Last week we gave a few examples (for your viewing pleasure of course) of
how wedding cakes can go oh-so-wrong. To continue our lesson in this often
overlooked issue, we present to you…
What You Don't Want to Hear About YOUR Wedding Cake, Part II!
I realize there are probably some cultural issues at play here - that, or someone is really over compensating - but I’ve seen the "higher is better" philosophy afflict plenty of other wedding cakes, too. Tall cakes increase your reception’s odds of getting on America’s Funniest Home Videos exponentially, and will have your guests running for cover at the first table wobble. Even assuming you don’t end up with the Leaning Tower of Pisa or some other cake-tastrophe, why subject yourself to that kind of stress? If you have an unusually large guest list and need that much cake, consider designs that spread out instead of up. You'll save yourself a potential headache, and the caterers won’t have to break out the maintenance ladder come serving time.
Again, there could be a cultural difference at work here, but having a cake where you could politely use the term "eat me" is probably never a good idea.
Here is an excellent example of the various pitfalls inherent in an outdoor wedding. In addition to weather and wascally wildlife, you also need to beware of bugs and any roughhousing kids. Bottom line: post a guard on the cake. Seriously - unless you want to run the risk of recycling few pounds of icing the old fashioned way.
-Jen Yates | Creator | Cake Wrecks
Jen Yates is the creator of Cake Wrecks, a site documenting "when professional cakes go horribly, hilariously wrong." She and her husband John also own and operate Artistic License, a faux-finishing company in central Florida. In her free time Jen loves to paint, read, try new crafts, and wear outrageous eyeshadow.
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