The cutest part of a cupcake is rarely the paper lining it’s sitting in. Gold or silver foil is nice, sure, but rarely worth writing home about. Oftentimes, the cupcake is awfully darn cute on its own and no further cuteness is required. Especially in a city like this with no shortage of top-notch cupcakes. But should you require a little something extra to cute-up homemade or -gasp- store-bought miniature, self-contained cakes, it’s good to know about the local woman who invented Bella Cupcake Couture wraps.

In recent weeks a number of soon-to-be-married folks have mentioned purchasing a smaller-than-usual (and thereby cheaper) show cake for their reception and enlisting Aunt Agnes or whomever to bake cupcakes for the guests.

"Oh, so you know about Bella wraps, right?" I said, hopefully. It’s a good money-saving strategy, one we’ve written about in past issues for sure. And it’s not that I don’t have faith in Aunt Agnes, but those perfect pieces from Trophy, Royale, New York, Sugar Rush, et al don’t look perfect on accident. The people who make them have, like, higher education degrees in sweet stuff, and maybe in cute stuff, too.

So back to Bella. There are dozens of adorable designs — definitely something for every color palette and decor scheme,

If you’re thinking about a DIY solution to dessert, please do check out Bella’s list of stockists in the area, or order wrappers directly from the site and see for yourself the cupcake make-over that is just that easy with these little cuties.

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