Lady Grey is the brilliant result of two alarmingly talented ladies coming together to share sweetness with you during your moments of celebration.

In the age of information, sometimes I feel as though I’ve seen it all.

Just so you know, I haven’t and you haven’t. We’ve just seen a lot of squirrels riding unicycles.

There are so many bright stones left unturned and the elevation of events through edible art is such a treat to behold.

The fact that these women have emboldened one another to transfer their creative outlets into their professional purpose should emphatically tell you that, yes, you absolutely should aspire to have your cake and eat it too.

For this photo session, I met Alia and Becca in a Ravenna garage sheltering us from, well, Seattle doing what she does best.

I brought one key light, one bluetooth speaker, and Becca provided the most saucy Prince station for us to shoulder shimmy to as I got to work.

Enjoy this über glam BTS lunge by yours truly

Two hours later…

And I was literally rededicating “I Would Die 4 U” to these women.

While lost in the deep squats of photographing these lavish wonders, I probably let off a rogue fist pump or two to Alia and Becca’s confidence. While these two are clearly cut out for making masterpieces, before they met at Seattle Culinary Academy they had other big, rewarding lives doing other very cool things too.

It’s some sort of endearing mind-bender for me each time the universe unites me with other risk-taking, reinventing boss babes who also choose the path one must plow for themselves.

Becca | *Head Baker*
After a fulfilling career as a early childhood educator and birth doula, Becca was next planning on a career move into Nursing. She instead made the choice to listen to intuition and she enrolled in Seattle Culinary Academy where these two solo artists met and laid the groundwork for Lady Grey.

Their trajectories are unique and their warm partnership transcends the work— I swear I overheard them finishing each other’s sentences while we were discussing the direction for the photoshoot.

What you don’t see when you look at the cake is the endless well of support each has for the other. And that is what I am really excited about.

The complexity and elegance of what these women are bringing into existence has already amassed a passionate fan base, yet I’m giddy thinking about all that Lady Grey has yet to accomplish simply because these creators are so fiercely cheering one another on. That support is the kind that pushes you to take the right chances and leads to career-defining work.

By the end of the session, I had stayed one hour longer than we had planned. My fingers were numb from the cold. And I was deeply inspired and practically begging for them to bring me back for round two. And that is some sort of special.

Alia and Becca, you impress me beyond words. Thank you for sharing your one-of-a-kind pieces with the world and inspiring us all to make the moves that matter in our own lives too.

Love, love, love,

Deanna