrest, do what you can, want what you have and be who you are.

WHAT BRINGS YOU JOY?
Having a dance party with my twin nieces.

COMB OR BRUSH?
Neither. The curse of having very curly hair as a child made me dislike brushes and combs.

DO YOU LIKE YOUR NAME?
Yes. My last name is fairly unique and there weren’t too many Lauren’s. I’m getting used to the new addition to my last name…White.

FINISH THIS SENTENCE: MY AGE IS…………….32.

WHAT’S FOR DINNER TONIGHT?
Appetizers, we’re heading to a friend’s “Stock the Office” party for his newly launched interior design firm, hopefully there might be a late dinner afterwards!

Check out more of Lauren’s work www.awhitecake.com

DOWNTON ABBEY, LADY MARY’S WEDDING

Jan

10

As avid fans of Downtown Abbey we were thrilled when Matthew proposed to Lady Mary at the end of Season 2. We watched nervously on Sunday night to find out if the wedding was going to take place and happily it did! Our favorite moment was when Mary steps down the stairs and turns so that we see her dress for the first time. We loved the drive to the church in the convertible with the perfect white banners strung up and the townspeople cheering along the way- how festive! We only wish that they had invited us to the reception to celebrate.

CHRISTIAN OTH, CANON CAMPAIGN SHOOT, 2ND VIDEO

Jan

8

Take a look at this second video from the Canon Campaign that Christian Oth shot of our Central Park Zoo wedding. A rare glimpse into how the end photos come to be. You can read more about this on Christian‘s website, www.christianothstudio.com.

CHRISTIAN OTH, CANON CAMPAIGN SHOOT, 1ST VIDEO

Dec

20

We are excited to share more about the Canon Campaign that the talented Christian Oth shot of our wedding at the Central Park Zoo. This video offers a sneek peak of all that happened behind the scenes to create and capture the incredible shots. You can read more about this on Christian’s blog.

www.christianothstudio.com

CHRISTIAN OTH, WORLD RENOWNED PHOTOGRAPHER

Dec

18

This past summer we had the pleasure of planning an incredible wedding that began with getting ready at The Pierre, a ceremony at St. Bart’s, followed by a black tie reception at the Central Park Zoo. During the planning Christian Oth was asked by Canon to capture a wedding using their newly launched EOS-1D X and EOS 5D Mark III cameras and their Speedlite system. We were thrilled that our wedding was chosen for this national and international ad campaign!

“The photos were shot in real time and truly represented the honest moments of the day and made the final campaign a joy to be a part of.” -Christian Oth

I think you will agree that the results are incredible!

www.christianothstudio.com

SMITTEN KITCHEN, DEB PERELMAN

Dec

13

We had the pleasure to meet Deb Perelman at her book signing on Tuesday night. She was just as warm as we imagined she would be from reading her blog. Her new cookbook is a collection of all the delicious creations for all of us obsessive home cooks! The Smitten Kitchen, in Deb’s words, is a place where you’ll see a lot of comfort foods and lovely side dishes that take less than five minutes to make. We have images of the Pear-Cranberry and Gingersnap Crumble dancing in our heads!
www.smittenkitchen.com

NUMEROLOGY, 12-12-12

Dec

12

Numerology is the study of the special relationship between a number and a coinciding event. Every year holds a date that becomes THE date to get married on, providing of course that it falls on the weekend. In 2010 it just so happened that 10-10-10 fell on a Sunday. How lovely the invitations looked with all the numbers lining up so neatly! Today we have THE day of days to get married, unfortunately 12-12-12 is on an anti-climactic Wednesday. Moral of this story – the date is only a number, we create the magic behind it. My wedding date, July 26th, happened on Mick Jagger’s birthday and has proved lucky for over 9 years!