You all are so funny. I have been sitting here chuckling and my DH is about to call the cuckoo police and have me committed.

I had just seen this the other day and I thought it was unique and beautiful. I couldn't even believe it when I looked at your pictures and realized this was the one I thought was so great! I see beautiful wedding cakes in here that I would have never imagined for a wedding until I came to this site. But the cake is about the tastes of the person the event is for, not the guests! She obviously saw your talents if she still wanted one for herself, despite not liking it.

That cake is beautiful! I can't wait to see you post more. You are very talented. You said it was your first time working with eatible pearls. Did you make them yourself or did you buy them? I usually make my pearls out of fondant but I have a cake coming up that is covered with pearls and I'd much rather buy candied ones than make them myself. I worry that mine won't be perfectly round or they'll be too many different sizes and won't look good. If you did buy them, where did you get them, and about how much where they? Thanks! Great work!

Office politics, it's everywhere! You did a great job and it was perfect for a bridal shower. Your first tiered cake! You should be ecstatic! Let it roll off your shoulder. The bride liked and so did many others and it looks like every here says WOW great job too! That's all that matters.

I haven't read everyone's posts, but I've got a feeling I'm probably echoing them:
I think its nuts that you are even thinking twice about this woman's comments. There's no way that anyone could say that they thought that cake was inappropriate. She's acting like an idiot.

Great job!

Wow, I was expecting to see a cake that looked like blood and guts or somethng when I read the original post.

your cake is lovely and very appropriate, what says bride to be more than a wedding gown?

With that cake, please, please post more!! That cake is the dream of every bride-to-be!!

Now THIS is an inappropriate cake for a wedding shower - we'll show THEM!

  http://www.cakecentral.com/cake-photo_335463.html

*snort* Whatever! That cake is beautiful! Just one of the tiers alone would have been nice, but the way you put them together, along with that gorgeous dress... wonderful!

But you're right... having someone criticize your cake, then turn around and ask for one... what's she smoking, and why isn't she sharing?

It's beautiful and as others have said, "there's one in every crowd" or two in your case ! Some people just don't have anything better to do. I love it! In fact I love it so much I added it to my favorites.
terri

I looked at it too, and just cannot for the life of me figure out how it is inappropriate for a bridal shower. I did a bridal dress cake for a bridal shower and everyone absolutely loved it. The bride did not even want to cut into it...I would just ignore people who are like that...well, after you ask them what is inappropriate about it...

If the person you made it for is pleased that's what is important.

Every work place seems to have employees that just have to have something neg to say. It's their way of getting attention. They are Ignorant, I wished I had been there to tell them so.

I think it would make a strange Wedding cake because it most diffently looks like a Shower cake.

Make sure you let them know you already made plans the week they want their cake and won't be able to do it.

I agree with everyone, your cake is absolutely gorgeous. I am so sorry that you have had to deal with idiots, our work environment can be so "wonderful" at times. (ha ha) Keep up the fabulous work, post more pictures--you do beautfiful work.

Melanie

That cake is magazine-worthy. My response would have been "Bite Me."

which part of the cake is inappropriate for a shower? it is a lovely cake!!!
well done!

The cake is not only a beautiful design, it is beautifully executed. It is completely appropriate for a bridal shower...it is the essence of a bridal shower!

Sounds to me like your co-workers were jealous of your talent.

I know a few people who haven't discovered they have a filter they can engage between their brains and mouths.

Were they saying that this looked like a wedding cake and therefore was not appropriate for a shower?

Or were they commenting on the idea of a shower being as "big" as a wedding?

Knowing people like that, I think they were commenting on the person who chose the cake and threw the party and it did not occur to them then and probably wouldn't now that you would take it as a knock on your work.

I think this cake is utterly amazing. Words cannot describe how incredible and beautiful I think this cake is. If you would rather make the next cake for me (and let the filterless folks pay for it), I would be honored.

That cake is beautiful!Very unique, too.I love it!I think that was a very rude thing to say to you...it also makes no sense.How does that not look appropriate for a shower??That's just silly!

OMG!!! This has to be one of the funniest office "jokes" out there. Boy I am so glad I hung my office hat up for cleaning toilets and sweeping floors. Anyway, I keep leaving little notes for my co-worker friend and am using gateaux's quote "NO CAKE 4 U" Really, we are just having fun with this now. BTW, I told "Tweedle Dum" that I had other commitments and couldn't possibly have time to make her cake and directed her to Wal-Mart. I think she was a little miffed, but that's the way the ball bounces...shoulda kept your mouth shut.
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Your cake is beautiful and very creative..and HELLO, how do they figure it is a wedding cake when there is no GROOM anywhere to be seen!! You did a great job...don't let the clown patrol bum you out!!