Nana whatever you decide were all behind you all the way. I'm sure if you didn't think you could do it you would have told her upfront. It truely is a beautiful cake and no two cakes are ever the same, but I'M sure you will do a beautiful job for her if you decide to do it
Her wedding isn't until December '06, and she's just now starting her planning. She emailed the pic to me yesterday and I told her I'd give her a quote by the end of the week.
If I take on the project, and if she agrees to hire me, and if I survive I'll definitely post pics!
Am I crazy? And if you were taking this one on, what would you quote per serving?
I would quote her a price of about $20 per serving. I'm not kidding. That is a masterpiece she's expecting. It's a sneaky scare tactic, but it may keep her from wanting that exact cake and maybe working with you on scaling back a little. If not, at least it will be worth the many, many hours it will take to do!
Am I the only one who doesn't like this cake? I'm not one for so much ornamentation in the first place, but that cement gray I find depressing and the top reminds me of Crown Royal Whiskey!
That said, the craftmanship of this cake is amazing. I would LOVE to see your interpretation for it--since it's not for my wedding anyway
I'm considering asking her what her cake budget is....then telling her the cake she wants would cost much much more than that budget (assuming that's true) but offering her alternatives that would work within her budget and still stay with the spirit of this cake.
Wait, the cake is gray? Am I wrong? That's just...
At least the royal icing detail is pretty.
Am I the only one who doesn't like this cake? I'm not one for so much ornamentation in the first place, but that cement gray I find depressing and the top reminds me of Crown Royal Whiskey!
That said, the craftmanship of this cake is amazing. I would LOVE to see your interpretation for it--since it's not for my wedding anyway
Ha! It's not a cake I would choose...but then I don't care for the whimsical cakes that are so popular right now. I, too, am extremely impressed with the quality of the workmanship in the cake, and since her wedding is silver, black & white, I can see where she would choose this.
I'm considering asking her what her cake budget is....then telling her the cake she wants would cost much much more than that budget (assuming that's true) but offering her alternatives that would work within her budget and still stay with the spirit of this cake.
Brilliant. I don't think this girl has a realistic expectation her. I don't doubt your abilities or anything, I just think you'd be setting yourself up for trouble.
And no, lots of tots, I'm not crazy about it either.
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her wedding is silver, black & white, I can see where she would choose this.
I have this weird image of alumnimum foil bridesmaids dresses in my head...
I agree another color might be more appealing but it is still a cake w/a real challenge. I wish you the best in whatever you decide. Just be sure you make it worth you time! auntiecake
my dad who is a carpenter has a good system for this sort of thing....
if you have a job you don't really want to do, or know it will be extremely difficult, or know it will be really hard to work for this person...
take the price you would normally charge and then double it. At least that way if they go ahead and hire you, you will not be thinking "this is not worth it".
haha...yeah we talked...and that was the end of it. I told her I agreed that this cake was gorgeous, but that is was not a "normal" wedding cake and wouldn't fall into the "normal cost" category. I told her if that's really what she wanted, and as long as she understood it would not be an exact duplicate (no matter who did it) I would do my very best to duplicate it at $8 per serving. The mother in me also suggested that she could have a beautiful cake - equally breathtaking - for much less..suggested she think about it and let me know what she decides. I'm still waiting! lol
Wow, $8 a serving was cheap! She'll either have you do it for that price (because no one else will!) or choose another cake! I Don't think many brides realize the work and time that go into these! Please keep us posted though!
I know...I'm still struggling with prices! lol I honestly will be shocked if she can afford half of that so I'm not expecting to hear back from her - at least for that cake. If she does you'll know by the sound of the loud scream followed by a thud coming from my neck of the woods!
That is dirt cheap. I think you way undercharged for that masterpiece. But I am thinking if she can afford to invite 200 people to the wedding she should be able to pay more than 8$ a slice for that cake.
Good luck keep us posted.
Wow, that's some cake !!!!!!!
$5,000 doesn't seem enough for this monster 
Good luck 
Gosh, I'm kind of disappointed--I was really looking forward to seeing your take on that elaborate design.
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