Brandi and Phillip's Wedding Cakes...

Late last year Brandi (the bride) was kind enough to ask me to make her wedding cakes. She knew her color scheme and that she wanted something unique and visually impressive. I drew up a few rough (very rough) sketches and she chose her favorite.


I was actually pleased with how the finished cake turned out. Hind sight being twenty-twenty, I would probably make the flower columns smaller in diameter. Oh, and the monogram should have been black, but I ran out of time and didn't get a chance to paint it.

And now for the groom's cake.

This is the cake that had me in tears on my kitchen floor (I had to mop it first, but that's beside the point). The original neck of the guitar was made of gum paste. And it was completely decorated. I had it resting on the counter when
my son blew through the kitchen and somehow managed to knock it to the floor. It shattered on impact. Did I mention that this happened on Saturday morning and the cakes had to be ready by six? No time to make another one. So once I pulled myself up off the floor, showed my son the errors of his ways, and dried my tears I said a prayer and asked the Good Lord for an idea. I ended up at Hobby Lobby (twice) but I did find some thin wood strips that I could use in place of my poor shattered guitar neck. Unfortunately, the time ate up by this solution meant I didn't have enough time left to detail the guitar as much as I would have liked. Mercifully, my husband, Ben, made it home from work in time to help me finish what I could and deliver them to the reception.

Thank you to my wonderful husband/sometimes pastry sous chef for all your evaluable help. And thank you to Brandi and Phillip for believing in me enough to let me make your wedding cake. I wish you all the best!