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F EATURE Photography KATE HEADLEY Styling LAUREN O’NEILL Maggie Austin is one of today’s top cake designers. Her artistic carrier didn’t start in the kitchen but in a ballet studio. She danced for an international ballet company but her ballerina days ended very soon after an injury. Ballet was the focus of her life for 20 years. It is from this discipline and form of art that she discovered a new way to express her artistic talent, like ballet, grace, beauty, composition and attention to detail are now factors that Maggie Austin channels into her cake designs. 16 Perfect Wedding Magazine Sweet Summer Heat / Summer 2017