Happy Valentine's Day!

It's the #1 engagement day of the YEAR and love is in the air.

We've been enjoying a beautiful wintry day the Farm giving tours to the many newly engaged couples that were determined enough to come down to Carmel over a busy Valentine's Day weekend. It also happens to be the big AT & T Pebble Beach Pro Am golf tournament. Apparently Bill Murray himself had breakfast a few hours before I ate lunch at a locals favorite restaurant about 2 miles down the road from The Holly Farm. Pretty cool!

Speaking of love, one of my all-time favorite bakers, Marina Souza, owner of Just Cake can be seen THIS SUNDAY February 15th @ 8pm on the Food Network. She is featured in the "Miley Cyrus - Sweet 16 cakes" Challenge. It will replay several times throughout next week as well. Enjoy... :)

Just Cake has been one of The Holly Farm's preferred vendors for many years now and guests never cease to RAVE about her cakes! My addiction is to her chocolate cake with mint cookies, cream and chocolate ganache. Yum. A most challenging aspect of working in the wedding biz is that I just have to sample the wedding cakes. Quality control, you know!?

Marina’s work has been featured in several magazines… including InStyle, Bride, Modern Bride, Weddings of Distinction, Grace Ormonde Wedding Style and People. Aside from being a bakery goddess, Marina is simply a warm and wonderful person. I smile every time she pulls up for a delivery at The Holly Farm.

Check her out for yourselves at http://www.justcake.com/