Not only was this my first wedding cake, but I had to travel 8 hours to the wedding to bring it.. it was a gift for a friend and I also made a lobster groom's cake and had to bring it all up to Michigan's Upper Peninsula and finish up there. The whole story is on my blog at kitchenbliss dot blogspot dot com... it's vanilla cake with buttercream icing and raspberry filling, I made the swirls up there and I also picked out all the flowers and fern, brought them up and placed them myself, and the wedding colors were black and white, hence the black ribbon. It was quite exciting and I was very pleased how it turned out considering the logistical challenges.