It was a little bit later than expected. Thirteen days to be exact. Reem was, um, ‘anxious’ to see her sweet pea born. Yes, we’ll go with the word anxious.
Happily we received news a few hours after baby’s birth that SHE had arrived. All ten fingers and ten toes were accounted for and mom & baby were completely healthy. The moment we had all been waiting had arrived! So what was the name?
Hey Crystal! Welcome to the blog-side of Moments That Shine 
Before I start asking questions about the wonderful cake (and more) you created for me, can you tell us a bit about .: Ambrosia Cakes :. and how you got started?
.: Ambrosia Cakes :. was established from the true love of being creative. I have always loved creative careers; photography, cooking and now baking. There was a day when I really did not know what I was going to do as a career. I believed why go to school pay ridiculous amounts of money and then leave not wanting anything to do with what you studied. So I decided that I would work and get paid to figure out what I wanted to eventually go to school for. Michael’s is one of my favourite stores. One day I was standing in the checkout and saw the Calendar showing what classes they offered. So I went over got a copy for myself and then signed up for the Wilton cake decorating classes. Loved every minute of it and noticed that I was also pretty good at it. That’s when it began. I started experimenting with recipes and using my co-workers as guinea pigs. Then the orders started coming in.
I’m going to skip back to the shower now.
We managed to coax Reem to make the trek from Sudbury to the Toronto area with the help of many a people. The maternity pics by Jess were a perfect excuse. Of course Reem being the social butterfly she is, she had to make plans with everyone else she knew since she was going to be in the area. Chaos ensued. Her plan was to go for a spa day with all of her ladies … luckily friends and family already received the invite & knew of my plan to have them drop by my house to surprise Reem throughout the day.
When we broke the news to her the morning of the shower, she was good at not acting too disappointed to be missing out on her day of relaxation
Being pregnant is a fabulous excuse to have a portrait session. When else are you going to glow as much as when you have that wee one growing inside of you?! Maternity portraits are a great documentation of this precious time while you wait to become a Mommy. I recommend the session take place in either your seventh or eighth month – right when you have “popped” but before you start feeling too dragged down.
Susan recently bought a gift certificate from me in December for her friends Reem + Craig who are expecting in February. Since Reem + Craig live in Sudbury, it was a mission to get them down to the city for the session and the key was to do it on a weekend when Susan could throw a surprise baby shower for them! The weekend turned out well and Reem + Craig came into my studio on a Sunday morning before making their way back home to Sudbury. Reem + Craig are an adorable couple. I bet that their baby will be one of the most smiley ones ever!
There isn’t really a more important time in one’s life than when having a baby. And when two people you absolutely love and adore announce that they’re becoming first-time parents there isn’t a more exciting time as a friend.
Reem and Craig dropped by for a visit one weekend last summer and right before they left, Reem gave us the good news. Besides instant jubilation, my Planner Brain started in full force and the next nine months (yeah, I refuse to do weeks) flew by. After all, I don’t have a sister, my brother is a mere fifteen years old and almost all of my close friends with babies are far from me. This was my opportunity to become an honourary aunt!!! It’s all about the baby though, right?
I’m not sure how it started
This week I went on a hunt for cool finds either in Toronto (or the areas closeby) or things about Toronto. I found a great assortment!
Sam the Record Man was an icon in Toronto and is sadly now gone. Thankfully there were photographers such as .: digitalkangaroo :. around to document the landmark.
Autumn and Mat’s wedding was nothing short of a page out of a fairytale. From getting married in the church at the historic .: Trafalgar Castle :. to celebrating with those they are closest to at .: Deer Creek Golf Club :., everything about the day was perfect. Even the windy, cold, gray weather didn’t dampen spirits. The day was particularly great for me as I was able to work with some vendors I love … our very own Kelly from .: Makeup In Motion :. did Autumn’s makeup 
The fabulous Jenn of .: 360 Photography :. documented the day and was kind enough to share the pictures with me. In turn I’d like to share some of them with you!
Completely stealing a blog post today. It’s a great one from .: The Knot :. though. It’s also giving me a chance to post some cakes from one of my favourite artists Anne Heap from .: The Pink Cake Box :. Enjoy!
Visions of wedding cakes dancing in your head? First figure out the difference between fondant and marzipan. Here’s what you need to know when it comes to cakes.
I caught a glimpse of something on Etsy this week that was green … so I decided to do a search for that colour. Hours later, I came up with a few I wanted to share
Fun felt cake topper by .: EmilieFriday :.
Looking back on my posts, I popped up some pictures I took of .: BloggerBride’s Wedding :. but I completely neglected to share some the fabulous Lindsay from .: HRM Photography :. snapped! Since it’s now been a year since that last post, I thought I would post some of my favourites.