I've done a number of tiered cakes; however, this is the first one with buttercream. It's also my first wedding cake. 5", 7" & 10" tiers, Edna's buttercream. Family specified random dots with buttercream borders. Used 6 bubble tea straws in the bottom tier, 5 in the middle tier & 4 regular straws in the top tier topped with a 4" cardboard disk (wrapped with butcher paper) to support the floral topper. Wooden dowel was used to secure all three tiers together. I delivered the cake Friday night & the family added flowers Saturday morning (I provided flower spikes so the stems wouldn't be stuck in the cake). TFL.