Ku’u Lei: Hawaiian Vintage Inspired Wedding

Photos courtesy of Bit of Ivory Photography

Awhile back we were approached by Sara of Burnett’s Boards and Chelsea of Bit of Ivory Photography and Orchestrated Stylized Shoots to help with with the Ku’u Lei (My Beloved) Photo Shoot. The theme for the shoot was a Victorian Downtown Abbey meets Hawaiian tropical vintage, we were very excited to create a cake fitting the theme!

We created a 3-tier gold sheen cake and pulled inspiration from both Victorian architecture and Hawaii quilting. On the top and bottom tiers we used an etching technique to create Victorian-style columns. For the middle tier we pulled inspiration from the pineapples on the wedding invitations and created a Hawaiian quilted pineapple pattern detail. The bands between the tiers mimicked Victorian molding. To accent the cake, we created all-edible sugar lily of the valley flowers, and seeded eucalyptus leaves (which were used in all the floral bouquets and arrangements).

The shoot took place at the ever-gorgeous Hawaii State Art Museum, and Sara (of Burnett’s Boards), her husband and friends served as models – something that Bit of Ivory requires, using real people for her shoots. Shilhi of Passion Roots created some stunning floral designs – I’m especially in love with the boutonniere-turned-lei for the groom, and have never seen anything like it. And these photos by Chelsea of Bit of Ivory Photogaphy are ah-mazing.