Let Them Eat Cake

"When someone asks if you'd like cake or pie, why not say you want cake and pie?"
- Lisa Loeb

{via Kate Spade}

The Cake.

If there is one thing Mr. Ostrich and I have in common, it's our love of no-tier, un-fancy cakes. And the sheer delight of fun flavored cupcakes.

So when it came to deciding what we wanted as THE cake, We knew exactly what we wanted.

One small retro shag tropical cake, topped with a fresh brilliant colored dahlia {like the 2nd photo below}.

{Martha Stewart via here}

{via the kitchn}

And for our our favorite family and friends? An eclectic spread celebrating the sinful cupcakes Mr. O and I are always craving and occasionally indulging.

{choco coco via sibby's}

{horchata via mission minis}

{choco w. berry buttercream via miette}

{fleur de sel via foodbuzz}

{rose + ginger via martha stewart}

And then we'll sprinkle the treats, a few blooms, tealights and some sparkly confetti across a linen covered table like this.

{via feather love photography}

And voilà! The classic wedding cake, deconstructed and redefined.

Now it's your turn, fellow bees! What are the sinful sweets you'd love to have at your wedding or any other celebration?

Here's to changing the rules...and making life a little sweeter.

xo,

Miss. O

Shake It Up Baby

"Get up and dance, get up and smile, get up and drink to the days that are gone in the shortest while."
- Simon Fowler

{source}

Oh, how I love a good cocktail party. 

Fun loving people, feel good music and delicious drinks make for a too-much-fun time. And as Mr. Ostrich & I plan the little cocktail hour in between our little beach ceremony and dinner, we have been dreaming up the perfect signature party cocktails to serve our favorite people. With so many ingredients and flavors to choose from, all we know is we want this cocktail to remind our guests of us and this unforgettable day. And, it will be fun to see what drink names the clever and creative Mr. O will conjure up!

Here are just two of the mixed drinks that have inspired us so far. We had a fantastic lunch at Dosa this past weekend and got a little carried away with their spectacular cocktail menu...so much that we included our favorite here.

Now it's your turn, my fellow bees! What dream cocktail would you want to sip at a cocktail party? And throw in any awesome name suggestions, too! The more, the merrier :)

Here's to too many toasts and wonderful times.

xo,

Miss. O

{via sfist}

The Ginger Ante

courtesy of Dosa, San Francisco

Ingredients:

2 oz goslings “black seal” black rum

1.5 oz ginger jaggery nectar

0.5 oz fresh lime

a fill of blenheim ginger ale

Directions:

Shake the rum, jaggery nectar and lime juice with ice. 

Strain into an ice-filled old-fashioned glass, fill to the rim with ginger ale, and garnish with a rosemary sprig.

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{via here}

Ginger Minx

courtesy of Beretta, San Francisco

Ingredients:

2 ounces ginger vodka

1 ounce lime juice

3/4 ounce cointreau

1/2 ounce fresh grapefruit juice

1/2 ounce honey syrup*

3 dashes bitters

ice

grapefruit twist for garnish, optional

*combine 1/4 ounce of honey and 1/4 ounce water.

Directions:

Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice and pour into a rocks glass.

Garnish with a twist of grapefruit.