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Would you redo it?

post #1 of 33
7/9/10 at 3:41pm
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I just finished a wedding cake and I'm not very pleased with it. The bride asked for cream buttercream base, champagne/peach colored fondant ribbon and white roses. I had worries that the white roses would stand out too much, but kept that to myself. Well, I dyed my icing cream and iced the cake, got the ribbon on and placed the roses. The cake has since darkened to a darker cream, almost champagne color itself. With the white roses, it makes the icing look even more dark! Ugh! It's one of those cakes that has my belly in knots. I have until tomorrow afternoon and part of me wants to take it apart and redo the icing on the cake. It would be sooo much work though, as it's three tiers and I have other cake orders to complete still. She never said light cream, but she did send a picture of a cake she liked and it's no where near as dark as mine.

So what would you do? Would you redo it or hope for the best?

All advice is greatly appreciated!
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post #2 of 33
7/9/10 at 3:53pm
I know it is hard, but I would redo it. You won't feel good about it if you don't.
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post #3 of 33
7/9/10 at 3:55pm
Hard to say without seeing the picture she gave you and a picture of your cake. If it's not close to what she wanted I'd reconsider doing it over--but again, without seeing it I don't know if it's as bad as you think. We're all really tough on ourselves!
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post #4 of 33
7/9/10 at 4:21pm
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Let me see if this works. I was too embarrassed to add it before. But oh well... And yes, there is a bulge on the bottom tier. Just one more thing that is making me tear my hair out!
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post #5 of 33
7/9/10 at 4:22pm
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This isn't the way I ended up placing the roses. I added more to the bottom and middle tier, but haven't taken pictures yet. There will be a monogram topper on top and I'll put the roses around it.
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post #6 of 33
7/9/10 at 4:41pm
I think that it looks great.
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post #7 of 33
7/9/10 at 4:50pm
Honestly, if the coloring doesn't look anything like the picture the bride gave you I would probably redo it. Brides tend to be a particular about the details and she will probably notice.
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post #8 of 33
7/9/10 at 5:00pm
The cake looks professional there is no doubt about it. I will also say that the picture may make it look a bit darker than it is.

Looking at it however the cake looks more biege than cream. It is unfortunate that this happened but the color of the buttercream does not look like the color the bride requested.

Ask yourself this question if you ordered a product in a particular color (a car, carpet or furniture) and what was delivered was not the color you requested, what would you expect from the company that provided it?

Me I would expect it to be replaced with the item I ordered. That it is a different color (even if it is close) means it is not what I ordered. I would expect no less from myself as a vendor. As such I would redo it, I cannot not hold myself to the same standard I expect from other vendor.
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post #9 of 33
7/9/10 at 5:03pm
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It's so hard to say if it's far off from what she wants or not. The picture she sent was definitely closer to white. It was also fondant and she wanted buttercream. I'll attach it too. These were her exact words though. "The cake I would like the buttercream icing to be a cream color with the fondant champagne ribbon and white roses."

Also, an added note, in the beginning she said champagne or peach, so when I realized the icing was a tad darker (not as dark at the moment though), I added more peach to the fondant. Now it's more like she got a champagne colored cake with peach ribbon and white roses. Blah. She has not been a picky bride at all. All of our correspondence has been super easy and she pretty much went with whatever I suggested for the grooms cake and such. You never know what they will be like when they see it in person though!
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post #10 of 33
7/9/10 at 5:05pm
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Vkandis, I didn't see your reply first and yes, I completely agree with you. I think I'm trying to just talk myself out of redoing it right now, but in my heart I know what the right thing is to do! Thank you for your advice and everyone else who has relied!
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post #11 of 33
7/9/10 at 5:08pm
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replied, not relied icon_wink.gif

Also, you are right, it's not that dark in person. The camera does make it seem even more so.
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post #12 of 33
7/9/10 at 5:10pm
amyh1, send this pic to the bride. Ask her how she thinks it looks. Is she pleased,etc. tell her you did use cream color, but sometimes after sitting , some colors can turn darker. I think it is beautiful. I would surely be pleased with it. I bet she will too. Let us know how it all turns out.
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post #13 of 33
7/9/10 at 5:15pm
Okay this is where I would say there is definitely room for artistic liscence--a cream color is not cream. I would not say this is just hair splitting, it is simply the case that if someone wants cream then they should explicitly say so--a cream color is not the color cream.

Clearly you have a judgement call to make. Try and bracket your other commitments--this will be hard because as you note as not having to redo it would be much better for you. Also bracket whether you think the bride will be a bridezilla or easy--that should not matter based on how you assess the quality of your work. Why I say bracket both is because you indicated you could redo it but it would be hard to get everything else done.

Thus as an artist and professional do you believe (with your reputation on the line) that your work fulfills what the bride ordered? The work looks good but does the color as it stands fit the spirit of the order. If your heart, gut, and/or head tells you yes then call it job well done.
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post #14 of 33
7/9/10 at 5:15pm
I would have to say if you are second guessing it than you know you should probably redo it. On the bright side, it might be a pain to redo it...but a bigger pain would be having to refund, discount, & deal with an unhappy customer.
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post #15 of 33
7/9/10 at 6:11pm
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I'm redoing it! icon_wink.gif I've already disassembled it. Now, I'm second guessing the lighter cream I'm using and if it's too close to white. Ha! This is not the first order that was light cream, cream, beige that I've battled with. I think out of all colors, I hate them the worst. icon_twisted.gif
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