Using artificial flowers on a wedding cake

I am getting married July 2, 2005 and I have a 3 tier cake with 2 smaller cakes in the front of it. (Its all part of the wedding cake). The cake designer would like to use flowers. But in order to use real flowers, I know that it will be very expensive. Is it alright if I use artificial flowers on.... [Read more]

Reception seating/cake centerpieces

We are expecting about 150 guests and are serving a buffet of heavy hors d'ouevres. My caterer told me since we are not having a sit-down meal, it isn't necessary to seat all of my guests. She also told me that not having seating for all of the guests would created more of a mingling atmosphere,.... [Read more]

Gluten free groom cake

The most experience I have with a groom's cake is from the movie "Steel Magnolias". However I'm considering it because I am a celiac (gluten-free) marrying a non-celiac. So having a bride and groom cake makes sense - one being gluten free, and the other one is not.

Should the groom's cake be the.... [Read more]

Cake and Gelato?

I am having a summer wedding and would like to serve Gelato at our wedding. My fiance and I are both Italian so I thought it would be a fun way to bring in our Italian heritage. However, I have always dreamed of having a wedding cake? Can I have both and if I do how would I serve it? Would I.... [Read more]

Making the Wedding Cake as a gift

Hi, I will be making the wedding cake for my friend's wedding in December (about 300 guests) and I am also a bridesmaid and my fiance a groomsman. I am going to have to spend a great deal of money on this wedding. My fiance and I have calculated that between everything we will both be spending.... [Read more]