So my oldest daughter has been volunteering our chocolate making skills for a few of her friends for various occasions over the last few years. It has been fun and pushed our skill level that now includes using transfer sheets as well as various shapes with the help of ganache cutters. So when the time came for her wedding she really wanted her favors done with chocolate. Hummmm, isn't there enough stress on the mother of the bride?
We looked at various box sizes and shapes, tried to determine the type of truffle we wanted. Did we want a beautiful heart shape honey ganache paired with a salted caramel using a pink Himalayan sea salt? Did we want to have transfer sheets made with some personal detail? Decisions decisions. How would the weather of a summer wedding affect the process, how would I transport them, did I really want to spend the weekend before the wedding making fresh truffles considering the short shelf life? She lives in Southern California and I live in Northern California....how are we going to overcome that issue...o the pressure was building!
Beach Wedding! We brainstormed and decided to pour solids in various beach themed molds. We had some great little seashells as fillers and the main event were starfish, surfboards, and flipflops all boxed up and tied with a little rustic cord. Worries of weather, timing, and transporting were over. I could make them a few weeks ahead of time and get them all boxed up and bring them down with me. The pressure was gone....I was on to enjoying the more important things that come with having your first child marry ♥
How fun is that!
