Elliegantly Made

20/07/2026

Our next EMHQ Open Weekend is getting very close now… 1st & 2nd August 🥰🎂

Saturday is almost fully booked with just one appointment remaining, but we still have plenty of availability on the Sunday.

So if you’re planning your wedding and would love to come along for cake, a cuppa and a relaxed chat about your ideas, Sunday could be perfect 💜

You don’t need to have every detail decided yet. Sometimes it’s just lovely to sit down, talk through what you like (and what you definitely don’t! 😂), have a look at different styles and start bringing everything together.

We’d absolutely love to meet you at EMHQ.

Pop me a message if you’d like to book one of the remaining appointments 🥰

Much love

Ellie 🎂💜🌈

20/07/2026

Well… it’s official 😬🫣😂

On Wednesday 29th July I’ll be stepping very firmly out of my comfort zone and speaking at Sales Talk #2 at C4DI.

When Bob Spence first asked me, my immediate reaction was probably something along the lines of… “Are you sure you’ve got the right Ellie?” 🤣

I’m not going along to pretend I have all the answers, and I certainly won’t be sharing lots of sales theory.

I’ll simply be talking about what I know.

How Elliegantly Made has grown through relationships, reputation, recommendations and repeat business.

What has worked for me, what hasn’t, the mistakes I’ve made along the way and why I’ll always believe that people buy from people.

Building this business was never just about cakes.

It has been about showing up, building trust, helping people, staying true to myself and surrounding myself with some pretty amazing people along the way 💜

There will be four speakers sharing completely different experiences and perspectives, and I’m genuinely honoured (and absolutely terrified 🤣) to be one of them.

Here’s the booking link for anyone who would like to join us… https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/improving-sales-performance-and-business-development-results-2-tickets-1990077784224?

Now I suppose I’d better actually start preparing what I’m going to say… 😱😂

Ellie 🎂💜🌈

17/07/2026

I always love helping out our friends over at Smith+Nephew 🧡

Yesterday we had the absolute pleasure of creating a celebration cake and cupcakes for their 170th anniversary celebrations, and every time I get asked to do something for them it brings back so many fond memories.

What many people probably don’t know is that Smith + Nephew played a huge part in my own family’s story.

As a little girl I remember parties at the Smith + Nephew Social Club on Hessle Road and those magical children’s Christmas parties at Tiffany’s.

My late Dad worked there throughout the 70s and 80s. He started in payroll before being given the opportunity to move into computer programming, with Smith + Nephew sending him on courses down in Welwyn Garden City.

That opportunity changed his life.

It was the start of a career that eventually saw him become a Director at Image Data Group, so in a funny sort of way… I owe Smith + Nephew a little thank you too. 💜

It’s funny how life comes full circle.

Years later, here I am creating cakes for a company that played such an important part in my Dad’s journey.

Thank you, as always Katy, for asking Elliegantly Made to be a small part of your celebrations. It really is an absolute privilege. 🥰

Much love

Ellie 🎂💜🌈

15/07/2026

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Down to Craigs Special Occasions. He has some incredible cards, balloons gifts. Celebrating 2 years today on Greenwood Ave you may even get a cupcake… if the staff haven’t eaten them all 😂😂

Congratulations guys, have a fab day and thank you for asking us to help 🎂💜🌈

So who would want to try one of Elliegantly Made award-winning cup cakes tomorrow at Craigs Special Occasions. A Thank you for the continued support .

Ps I cant guarantee they will make the shop at 9am 🤣🤣🤣

12/07/2026

Happy Birthday to the legend that is Raymondo… 🥳🎂

Today he turned 78. ❤️

To most people, he’s just “Ellie’s husband”…

To me, he’s my business partner, my sounding board, my engineer, my chief baker, my delivery driver and the person who somehow manages to turn my random “I’ve got an idea…” moments into reality 🤣

People often think I make every cake from start to finish, but the truth is EM wouldn’t be what it is today without Ray.

Whilst I’m decorating and trying to juggle another hundred jobs, he’s usually in the kitchen baking sponge after sponge, the one sorting all the edible toppers and the one figuring out how on earth we’re going to make some of my crazy ideas actually stand up 😂

And when I announce that I fancy making a car… or a tank… or a tractor… he’s already searching for blueprints before I’ve even finished my sentence 🤣

He’s also the calm one and grounds me when I’m stressing and have got too much on.

He’s always the one that says, “It’ll be alright.” And somehow… it always is. 💜

At 78 years old he still absolutely loves being involved. I honestly think if I told him to retire, he’d be back at EMHQ the next morning asking what needed baking!

Today was special for another reason too…

Benji Birch made his very first solo batch of birthday cupcakes for his Dad. I only stepped in to help him with his buttercream piping, everything else was 100% him.

I don’t think we could have been any prouder. 🥹

Then this morning one of his other sons Jonathan, who lives over in Vietnam, sent his Dad this brilliant picture before FaceTiming.

Jonathan knows him soooo well and managed to get AI to know Ray quite well too… I think I may even have to get that “Kitchen Bitch” apron made! 😜

So today isn’t really about cake…

Although, true to form, the ovens were on first thing this morning because we’ve got another four wedding cakes to get out this week and he wouldn’t let me near the bbq for his impromptu party!

Today is about saying thank you, for everything you do but more than anything…

Thank you for believing in me, especially on the days I don’t believe in myself.

Happy Birthday, Ray.

