An acquaintance of mine was getting married. She is a photographer, did my daughters senior pic and does weddings. We discussed bartering photo services for her wedding cake. She is really laid back and down to earth, and a bit wacky, but I love that about her. For her wedding she decided on a 3 tier all plain white wedding cake with no design, as she was going to use some candies she love to put them on the cake. She also ordered a donut grooms cake.
First, i realize that the tiers were the wrong size. Instead of 8,10, and 12 round that she wanted we made 6,8 & 10. This was night before wedding when I realized it. I called her because she had mentioned having a lot of sweets and other treats there. She said dont worrry about it, they will have so much stuff that it was probably better to have the smaller cake.
Next morning I go to deliver and when I get out of the truck and go to the back I see the top 2 tiers laying on their side. The top 2 tiers fell off, even with support and a center dowel rod. The rod ripped through the bottom cake and the edge of the bottom cake was somewhat crushed. I wanted to die.
She showed up and I explained that the cake crashed. I called the bakery and told them to get another cake going. She grabbed the top tiers and put it back on the bottom tier and said no dont worry its fine, it has character, just fix up the frosting and she wants this cake. I explained that I would have another cake here before the wedding and she insisted that she didnt want another cake.
We took the cake apart, fixed what we could, and had to add piping and borders to get it to look at least decent. Unless you knew what you were looking for most guests probably wouldnt even know there was ever an issue. (excpt for all of the family that happened to be there and kept coming in to check on our progress on the cake). She ended up with a pretty cake but it was not the cake she ordered.
Luckily the grooms cake was fine and in the end she has a cake to cut and to take pictures with. But I cant get rid of this horror feeling. She said that she as a photographer has had issues with pictures of a wedding and she knows how I feel. She told me dont worry about it and that it was really ok and she is glad that if it had to happen that it happened with her nstead of some bride that would have been a bridezilla.
She is right and if it has to happen I am glad it was a bride with a sense of humor. Now I will try to put it all behind me and move on but for now I am still sick about it.
First, i realize that the tiers were the wrong size. Instead of 8,10, and 12 round that she wanted we made 6,8 & 10. This was night before wedding when I realized it. I called her because she had mentioned having a lot of sweets and other treats there. She said dont worrry about it, they will have so much stuff that it was probably better to have the smaller cake.
Next morning I go to deliver and when I get out of the truck and go to the back I see the top 2 tiers laying on their side. The top 2 tiers fell off, even with support and a center dowel rod. The rod ripped through the bottom cake and the edge of the bottom cake was somewhat crushed. I wanted to die.
She showed up and I explained that the cake crashed. I called the bakery and told them to get another cake going. She grabbed the top tiers and put it back on the bottom tier and said no dont worry its fine, it has character, just fix up the frosting and she wants this cake. I explained that I would have another cake here before the wedding and she insisted that she didnt want another cake.
We took the cake apart, fixed what we could, and had to add piping and borders to get it to look at least decent. Unless you knew what you were looking for most guests probably wouldnt even know there was ever an issue. (excpt for all of the family that happened to be there and kept coming in to check on our progress on the cake). She ended up with a pretty cake but it was not the cake she ordered.
Luckily the grooms cake was fine and in the end she has a cake to cut and to take pictures with. But I cant get rid of this horror feeling. She said that she as a photographer has had issues with pictures of a wedding and she knows how I feel. She told me dont worry about it and that it was really ok and she is glad that if it had to happen that it happened with her nstead of some bride that would have been a bridezilla.
She is right and if it has to happen I am glad it was a bride with a sense of humor. Now I will try to put it all behind me and move on but for now I am still sick about it.
Kimberly
Kimberly
I absolutely HATE that pit in the stomach feeling. Your friend is right though . . . Be glad it was laid back her, and not some bridezilla. Why don't you wait a bit, then do something nice for her in appreciation of her being so understanding. (((HUGS)))
