sweet as honey baptism

 

here are SO many totally adore-a-pin-able (umm yes i just made up that word... ) pics from the prettiest photo shoot i have ever worked on... AGES ago i worked with nathalie from imprintables, stylist megan morton and photographer jason busch on little bea's baptism, the table was based on nathalies sweet as honey invitation and i made my favourite sweets to suit the adorable colour scheme- i think my favourite is still the milk and honey bottles- so pretty and so delicious! *sigh* 

cakes and sweets by hello naomi
invitation and paper goods by imprintables
styling megan morton
photography jason busch 

wandin valley open day

a few weeks ago i attended the wandin hunter valley open day along with my friends lily and bramwell and wandins other preferred suppliers. wandin estate is one of my most favourite venues in the hunter valley- the space is fantastic, the food + wine is great and the staff are super lovely. there was lots of cake for everyone and my table was made extra pretty with props by lily and bramwell! (more pics and details on their blog)

bespoke wedding dresses by emma soup

good news!! one of my favourite shops emma soup is now creating bespoke wedding dresses! how pretty is this photo?!

dress by emma soup
photography Rose Turner  
model Lil-Belle Smithers

lemon delicious!

a sweet new wedding design!

SUPER MEGA EXCITING NEWS!!!!!!!!!

this is bruce! he is a bit of a legend around newcastle, he has been running antique sounds, a record and antique shop at 175 king st for 16 years.... he is happy because he is retiring and selling his shop...!!!!

i am SUPER-MEGA-OVER-THE-MOON excited that it is ours!!!!!! 

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there is a bit of work to do first but this will be my adorable little cake shop soon!!! it is the perfect little size in a really great part of the city- i am so so so so so excited!!

this is my absolute dream come true and i am so grateful for my amazingly supportive tom and my amazing family who have helped me so much since i first started my business xx

instagram and opsm

umm just what i need another distraction... or another something to do as soon as i am waiting somewhere for more than 10 seconds... i am finally on instagram! please follow me @hellonaomicakes!

my mobile camera is pretty limiting- it would be nice to be able to use my cannon- but practical-ness wins and it is nice being able to document the cute details behind the scenes of running my business... like yesterday!! ...

yesterday i catered a stunning high tea for an opsm pr summer launch party, styled by megan morton. i spent all week preparing- i made a gazillion cakes, sweets, gourmet sandwiches, savoury tarts- enough to fill 40 of these cute cake stands- this was a new, massive challenge for me and somehow it all worked out- the whole party and the food looked so, so amazing! but alll that work and i didnt have one spare second to get any photos!! luckily i took ONE on instagram *phew!!* at least i have something to show for it and something to blog about! and luckily i was also able to see heaps of other pics from the party tagged with #opsmsun 

thanks to megan morton for the challenge, thanks so much to lily and bramwell- they are two of the loveliest friends you could ask for- and thanks so much to my one in an infinity sister x

pink botanical cake

have i blogged about this one yet? this is one of my new favourites- it is inspired by the lovely botanical illustrations of rifle paper co.

white magazine kitchen tea feature!

 

the new issue of white magazine is cute as a button and features a 3 page kitchen tea shoot that i styled! again i got to work with some of my awesome wedding friends- the lovely pics are by justin aaron, the furniture and props by lily and bramwell and the super cute  stationary by imprintables ... the magazine is out now, be sure to check it out! 

succulents!

i usually dont do super tall cakes, i love small, but sometimes a tall cake fills a reception nicely and can really look beautiful! oh and this is the first time i have tried to make succulents- i had to throw a few attempts away but by the end i love how they turned out and how it adds an 'organic' look to the cake!

space party!

 

olivia is the coolest 5yr old girl i know- having a space party- awesome! this little cake is based on my retro space cupcakes that were originally inspired by the cute imprintables invitation...!

cakes by hello naomi

invitation by imprintables

mint and coral

 here is a sweet 2 tier version of my mint and coral peony cake- i think it turned out sooo pretty!

an affair to remember

everytime i create a new design it becomes my new favourite- but there is something about this cake that i just love... it was difficult to photograph- but in real life when i looked at it i had this feeling of 'oh my gosh i cant believe i created something this beautiful'.. maybe it was similar to the way a mother looks at a newborn?!
anyway, i have been dying to make a cake with anemones for so long now- they are one of my favourite flowers and are just so beautifully, classically elegant. wedding cake designs date really quickly but i really hope that when couples are old and look back over their wedding photos that my designs are classic enough to still look elegant. i really think this one will stand the test of time... we will see!