Firstly, I want to say thank you so much to everyone who entered. The reviews that have been left were all so lovely and it makes Fliss and I really happy that every single one of you were so pleased with your cakes.

Thank you for choosing Fliss to make your wedding cake.

Now… on to business!

In total, there were 92 entries, which means that if you liked the Facebook page, followed on Twitter, nominated in the County Brides Awards and left a review on Google places, you had a greater than 1 in 10 chance of winning. Those are pretty good odds if you ask me, but unfortunately, there can only be one winner.

And the winner is….

Entry number 34!!

Who is entry number 34??

Julia!! Congratulations!

Thank you once again to everyone who took part. Fliss really really appreciates all of your support. If she wins the County Brides award, we are going to send two cupcakes (one for you, one for your partner) to everyone I know who nominated her.

I’ve been having some really great ideas recently for really colourful cakes, especially ones where the base icing colour is something other than white or ivory.

Normally, I have to charge quite a bit extra for this, as colouring icing so that the colour is really even takes aaaaaggggeeeeessss and is really hard work too with all the kneading.

For my special offer in April, I’m going to be offering this upgrade for free.

You can have any colour you can think of, and I can even computer-colour match the icing (just like Dulux!) to samples of your dress fabric or invitations, and can even match shimmer, lustre and texture if you like.

Remember, the special offer applies to cakes booked in April, (you don’t have to be getting married in April).

Channel 4 is making a programme about how people are dealing with the recession, and is looking for families that have a wedding coming up soon that would be interested in featuring in one of their shows.

Here is the show remit that explains it better than I can:

This summer, we want to find out what life is really like for families in Britain in 2012.
While the attention of the world is on the Diamond Jubilee and the Olympics this summer, most of us will be trying harder and harder to get by.
Against this backdrop we’re hoping to tell the stories of inspiring, warm and engaging families – from all areas and backgrounds across the UK, living through these tough economic times.
We’d like to reflect a range of issues faced by families in 2012 – from redundancy and cutbacks, money worries and the need to find a new job, to fears about your own business and paying your rent or mortgage.

One of the areas we’re hoping to explore is how families are planning weddings; we wondered what it’s like to plan your dream wedding in a supposed time of austerity. It would be great to get a family who have are rallying round the couple, making the most of it, or even planning a budget do-it-yourself wedding. Perhaps the couple is having to move in with their in-laws to save money or take on more shifts at work to pay for the dress.