About Flour Girl

At Flour Girl Wedding Cakes we are focused solely on your event. We are not a full service, cookie cutter bakery. Every cake, cupcake, cookie and pastry is custom designed for you. By only booking a limited number of events each week, we feel that we can offer unsurpassed attention to detail, freshness and personalized customer service to our clients. Whether you have a wedding, anniversary or birthday, for 2 people or 200, we strive to make the entire process as smooth and stress free as possible.

Sarah

Sarah, the owner and founder of Flour Girl Wedding Cakes, is originally from San Francisco and made her way to Tahoe in 2004. Inspired by the mountain lifestyle and a love for handcrafted desserts, she started Flour Girl Wedding Cakes in 2005, growing it into a trusted name for wedding cakes throughout the region.

Now living in Genoa with her two sons, Hunter and Odin, Sarah spends her rare days off kayaking, skiing, shooting guns, cooking, listening to music, and enjoying time with loved ones—always alongside her beloved dog, Moose. That balance of creativity, adventure, and heart is reflected in every cake she creates.

Alissa

Alissa joined Flour Girl Wedding Cakes in February 2013 and has already proven to be an invaluable addition to our bakery.

She is a native Coloradan who moved to Tahoe in 2011. Alissa has a degree in Business Management and has been working in the food industry for over 14 years as a cook, bartender, server and now cake designer. She is fast as lightening in the kitchen and has a creative eye that is a must in our industry.

Alissa just planned her own amazing wedding and loves to brainstorm about all things wedding with our clients… especially the cake!

In her spare time, Alissa enjoys hiking, biking, camping, skiing, cooking, visiting local breweries and traveling with her husband Charlie, her sweet baby boy Reid and her adorable pooches Max & Missy.

Lori

Lori was born in the San Francisco Bay Area but has lived in Lake Tahoe for most of her adult life. She has worked as a caterer, server, baker and cake designer. Lori is perhaps the hardest worker known to mankind. She is the workhorse of our bakery. She can ice a cake at superhuman speed and bakes pies that are to die for. Lori brings with her years of knowledge in the food industry and we learn something new from her every day. Lori also doubles as our shop DJ, therapist, movie critic and comedian. She is a joy to work with and an all around amazing human being. Lori is happily married to her awesome husband Dru and has raised two wonderful children, Dru and Emily.

Natalie

Natalie is a brand and marketing consultant who splits her time between Lake Tahoe & Seattle. Originally from the PNW, she has lived in Lake Tahoe for 6 years. From blogs to social media, you can usually find her behind a computer or working away on her phone. Natalie is known for frequently popping into the shop, stealing samples and trying our latest creations.  She manages our social media accounts while we are knee deep in buttercream. She holds a marketing degree from the Art Institute of Seattle.  

When she is not working, she is either adventuring with her 10 year old son Caleb, trying out a new restaurant with friends, enjoying a craft cocktail or taking a spin or barre class to work off all the food she enjoys trying.

Shelby

Originally from Mendocino, California, Shelby has always been drawn to food, art, and the way they bring people together. After starting out bartending and serving, she attended culinary school in Virginia Beach, earning her AAS in Baking and Pastry in 2018. She spent several years working in cafés and baking from home before returning to California and settling in South Lake Tahoe, where she is now part of the Flour Girl Wedding Cake team.

When she’s not in the kitchen, Shelby can usually be found outdoors—camping, hiking, snowboarding, creating art, and spending time with loved ones. That love for nature and creativity shapes her approach to cake design, resulting in wedding cakes that feel thoughtful, organic, and beautifully personal.