Category Archives: Cakes by Jane

19th May, 2008

belinda and dr. h

I’ve made some major accomplishments in the last couple of weeks, so I am happy to finally take some time to blog about one of the absolute most fun weddings ever!

Belinda and Dr. H’s wedding was the last wedding for me in 2007. They were married at the chapel at Lake Junaluska on a cold and rainy December afternoon with the reception following at Crest Center. A few things that I learned about Dr. H very quickly – he is passionate about food, he LOVES music and his goal in life is to make Belinda happy. On Friday night at the rehearsal dinner at The Sunset Inn, after a magnificent meal prepared by Chef Vincent, H presented Belinda with a limited edition signed lyrics to one of the last songs written by John Lennon. The next afternoon, the bride walked down the aisle to the same song, “Grow Old with Me”.

Dr. H’s daughter, Leigh, and Belinda put together a winter wonderland theme and Stacey at The Bloom Room absolutely transformed The Crest Center. It was the most elaborate decor I have seen and was wonderful! The tables were named with the words “I love you” in many different languages.

And now the fun part! They had an Elvis performance during the reception. It was top secret, only a few people knew it was happening ahead of time. After dinner was served and Dr. H and others made a few toasts, the lights went down low. The band with the full horn section came on stage. If you ever saw Elvis perform or on TV, you know the song!!! The drums did the famous, intro beat and as the room went dark, H was so excited he was bouncing in his seat! The spotlight hit Elvis and it was magical. The next hour and half was just FUN!!! Lou Vuto doesn’t really impersonate Elvis – his performance is more of a salute to Elvis. Of course Belinda got the first scarf and kiss, but it was the scarf and kiss to H’s mother as she stood at the edge of the stage that was one of my all time favorite wedding moments!

Check out the slideshow!

I just love the snowflakes and white roses. Stacey always does beautiful work!

Yet another beautiful cake by Cakes by Jane!

I think the signature drinks were a huge Elvis hint – very “Blue Hawaii”.

This is actually Lou’s son on the drums.

LOVE IT!!!

Check out Lou at The Memories Theatre in Pigeon Forge.

Special thanks to Mike McKinney for passing along my info to Dr. H and to Corey Cagle for 2nd shooting with me.

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2nd May, 2007

regan and randy

Regan and Randy had a wonderful wedding that honored their family heritage. Even though they live in Florida, it was important to them to be married in Western NC. The historic church at Smokemont, where they held their ceremony, was attended by her grandmother as a child. Located in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Lufty Baptist Chuch was established in 1836. Her grandparents were married in Bryson City near the Fryemont Inn where the reception was held. The families and friends all stayed at the Fryemont Inn and it was one big party all weekend. Some family members had stayed in the cottages most of the week. Sue Brown and the staff at the Fryemont were fantastic.

Regan’s grandmother had a lot of old family photos on display in the Fryemont lobby. To begin Regan and Randy’s family legacy, she made them a beautiful quilt. Nanny also made it known that she has 6 baby quilts ready and waiting, too.


Regan’s mom, Patti, is a florist and she did an absolutely amazing job on the floral arrangements! I have never seen a wedding with such incredible flowers. Patti’s shop is Price Florist and is located in Oak Ridge, TN. Her staff carried all those flowers up the trail to the church for those massive arrangements! They brought to life a dark small church and made it glow.

The fabulous cake was by Cakes by Jane, who are known for their Southern Cream Cheese Pound cakes. Regan was so excited about the cake and was going around hyping it up to all the guests. Each tier of the cake had two layers, almond on the top and cinnamon on the bottom. I loved the crystalized sugar and how it made the cake shimmer. When I went by to drop off some photos at their shop in Asheville, they were making peanut butter chocolate chip pound cakes….it’s a good thing the weren’t baked yet!

You will also notice that Regan did not choose a traditional wedding dress. I haven’t ever photographed a pink wedding dress before but it was really beautiful. The funny thing is that she’s not even a girly girl. One of her coworkers made her the Miss Piggy wedding doll to match her dress.

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