Pastries By Vreeke

Monday, May 21, 2012

Rancho del Cielo

Ranch in the Sky Wedding!

Rancho del Cielo is perched on a mountain top in Malibu, California high above Pacific Coast Highway.

This White Chocolate Lemon Raspberry Cake was adorned with beautiful fresh flowers to match the centerpieces and decorations of the reception.

The cake was decorated with fondant swirls in pale white, pink and violet.

Hundreds of fresh flowers waiting to be placed on the tables.

Flowers by: Marion Curson Floral Design

The ceremony site has an amazing view of the coastline and Pacific Ocean.

The reception site has both a view of the ocean and the Santa Monica Mountains.

Loved the custom card box for the bride and groom.

Oh and how cute is this little man!

Some of the groomsmen having a laugh before the fun begins!

Just had to get a picture of the grooms shiny shoes and my cute pink shoes!

Rancho del Cielo is a really a special place to start your lives together.

Congratulations Elizabeth & John

Thursday, May 17, 2012

Jennifer Lopez GLOWING perfume

Coty launches Jennifer Lopez's new fragrance GLOWING with a cake by

Pastries By Vreeke!

Photo: Christopher Polk

Right after JLO left the stage of American Idol on Thursday, she was whisked away to attend the launch of her new fragrance GLOWING and 10 years with Coty Inc.

Photo: Christopher Polk

Cake Creator Lori Vreeke & Jennifer Lopez posing with the GLOWING perfume cake before it was cut into and served to the guests and press.

Jennifer Lopez favorite cake flavor "Lemon Coconut" ..... Yum!

This was one of the rooms that were set up for interviews with the press at the Bel Air Hotel

The walls were padded with back lit pictures of JLO and her perfumes, all 14 of them:
Glow, Still, Miami Glow, Love at First Glow, Live, Glow After Dark, Deseo, Live Platinum, Sunkissed Glow, My Glow, Blue Glow, Love & Glamor, Love & Glow, LA Light & Glowing.

This is an amazing chandelier custom made for JLO's GLOWING perfume

Jennifer Vreeke assembling the cake at the Bel Air Hotel

Here is a picture of the cake with the LED lights glowing!

Photo: Christopher Polk

What a great opportunity for me to create the GLOWING perfume cake for Jennifer Lopez.

Thank you to Christina of COTY INC and Sindy M.

Also, thanks to the best two assistants........ Jennifer V. & Shawna V.
Special, Special thanks to Jen (you know who you are :)

Wednesday, May 2, 2012

The Mountain Mermaid

Went to a wonderful new venue this past Saturday in Topanga, California.

It is one of those locations way deep in the canyon, you would never know was there.

The Mountain Mermaid was originally built in the 1930's as a Country Club, later it became a gambling house, then a gay night club and on and on it went. More history can be found on their website

Three individual cakes were created all with applique flowers. The 3-tier cake had a lime green tint to it to coordinate with the color scheme.

The main room of the house is used for the dining room, as you can see there is a lot of character and so many colors can be incorporated into the decorating.

The escort cards were all framed in little antique frames for the guests to keep.

This antique bird cage was draped in foto's of the bride and groom.

The venue was full of mermaid items. This bust of a mermaid was safely stored in a glass case.

Congratulations to the happy couple......

Katharina & James!

Monday, April 23, 2012

Two Fun Candy Buffets

One day, one location, one Bar Mitzvah, one Bat Mitzvah!

Our first Candy Buffet for a lovely afternoon Bar Mitzvah at Spanish Hills Country Club.

Arrived at 9:00am to set up Nathan's Candy Buffet with a rainbow colored buffet.

Then back at 3:00pm to take down Nathan's buffet and set up Blair's Bat Mitzvah Buffet. Blair had a beautiful color scheme of pinks, oranges and browns.

Mazel Tov to Nathan & Blair and their families!

Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Style Me Pretty

Pastries By Vreeke

featured in Style Me Pretty

Santa Barbara Polo And Raquet Club.

Beautiful setting in the Santa Barbara, Calif, foothills

Applique cake to match the design of the Lace Tablecloths.

Polo Lifestyle Shoot styled and designed by Ariel Yve Design. Photography by Michael Costa of Michael and Anna Costa Photographers. Cake from Pastries by Vreeke.— at Santa Barbara Polo And Raquet Club.

Wedding Wire - Brides Choice Award

March 28, 2012 – WeddingWire, the nation's leading wedding Marketplace, is excited to announce Pastries By Vreeke has been selected to receive the prestigious WeddingWire Bride’s Choice Awards™ 2012 for Wedding Cakes.

Pastries By Vreeke has been awarded this for the past 5 years as part of the top five percent of wedding professionals in the WeddingWire local vendor community, comprised of over 200,000 wedding professionals throughout the United States and Canada. The Bride’s Choice Award recognizes the best local wedding vendors across 20 service categories, from wedding venues to wedding photographers, based on their overall professional achievements throughout the past year.