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Monday, 10 January 2011

Happy New Year!!

Happy New Year !!

We're off to a great start to the new year. We had an amazing photo shoot today with a great new team of photographers- Chelsey and Evan from Hurst Photography. We did some really neat new designs and they were awesome at capturing the cakes at their best. I can't wait to show you the pictures! We will finally have a picture of the plated Smokehouse Chicken, with green beans and roasted potato medley. It is so hard to explain, so we thought we'd just let them photograph it. It is now our most popular chicken dish! Of course I made Chelsey and Evan eat what we had just photographed.

We're going to get busy getting more pictures on the website. We have been pretty bad at keeping up- we promise to do better this year. Here's a few pics from the end of the year:

Duck A' l'Orange Canapes

Individual Roasted Shrimp Cocktail

Sushi Cake

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Sunday, 29 August 2010

The Law of the Garbage Truck!

I am starting today with an e-mail I received from a good friend. This is going to be my new outlook on life. I hope you can adopt it, too;

One day I hopped in a taxi and we took off for the airport.

We were driving in the right lane when suddenly a black car jumped out of a parking space right in front of us.

My taxi driver slammed on his brakes, skidded, and missed the other car by just inches!

The driver of the other car whipped his head around and started yelling at us.

My taxi driver just smiled and waved at the guy.

And I mean, he was really friendly.

So I asked, 'Why did you just do that?

This guy almost ruined your car and sent us to the hospital!'
This is when my taxi driver taught me what I now call, 'The Law of the Garbage Truck.'

He explained that many people are like garbage trucks.

They run around full of garbage, full of frustration, full of anger, and full of disappointment.

As their garbage piles up, they need a place to dump it and sometimes they'll dump it on you.

Don't take it personally.

Just smile, wave, wish them well, and move on.

Don't take their garbage and spread it to other people at work, at home, or on the streets.

The bottom line is that successful people do not let garbage trucks take over their day.

Life's too short to wake up in the morning with regrets,

so ... Love the people who treat you RIGHT, and Pray for the ones who don't.

Life is ten percent what you make it

and ninety percent how you take it!

Have a blessed, garbage-free day!

I hope you all have Garbage-Free days ahead!

Now how about some pictures!!!

Pink And Chocolate Birthday Cake for an "American Classic" Happy Birthday Deborah!!

Triple Chocolate for Carson- Legos and Star wars.Cup cakes for Kyler- he went to Build-a-Bear Workshop for his party. Happy birthday Carson and Kyler!!!

Cupcakes for Loren's Wedding

Loren's Wedding Cake- A beautiful design for a beautiful bride!

A Tackle Box with Lures, royal flush playing cards, poker chips, and an icing sculpture of Shelby the Golden Retriever, delivered to The Governor's Club. Happy Birthday!

No, it's not a cake but I had to show off the new graphics on our Transit!! Thanks to Signs Now in Smyrna- great job(as usual) guys!

Another great Star Wars themed cake we took to Lanes, Trains, and Automobiles for James' Birthday. Edible image "film" circled the top and Bottom tiers, Star Wars logo on middle, and Light Sabers on top. Happy Birthday James!

Birthday cake for a Surprise Party. A gum paste cell phone with a text message that reads"HAPPY 12TH BIRTHDAY SARAH". BTW Sarah- you're getting a phone for your birthday!

Birthday cupcakes with pink buttercream and a brown "A" on top. Flavors were Strawberry and White Chocolate.

An awesome HorrorLand castle, designed by Dawson for his 7th birthday. It was a combination triple chocolate and white chocolate cake. Characters included the Headless Horseman, Vampire, a giant green spider (left side) and a scary bat (front lower right). Great job Dawson - Happy Birthday!

Sorry just had to show you the front and the back of this one. A Wizards of Waverly inspired theme. Fresh banana cake with blue buttercream, gumpaste stars, moon, and #6. Fondant flowers and peacock feathers with buttercream accents. Happy 6th Birthday Taylor!

Super Dome Groom's cake taken to the Airport Marriott.

Columns are back!! Hey girls if you're having a small wedding and want more height- use columns! This cake only served 60 but it was 21" tall (not including topper). White chocolate cake with white buttercream, ivy, and raspberry roses. Delivered to the Airport Marriott. Congratulations Tasha and Welton.

Well that's it for this week that I remembered to take pictures of. We also had a cute 3 tiered birthday cake with lots of Zebra that we took to the Doubletree in Murfreesboro. Guess who left the camera in the van?! Maybe someone will email me a picture of it and I'll share it with you here.

I've heard from many of you that you want more pictures! So we'll be working this week to get you more pictures. Continue to let us know what you want from our website. It's all for you!

Thank you to all our amazing customers, friends and family. Have a great week.

God is Good!

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Tuesday, 17 August 2010

Welcome to our new site!

Hello everyone! We have finally launched our new and hopefully improved site. Please drop us a line, and let us know what you think. We would also like to know what YOU would like to see on our site... more menus? less menus? more pictures? more information? You tell us- we're listening.

For those of you who don't know us, and even for some who do, let me tell you a little about Jo's Custom Cakes and Catering, Inc...

We are a family owned operation. No big wigs telling us what to do. We have the capabilities to customize ANY menu or event to meet YOUR needs. We aren't cookie-cutter, every menu the same people. We like to think outside the box, but keep it real. We know what people like; foods they are comfortable with. Now, we do have a few very adventurous "foodies" we work with, but for the most part people just want great food at a reasonable price. We taking pride in being able to say that this is what we offer to our clients.

Something new, Jo's recently added, is our full list Service Options and prices. With our variety of options you are able to tell us exactly what type of service you want, from a simple pickup to a fully staffed, plated dinner. Whatever option you choose we promise to deliver the superb Jo's experience that our clients have grown to love. Also, by providing you this list of options; you know up front exactly what it will cost, what to expect, and what type of service you will receive. We believe this allows you to fully customize your event, to meet your exact expectations. We strive to give all of our clients the upscale experience of a catered event at a price they are comfortable with.

Another thing we changed about our website is the addition of a blog. Here we will post new pictures each week in the blog section, and tell you a little about each cake and/or event. We will try our best to incorporate a little trivia in each blog about how some wedding traditions got started or have evolved over the years. If you have questions on wedding or event etiquette, just ask. If we don't know the answer, we find out for you. We are also going to link the blog to our Facebook page. So, if you aren't a fan of Jo's, please find us on Facebook and become a fan.

We want to take this opportunity to thank our many loyal customers for over our first 7 years of business! We couldn't have made it this far without you. We would also like to thank our staff, many have been with us for 5 or more years. We will put our staff up against anyone's around. We would also like to thank our suppliers, especially Lori and Steven at Robert Orr Sysco and Alison at Classic Party Rentals. You guys ROCK!

So, here we go! We would love to be given the opportunity to work with each and every one you to give your next event the WOW FACTOR you are looking for with all the pains that arise. We will work our tails off to make sure your event runs smoothly, and all your guests are well taken care of.

Give us a chance to show you why more people are choosing Jo's Custom Cake and Catering, Inc. everyday; we promise you won't be disappointed...

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