Let there be LIGHT!

Well I'm down at the new shop today, and we got our cute chandeliers up! Well, we didn't do it, our super cute electricians did it! But YAY! 

Aren't these beautiful?? Don't look at the yellow wall, don't worry, they will be PINK! :)

We also passed out about 7 dozen cupcakes to everyone walking around by the store! We will be here again tomorrow from about 1-5 so stop on by if you are around and see if we have any cupcakes to give away!!!

Happy Wednesday!

xoxo

Heather

Tuesday Blues-day?

Where is the sun? I don't think Mother Nature got the memo that Summer has started! WHERE IS THE SUN????

Well we have been very busy lately with beautiful summer weddings and we are getting ready to start construction in the new shop! We have been going back and forth between the new Madison shop and the Bellevue shop quite frequently lately, and its slowly starting to take a New York Cupcake shape! 

 We haven't changed out all the signage yet, but we are teasing everyone with this guy for a bit! Also, if you are in the area stop by and say 'Hi' if you are there! We are trying to pass out samples of cupcakes every time we are down there, so stop on by if you are in the area! 

 Sample cupcakes!!!

 Here is the big chandelier that is going to go in the new store!!!

 Lisa working hard and scrubbing the floor! But we love the black and white checker that is just like our Bellevue store!

The past few weeks we have also been doing a LOT of summer weddings! I think this Saturday alone we have seven set ups! Oooh! That is a lot of cupcakes! So check back next week for a lot of cupcake pictures! 

If you are planning a wedding, or know someone who is, don't forget that we do complimentary wedding tastings! To set up a wedding tasting, take a look at our website and see what flavors you would like to try, and pick up to 10 flavors and give us a call to set an appointment! We can take up to 3 people per tasting! 

Recently we did an event for the opening of 'Horrible Bosses' and we brought about 200 mini cupcakes! We brought are sweet photographer Amanda Waltman from Art of Subtlety Photography! It was kind of funny to see a movie about horrible bosses, with my not so horrible boss! If you haven't seen the movie already you should check it out! We were all dying laughing through the entire movie!

 Also, at the new store we made two new friends! The first is a cute little grey kitty cat who we named Cupcake! We aren't sure if he has a home, but he sure was a friendly little bugger! We left the back door open while we were cleaning the store, and he sat at the door and hung out for a few hours! Such a happy little fellow! So if you stop by and see him, make sure to say hi to Cupcake too! 

Our Second new friend is a little man named Evan! He is the coolest dude around! He tried our cupcakes and told us that we were 895% good! What an awesome compliment! We're hoping to see more of this little guy around, cause he is a funny little man! We love him!

 Well I'm off to go decorate lots of cute cupcakes!

Hope your all having a sweet day!

xoxo

Heather

The cupcake is out of the wrapper!

GUESS WHAT?

WE ARE OPENING A SECOND STORE IN SEATTLE!

How exciting is that? We will be moving to East Madison Street in Seattle and taking over the spot for Bella Dolce Bakery!

We are very VERY excited about this big change, and can't wait to get in there and give it a touch of New York Cupcakes Style! I'm going to be keeping the blog updated over the next few weeks to bring you a 'Before & After' update, and keep you posted about our adventures of opening our second location!

Today we are going in to get the keys, and then we can start moving in! So keep checking back for lots of fun posts and details about the move!

Until then, here are some fun photo's of all the things we've been up to over the past month!

Hope everyone is out there enjoying the funky summer that we are having!!! 

I'll be posting regularly with updates on the new store, and posting lots of pictures! So keep posted!

xoxo

Heather

Shower of stars

We've been keeping super busy in this cute little pink shop the past few weeks! We've had some special visitors, a bunch of weddings, and fun events! 

One special visitor we had is one of our very favorite little tater tots, and her name is Amelia! 

The first time I met this little cutie, she had on a jacket that made her look like a panda, and since then, she's become one of my very favorite little girls! She came in with her mom Julie, and we had so much fun with cupcakes! She first ate her cupcake, then I gave her one to decorate, and instead of decorating it, she just ate all the candies to go on top! It was so funny!

We let her lose, and she played with anything she could get her tiny little hands on, my favorite was the rolling pin, of all things she rolled, she rolled out the glass front door!

We also dressed her up with party hats, and I'm pretty sure at that point she wanted to use the rolling pin to crush my camera!

We also did a wedding for one of our favorite cupcakers recently as well! Her wedding was themed with a black, white, and bright pink theme. She had mini cupcakes wrapped in the Bella Cupcake Couture wrappers, and we made her cake to match!

It was so beautiful! She even had a candy bar with all the candies in the same colors, which just added an extra pop to the whole dessert theme! 

Last weekend we did a big event for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, their event for Seattle Shower of Stars.

St. Jude is one of the most amazing places, and we love to donate our time and cupcakes to anything we can for them! This event was an auction to raise money, and everything at the event was donated to an amazing cause.

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital is located in Memphis, Tennessee. Their focus there is to cure cancer, and other catastrophic diseases in children through research and treatment. About 5,700 active patients each year. The most amazing part about St. Jude's is that they do not charge the families or patients a single dollar. Everything from treatment to travel expenses are taken care of for the families. Even the housing, groceries, and everything down to the soda machines in the halls are taken care of by the hospital. 

At the event, we listened to speakers who worked for St. Jude, and even got to listen to a mother of a patient, and the 12 year old patient herself, and everything I heard was so touching.

There were all sorts of goodies being auctioned off. We donated cupcake center pieces for each table, and also a basket of goodies to be auctioned off in the silent auction!

There was everything there from vacations, to signed sports jerseys, to The Humane Society gift certificates, to Lancome face creams being donated for auction!

One fun thing was they had bottles of wine in bags that you couldn't see... If you purchased one for a $20 donation you could get a bottle of wine valued anywhere from $20-$300!

 Another fun thing was the Tree of Life, which you could donate a set amount to pay for specific things at St. Jude's. One was donating $75 to buy a wagon for a kid. Instead of being pushed around in a wheel chair, the kids can get a red wagon to be pulled around the hospital in! I'd say that's more fun huh? Wish I could have been pulled around in a red wagon when I broke my back!

The event itself was amazing, and I learned so much about the hospital and facilities, and met some really amazing people. We do fund raising here in the store for St. Jude every Fall, and we would love for you all to come in and donate when the time comes. If you would like more information about the company click HERE for more info. We are so thankful to have been a part of this event this past weekend! We left with a few goodies, and full bellies from the delicious dinner provided by our friends at The Ravishing Radish.

Have I ever mentioned my love for their Yukon gold mashed potatoes? Every even we do with them I'm always crossing my fingers that mashed potatoes will show up on the menu! And lucky me, the mashed potatoes were served at the event! YUM! 

Well I hope everyone is out enjoying the sunshine today! I'm hoping it sticks around for a while! 

xoxo

Heather