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I doubt they would work well on a cake (sorry!) They're pretty delicate, and will probably start to wilt if they're not in water for an extended period of time. In fact, they'll probably tell you to keep your bouquet in a vase of water whenever you aren't holding it, but you can't do that with cake flowers. Have you considered having some gum paste peonies made? You would only need a couple to make a big impact, and then there would be no need to worry about them wilting. If your baker doesn't have the skills to make them him/herself, see if they would be willing to use ones that you provided. They're available online in several places.
I'm not 100% sure but I don't think you can put real peonies on a wedding cake. I'm pretty sure peonies are a relative of the oleander plant and I know oleanders are toxic, even fatal if ingested by humans or animals. I think this is something you need to look into first.
Peonies are listed as a toxic plant from what I can find here. You may want to reconsider using them on the cake!
Just wanted to add, if you do want to buy some gumpaste ones (I had no idea the real ones were toxic!) here are a couple sites: http://www.shopbakersnook.com/133.html?m5:search[keyword]=peony;search[keywordSearchType]=and;search[matchWholeWords]=1;search[keywordFields]=string0:code:text0;search[fuzzy_sku]=1 and here: http://www.sugarcraft.com/catalog/flowers/flowers-gumpaste-i-z_pg2.htm#p
They're actually really reasonably priced...
really?? i wonder why in the world the baker and florist never said that!! fake peonies it is lol
Peonies are my favorite too! Too bad my baker can't make sugar peonies and my florist can't find nice fake ones that aren't too fake looking.
But if you get gum paste from michaels or a similar store and some food coloring, you can make them yourself. They're pretty easy to make!
For my cake I cheated and made unopened peonies so they're even easier!
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PS: the inspiration was from the cover of a real simple magazine of an absolutely breath-taking cake
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well the wedding happened (yay!) and the cake has been eaten.. oh but I was so happy with how it turned.. bragging a little here, heh heh..
The baker didn't put the peonies exactly like the pictures but I actually think it was better that way!
lol congrats beantownbliss! i decided to go in a different direction than having the flowers on the cake, buuuuut i definitely had my bouquet of pink peonies :)
Congrats to you too!! Hey.. shouldn't you be on your honeymoon right now? Get off the internet, haha!
@beantownbliss - what did you use for the center of your peony? i really want to make those for our cake since the flowers on the real simple cake look exactly like our invitation design.
Peonies will do fine and look great on a wedding cake. Check out these beautiful Peonies Wedding Cake photos. http://www.bridgewatergardens.com/Elizabeths_Wedding_Peonies_Cake_Bouquets.htm
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Ok so my favorite flower is a peony and I really really wanted to have it incorporated into the wedding. We couldn't afford to put them everywhere, as they are very expensive flowers... So I have my bouquet which is all peonies and then the other place I wanted them was on our wedding cake... on top, on the sides, around the base (I'm sure you guys know what type of look I'm talking about). Well I met with one person at the floral place and she sounded like that would totally be fine. But then when I went for another meeting it was a different person and he said that I should not have peonies on the cake, because they will start to look droopy and won't hold up well.
Is this right? Because I have seen plenty of pictures of cakes with peonies on them... Right now he has it changed to roses, but I really want my peonies back. What do you guys say?