CORONA VIRUS and your wedding

I completely understand times are a little uncertain and scary right now.  You have been planning the wedding of your dreams for months and now this!  Let me just say, you are getting married in the city with the BEST wedding professionals in the world!  Hands down! Austin area wedding professionals have been talking at great length, creating seminars and webinars, sharing data and information, and working together to make sure your wedding day is fabulous and your guests are safe. It is times like this where I am reminded how much I love the people I get to work with in this industry.

@moodyography

What steps am I personally making to ensure your cake is safe? 

• Let's start in the kitchen - I have a pretty strict cleanliness policy when working with your cakes, but I have stepped it up a notch.  Double hand washing before touching any ingredients to your cake and anytime I step away from your cake...pick up the phone, check and email, look at your invoice...the hands get double washed again.  Every counter, tool, utensil is also double washed to ensure no contamination. 
• Delivering your cake - First, I have implemented a no touching policy for myself and staff.  It's a little awkward to see another professional you work with and have to give them a friendly wave rather than a warm hug, but we all understand.  Likewise, please don't be offended if you see me and I don't offer a handshake.  It's just to ensure no germs are shared. Each one of my staff also have hand sanitizer in their bag.  After we have unloaded your cake, but before we begin assembling we will be sanitizing our hands, as well as during assembly if we touch any non cake products.
• What if I am quarantined - One great thing about my boutique business is knowing who personally is creating your cake.  But, that means it's all on me right. What if I am exposed and have to be self quarantined for 2 weeks?  Thankfully, we have prepared for this.  If something happens and it would be unsafe for me to make your cake I have 2 different professional bakers in the area I can call on to take over my weddings during that time and ensure you still get a gorgeous wedding cake. To further extend that the wedding professionals in this area are here for each other.  We help each other and work together and I know if I needed too I could call on any baker in this area and they would jump in and help out, just like I would for them.

@HappyDayMedia

What steps can your take to keep your guests safe at your wedding?

• Offer hand sanitizer stations throughout your venue, especially near food or items that others will touch (like a photo booth).
• Ask your catering staff if you can switch from a buffet style meal to a plated meal. 
• Space out your guests.  Add an extra table or two and space the chairs out so your guests aren't sitting as close to each other.
• Utilize this beautiful weather and take it outdoors. Most venues in the Texas Hill Country have inside and outside options. Use as much outdoor space as possible and have as much of your wedding in the great outdoors as you can...please keep the cake inside...buttercream and the warm sun are not friends.
  
• Come up with a fun wave or hand movement to welcome your guests rather than a handshake or a hug.  Everyone loves a couples cocktail during a wedding...lets make lemonade out of lemons and have a couples hand wave too!  Make a fun name for it and everyone can do it to say hello. Who knows, it may become the new trend in your circle.  

I know this has been long, but thanks for sticking with me this far.  And rest assured, the wedding professionals you have entrusted with your wedding day are taking every step possible to make sure you have a fantastic, safe, and corona free wedding!