We all love you more than you’ll ever know. ❤️

11/07/2026

When should you book your wedding cake? 🤔🎂

This is one of the questions I’m asked all the time…

And if I’m honest, I don’t think there is one right answer.

Most wedding magazines will tell you to start looking around 4 to 6 months before your wedding.

Personally… I think that’s leaving it a little late if you’ve already got your heart set on a particular cake designer. We can only take on so many weddings each week and it all depends on the designs we’ve already got booked in. One week we might have space for another wedding, another week we might already be at capacity.

At the time of writing this I’ve already got almost50 weddings booked for 2027 and my 2028 diary has already filling up too 🥹

The lovely thing about booking your cake is that you don’t need to have every little detail worked out.

You don’t need to know your flowers.
You don’t need to have chosen your colour palette.
You don’t even need to know exactly what you want your cake to look like.

If you know you’d love me to make your wedding cake, my advice is always to secure your date first. We can work through all the exciting details together nearer the time.

Our next EMHQ Open Weekend is on 1st & 2nd August and we are now taking appointments. If you’re recently engaged and would like to chat about your cake and a look through some ideas, I’d absolutely love to see you 🥰

If you’re getting married in 2027, 2028 or beyond, now really is a good time to start thinking about booking your supplier.

Much love

Ellie 🎂💜🌈

10/07/2026

I will never ever get bored of seeing the professional photographs land from our couples 🥹💜

Because more often than not…

We deliver the cake.
We set everything up.
We make sure every little detail is exactly where it needs to be.

Then we quietly sneak away before all the magic happen.

So seeing the smiles, the laughter, the cake cutting and (my absolute favourite)… the cake actually being eaten 🤣🎂 makes my heart sing.

Shantel and Grace’s beautiful wedding was at the stunning Dunedin House last week and what a day they looked to have had 💜

Their cake was, in their own words, exactly what they wanted…

They “appreciated its simplicity and size” 🤍

An 8” heart shaped vintage style cake with beautiful piping, the most important message “Just Married” and I think we definitely hit the brief 🥹

And let’s be honest… that last photos are exactly why we do what we do.

Because yes, it needs to look beautiful…

But it also needs to taste amazing 🤷🏼‍♀️😉🤣

Huge congratulations again Shantel and Grace, wishing you both a lifetime of happiness together 💜

Thank you for letting us play a tiny part in your special day.

And thank you Dandrew Photography for capturing these amazing moments 📸

Much love

Ellie 🎂💜🌈

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09/07/2026

Last night after a very busy couple of days caking (I can’t wait to reveal yesterday’s cake! 😍) I did something I’m not always very good at…

I stepped away from EMHQ, put the tools down and actually took a bit of time out 🥰

I headed over to The Business Culture HEY Summer Soirée at Hoi and what a fabulous evening it was ☀️🍹

I say this all the time but one of the things I never expected when I started Elliegantly Made was the people it would bring into my life.

Yes I make cakes…

But somehow those cakes have opened doors, taken me into rooms I never expected and introduced me to some pretty amazing people 💜

Because behind the cakes I’m also just human.

I get frazzled.
I get overwhelmed.
I get sad, angry, excited, emotional and absolutely buzzing all in the space of about 10 minutes sometimes 🤣

But the people I surround myself with completely get it.

The late nights.
The early mornings.
The juggling 500 different hats.
The “why did we decide running a business was a good idea?” moments 🤣

They are the sounding boards, the cheerleaders, the people who celebrate the wins with me and the ones who completely understand the crazy bits and madness too 🥹🤪

Some of the people I’ve met through business have become genuine friends and I feel incredibly lucky for that.

Huge thank you to Michelle and Tony for another fabulous evening, it was so lovely to have a proper catch up and a much needed night away from buttercream and cake boards 😂

Right… back to EMHQ because apparently the cakes don’t make themselves 🤣

Much love

Ellie 🎂💜🌈

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06/07/2026

At the end of last year I had one of those ideas… you know the ones that randomly pop into your head and then won’t leave 🤣🍋

I had this vision of a cake I was desperate to create.

Think Italian summer in Yorkshire 🇮🇹☀️

Lemons, Aperol, warm summer evenings, beautiful flowers, a little bit of Tuscany… but without needing a passport 😂

I knew exactly what I had in my head but trying to explain what goes on in my brain isn’t always the easiest thing (and I’m sure Ray will confirm this 🤣)

So yes… I did what I often do now and used AI to help me get those ideas out of my head and onto a page.

Not to design a cake for me, I already had that in my head and as notes in my phone. I just needed help to show other suppliers the madness and vision that was already up there 🤯😂

Then yesterday I got together with some amazing local suppliers and we actually brought it to life 🥹

The cake that started as a random idea months ago was suddenly sitting there in front of me.

And apart from the weather not quite understanding the “warm Italian summer day” assignment 🌬️😬🤣 I think we might just have pulled it off?!

What do you think?

The first couple of pictures are where it all started… and the others are what we created 💛🍋

I honestly can’t wait to see the professional photos because if the phone pictures look this good… 😍

This is the bit of my job I absolutely love.

Taking a little idea, adding a bit of imagination (and usually a bit of chaos 😂) and turning it into something real.

Although today’s creation definitely isn’t giving Italian summer in Yorkshire…

It’s a little less lemons and romance 🍋 and a little more horsepower, bumpers and “how on earth am I going to make this work?” 🤣

Because apparently my brain doesn’t like doing simple 😂

Watch this space…

Much love

Ellie 🎂💜🌈

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