We are so excited to show you our fabulous and modern take on a traditional cake tasting- a Cupcake Tasting Bridal Shower Event! Instead of dragging the groom-to-be and mothers to a bakery to taste cake, you should really hint to your bridal party that a cupcake tasting bridal shower is the way to do things.
You can either opt to make the cupcakes (with our 5 cupcakes 1 way post!) or ask your wedding cake bakery to bake up some cupcakes for your bridal shower to taste test. And, while ultimately the decision is all the bride's and groom's, it is nice to get a second (or third) opinion on which cake or cupcake you might want to have on your special day. 
For the hostess, once you've decided if you would rather bake your cupcakes or order them from the bakery, the rest is fairly simple. The nice thing about a modern tablescape, is the fact that you can keep almost everything white, and just add a few fun pops of color. For our color pops, we fell in love with these striped table runners (and they are gorgeous enough they could make another debut at the actual wedding as well!). We also made some fun chair bows by using this gorgeous mint tablecloth roll. We simply cut a stripe of the width of the table cloth roll and tied it around the guest's chairs. It was fast and easy, but also added a fun little detail around the room. 
Our other details we added around the room were our flower arrangements, and our favorite gold glitter pennant banners. After that, we personalized our table with our DIY acrylic trays for each of our guests. And, as a take home, we were sure to have these pretty little black cupcake boxes on hand. Because, no one wants to go to a cupcake tasting party and not be able to bring their favorite cupcake home! 
While all of our cupcake stands matched, the party would also be just as elegant and fun with mismatched cake stands as long as they matched the party decor. Keeping white cake stands around is always a good idea, for parties such as these! We hope your bride will be just in love with her Cupcake Tasting Bridal Shower Event as ours was! All the little details - flowers, cupcakes, table runner, chair bows, gold banners, etc, made all the difference when gathering together to celebrate the new bride. It is all just enough to make her a little too anxious for the big day to come and tie the knot! 
To see more take a look at my one cupcake five ways recipe, diy acrylic tray and floral arrangement how-to.
