The Up's & Down's

The down's. Well, we arrived in Nashville a year ago, ready to jump right into this thriving wedding industry, but "red tape" had other plans. Through a bit of bad information, we discovered that private home kitchens aren't looked at as fondly here as in other areas. (Not what we were told before we made the move here) So, we were stuck. Stuck with a product we knew people loved, but with no way to get it to them.

In the process, we had a generous friend that rented kitchen space to us so that we could start rolling out cakes until we worked out all the logistics of our own space. In our early stages, we were fortunate enough to make cakes for Taylor Swift, Lady Antebellum, Mallory Hope, and Paramore guitarist Josh Farro! We couldn't believe the cakes that were coming so early in the game! "Blown away" doesn't even describe it. (none of that was a "down", I guess!)

The flood held us up quite a bit, but we pressed on. We were continually looking for that perfect spot to set up shop. It took us longer to get "up & running" than we thought - but we finally made it!

The up's. On August 1st, we finally opened the doors of our spanky new private bakery located in the heart of downtown Nashville. After much deliberation, we decided it was best that we not open a retail space just yet. Instead, we wanted to devote as much time as necessary to help our family of five with the transition through this year. It was an amazing find, and perfect for our first location in this area.

On August 19th, we opened our doors for our friends and family to check out the new space and to savor some brand new infusion flavors! What a turnout we had! We were amazed by all of the support!

Courtesy of Jonathon Campbell Photography

another reason we do what we do

More up's. We had the privilege of being featured in the Tennessean, The City Paper, and the Nashville Post as well as having a story done on us by Channel 2 news (WKRN). Crazy, right? But as much as we were overwhelmed and appreciative of all of these, none could top the next news we received.

In September, we were contacted by The Food Network to be on an upcoming episode of The Food Network Challenge!! The most exciting part of this for us was that this is not a show that you can audition for, they must find you! We were shocked when we received the news. It was an amazing experience and we pray it leads to big things in the future. We filmed in October and our episode airs January 9th (Sunday) at 7pm (central)!! Don't forget to set your DVR!

We have had the pleasure of making our cakes for some amazing couples this year and that is the very reason we keep pressing on. We don't take lightly the fact that they chose us to create the centerpiece for the event of their lifetime.

So that's the journey so far (shortened version), and we'd love to fill you in here and there of what's going on! Sure, there were those that weren't too happy about us "invading" the wedding cake industry here, but overall, we were welcomed with open arms and warm hearts. A leap of faith is rarely easy, but here we are. We're just a family, trying to pursue what we love and provide for our family, so thank you. Thank you for sharing our excitement and giving us the chance to be fellow Nashvillians.

- CrumbGal & CrumbGuy