I made my first wedding cake for a neighbor's daughter this June. It was casual beach themed wedding. They didn't need a big cake so I made a 3 tiered 8, 6, & 5 x 3 rounds. Yellow cake, with french vanilla buttercream, covered in fondant, sugar pearls, and real shells (at the bride's request). I used lilac pearl dust for the fondant draping, and brown sugar for sand with the cake topper provided by the bride. I got my inspiration for this cake from this website in addition to the recipe for the french vanilla buttercream - THANK YOU!!