How much is too much?

As far as DIY??

I decorate cakes and I am SO picky about my wedding cake.... FH says that I should make a fake cake myself and have that at the wedding and have a bakery make sheet cakes with the same outside and have that cut in the back.

He thinks it will be a nice personal touch...but I think it may be going too far!

What do you think (some pics of cakes I've made are in my album)

WOW you are extremely talented.. and i say.. i fyou have the time to make a 'mock' cake that would be your dream cake.. GO FOR IT! it would be a BEAUTIFUL personal touch to your wedding that you and your guests will always remember.. and have a sheet cake in the back.. no one will even know the difference!!

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Posted by mRm2008

Wow your cakes are amazing. You should enter contests with those. If you put all the time and attention into it, I think you should do a cake that's eddible. I'm sure that baking it isn't the most tedious part, the decorating would be. Your guests would be amazed.

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Thank you! I have competed in wedding cake competitions and it is SO much fun!

But I dont think I could do a real cake! I wouldnt be able to do it far in advance and I could just see myself leaning over the cake in my big pouffy slip putting on the finishing touches....lol!

that seems like a really big DIY.
what if you just do a grooms cake?
do you have people that you work with and trust their cake making skills that you can have them do it with your instructions?
I don't bake and know nothing about cakes but IMO, the few days before the wedding it might be a project to big to tackle.

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Posted by Soon2BMrsD

p.s. do you sell your services??? i would love to have a cake made for my RD for FH as a surprise but didnt want to spend a fortune

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Yes! All of those cakes were for different clients of mine- but mostly at either restaurants or house parties. The problem is that I do it on the side- not out of a bakery or anything. Most big RH's require that all vendors be insured and I'm not insured as a bakery. So if you had to come up with papers for me I wouldnt be able to help you- but if you could get around it I'd be more than happy to.

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Posted by lucamon

that seems like a really big DIY.
what if you just do a grooms cake?
do you have people that you work with and trust their cake making skills that you can have them do it with your instructions?
I don't bake and know nothing about cakes but IMO, the few days before the wedding it might be a project to big to tackle.

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Yeah the days before the wedding will be nuts! That's why it would have to be a fake cake- that and like I just put in a different response- I'm not insured- so my RH wouldnt let me make an edible cake unless I made it in their kitchen!

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Posted by SoinLoveRwe2

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Posted by Soon2BMrsD

p.s. do you sell your services??? i would love to have a cake made for my RD for FH as a surprise but didnt want to spend a fortune

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Yes! All of those cakes were for different clients of mine- but mostly at either restaurants or house parties. The problem is that I do it on the side- not out of a bakery or anything. Most big RH's require that all vendors be insured and I'm not insured as a bakery. So if you had to come up with papers for me I wouldnt be able to help you- but if you could get around it I'd be more than happy to.

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its just the rehersal dinner and its a small resturant... i will DEF. be in contact with you if thats ok?

it would be june 6th

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Posted by Soon2BMrsD

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Posted by SoinLoveRwe2

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Posted by Soon2BMrsD

p.s. do you sell your services??? i would love to have a cake made for my RD for FH as a surprise but didnt want to spend a fortune

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Yes! All of those cakes were for different clients of mine- but mostly at either restaurants or house parties. The problem is that I do it on the side- not out of a bakery or anything. Most big RH's require that all vendors be insured and I'm not insured as a bakery. So if you had to come up with papers for me I wouldnt be able to help you- but if you could get around it I'd be more than happy to.

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its just the rehersal dinner and its a small resturant... i will DEF. be in contact with you if thats ok?

it would be june 6th

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Absolutely! That's my busy season so it's good that we plan ahead! FM me and let me know what you're looking for!

I think you should definitely make a fake cake and serve a sheet cake...who would know the difference?

PS - your cakes are beautiful!

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Posted by SoinLoveRwe2

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Posted by lucamon

that seems like a really big DIY.
what if you just do a grooms cake?
do you have people that you work with and trust their cake making skills that you can have them do it with your instructions?
I don't bake and know nothing about cakes but IMO, the few days before the wedding it might be a project to big to tackle.

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Yeah the days before the wedding will be nuts! That's why it would have to be a fake cake- that and like I just put in a different response- I'm not insured- so my RH wouldnt let me make an edible cake unless I made it in their kitchen!

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If you do a fake cake then how do you do the cake cutting?

i think you should do a fake one

get a small cake to do the cutting with and im sure the RH will do something to camoflauge it so nobody realizes anything

wow!!! ordinarily i would say to just let the RH or a bakery make your cake so it is one less thing to be concerned with...but after seeing the cakes you have made...i think i agree with your FH...they are incredible and professional looking...they will def add a personal touch have you taken classes or is it something you just enjoyed and learned on your own?