Katie Runnels, Cake Topper and Cheryl Day, Cake

When we decided to get married in Savannah, there were two people I knew I wanted to work with right off the bat: One of them was Katie Runnels. Katie makes the sweetest, most creative little vignettes from found objects, and I knew she'd design the perfect cake topper for us. She hunted around and found a vintage paper topper and then painted it to match our hair colors, added vintage millinery flowers to match the bouquet, and combined it with a decorative base that she embroidered our names on. It was so special and was such a treat to have a piece of her artwork for our big day. (To buy her work, constantgatherer.etsy.com or theconstantgatherer.com)

Cheryl Day is the other Savannah expert that I immediately wanted to tap. From the second we got engaged, I knew I wanted Cheryl to make my cake, and when we decided on Savannah, she was the first person I emailed to ask if we could work with her. What can I say about her other than that any bride would be the luckiest woman alive to work with her? We met a few times to talk about cake details, but ultimately I told her the details that I liked, and then just let her and Katie, who was making my topper, run with the look. As always, she created something even more perfect than I could have imagined. It was the perfect combination of homemade comfort and beautiful design. (backinthedaybakery.com)