A Softly Spoken Stradbroke Island Wedding

A Wedding Cake for Stradbroke Island: Understated, Intentional, Quietly Beautiful

Erin and her partner were the first to marry at a private Airbnb perched between forest and shoreline on Stradbroke Island. A place where the horizon stretches long and the quiet wraps around you like linen. Their guest list was small—thirty people who mattered most—and the day carried that same simplicity. Light. Still. Full of heart.

Erin told me they wanted the cake to feel like an extension of the setting—something that didn’t compete, but complemented. Not ornate or overly detailed, just thoughtful and quietly certain.

So that’s exactly what we made.

A buttercream-finished cake in a smooth, soft white. Delicate yet unfussy piping that caught the light. Four black satin bows to draw the eye gently.

Inside, the flavours spoke in the same tone:

• Dark chocolate + roasted hazelnut — deep, comforting + honest.

• Banoffee — familiar + nostalgic.

This is the kind of work I return to, again and again. The cake that feels like it belongs—not just to the table, but to the people. Something that folds into the memory of the day and becomes a small, edible part of it.

I don’t believe every cake needs to be a spectacle. Sometimes, the luxury is in what’s held back. The silence between notes. The feeling that someone made this with care, with intention—and with just the right amount of reverence for your story.

Images by: Our Kindred Hearts
Venue: Private Airbnb, Stradbroke Island