They were to add flowers to it after I had set it up, and a topper, but all in all, this was my first. I worked sixteen hours on this - is that normal? And I was devistated at the results, I'm completely open to suggestions on how this could have been better... here were my issues: The cakes baked up smaller than the cake boards, I trimmed them, but was using the SPS system, and the cake plate was showing after they were stacked. My "tried and true" vanilla buttercream recipe failed me this time, in that I couldn't for the life of me get a smooth finish regardless of the three different methods I tried... Viva, hot knife, and roller. The crumb coat never crusted, so when the final coat went on, some crumbs made it to the top. I'm going to try refridgerating the crumb coat next time to avoid this. Thank you so much! ~H