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FutureFisher March 13, 2010 Gresham, WI

Hello Hive!

I've finally finished our wedding cake! Now that she's done I need your opinions.

In the name of saving money I bought a cake form from Taylor Form (they are amazing and shipping is lightning fast) and applied joint compound in three layers...because I just LOVED sanding it over and over again (ha ha). Of course, ribbon and flowers completed the project.

This way we can apply our money to another part of the wedding and just serve sheet cakes. Hello savings!

So ladies, is this cake wedding worthy?

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KateMW 8.30.03 Birmingham

I would love to see a picture! ;)

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Mrs. Spring May 10, 2009 California

Wow, great job! That's really beautiful!

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MoSnow 9/6/09 Colorado - Wyoming

Nice work! What are you going to cut into, if anything?

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jellpop June 14, 2009 Orange County

Looks good, definitely wedding worth if not more!!! It looks awesome, wish I had those skills!!

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FutureFisher March 13, 2010 Gresham, WI

We're still tossing ideas around about what to cut. I'm fine with a piece of cake hidden in the back but FI wants to go a less obvious route.

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anniebear August 15, 2010 Toronto, ON

Gorgeous cake! Very impressive and definitely wedding worthy :)

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brandonsbride 7/11/2009 Hume Lake, ca

definitely wedding worthy... great job!! and you could always bring out a tiny little cake with the same ribbon and flowers on it to cut for yourself?

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nurseheather30 10/03/2009 Baltimore MD

I think it looks incredible! I really like the flowers, are those silk?

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MsHymanRoth October 24, 2009 Boston

I like it, but I would use real flowers ...

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Gerbera August 7, 2010 NY

I love it! Super realistic and definitely wedding worthy! Great job!

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ejs4y8 June 20, 2009

you're crazy, doing your own cake! But it looks FABULOUS. I'd pay you to do mine =]

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FutureFisher March 13, 2010 Gresham, WI

@Nurseheather30- They are silk! I ordered them off of Ebay. They were a steal..24 heads for like $7.00.

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Lillindy September 2008 Bay Area, CA

Is it covered in fondant or anything? It looks really good! You could always do the very bottom tier as a real cake so you have something real to cut into.

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mrspaetz July 4 2009 Singapore / California

amazing!!! i say most people wouldn't really notice the cake-cutting so you could very well have a big real piece ready for you both to feed each other with ;)

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liltexasbride June 19, 2010 Akron, Ohio

That is amazing. You did a great job!!!

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MexicanGirl May 2, 2009 Yucatan Mexico

it's amazing! you're so talented!

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rnc620 June 20, 2009 STL

Great job!! It's gorgeous!!

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FutureFisher March 13, 2010 Gresham, WI

@Lillindy- No fondant, it's all joint compound which is kind of a plaster like "frosting" for walls. It dries white so it's perfect.

The other issue is outdoor wedding + any sort of sugary icing + insects = horrified guests looking on as what they think is their after dinner delight is feasted on by bugs.

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bellenga July 31, 2010 Georgia

Incredible job!

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rosychicklet September 27, 2008 Boston, MA

That looks awsome! How are you 'cutting' it?

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laineharvey September 18, 2010 Rochester, NY

Umm... YES! That cake is beautiful!! You did a wonderful Job :)

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monitajb July 17, 2010 Sacramento

You really did do a nice job. Congrats!

I've always thought the cake cutting is just a little silly (although, frankly, I'll probably still do it). It is perfectly reasonable to skip it all together.

Another idea is to display, if possible, in a location that is less central to the dining area. You could then buy just a matching top and cut that in front of everyone. You still get the feeding eachother cake photos, and a small white fondant cake won't run you mutch. May be able to get it thrown in with the sheet cakes, if you bargain.

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monitajb July 17, 2010 Sacramento

Oh, let me just add that I admire your practicallity and ingenuity. The point about insects is a good one!

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eggman9091 January 16, 2010 South Florida

That cake is amazing. I am in awe!

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beagle October 24, 2009

Wow that looks amazing!

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PCB_BRIDE2BE 10/17/2009 Live in Atlanta, Ga/ Wedding in Panama City Beach, FL

I found a website where you can rent a wedding cake that is already designed or you can design your own. The cake is foam but covered in fondant and has gumpaste bows/flowers on it. The secret for the cake cutting is that the cake is made where 1 slice of real cake is made in it and you can slice that piece then have the cake taken to the back and the hidden sheet cake is served. The website for this awesome idea is cakerental.com check it out

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FutureFisher March 13, 2010 Gresham, WI

@Monitajb - I agree. Cake cutting isn't high on my list of wedding priorities.

To tell you the truth I don't even watch the cake cutting! But for those cake cutting loving guests we'll cut out a slice of the fake cake and stuff a piece of cake in it. That works, right? Lol

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hirsche October 11, 2009 Orlando, FL

Great job!! I had no clue it was joint compound (even though you said it in your initial comment) =)

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JennyBryde September 18, 2010 Moline, IL

Super Duper Cute!!

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SaraBMarried July 2nd 2009 Boston(Stoughton)MA

AMAZING!

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kdbuh October 3rd, 2009 North Carolina

Great job!!!

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May2010newbee San Francisco Bay Area

AMAZING JOB!!!!! :) Oh I absolutely love it!

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ladybuglove October 23, 2010

sooo pretty!

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littlebug 5/30/2010 MA

wow!

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jbbaby March 12, 2010 San Diego

You should go pro!

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med0404 Atlanta

You did a wonderful job!!

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TheDivineMissE October 24, 2009 Eugene, OR

Great job! It looks beautiful!

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vintage2010 April 10, 2010

You could do one big tier of cake with the same ribbon and flowers on a cake stand and cut into that. The multi cake thing is a hit right now. I'm doing 3 cakes two will be 3 layers and the center 1 will be 2 layers. All displayed on cake stands

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FutureFisher March 13, 2010 Gresham, WI

I didn't know I was still getting "buzz" around the cake but I ended up scraping this cake and starting over. I thought it was too plain and our wedding kind of evolved.

After some tough breaks (It's a looong story) we're not planning to get married until 2011 in our backyard and now that FH is participating in all this wedding planning we're not even get to use a fake cake! He loves the cake/pie buffet and I'm so up for that!