Spent today baking cakes (or trying to) for an anniversary party on Friday night and a wedding on Saturday.
Firstly the anniversary party........A lovely couple, Mr and Mrs Newland who are celebrating 10 years of marriage - They just wanted something simple and elegant, so have gone for a 12" square shaped, lemon sponge covered with pale ivory icing, with a few white roses clustered in the corner and their names in the middle. Simple. No arguments, both in agreement and both happy to pay the bill up front.
However.......
The Wedding from hell........This has been a wedding in planning for about 2 years. The bride to be is very pretty, I can't deny that, but has a ferocious temper (god help the groom - who I have never met) and has been demanding in every which way possible. A challenge I like to think. Her parents have been incredibly self indulgent and have given in to every whim possible. Firstly, she has changed her mind on the filling and the cake shape at least 4 times.....not a problem but I have to re-cost every time this happens. Secondly, she wanted us to do the favours, again not a problem, but with every suggestion we made there was always a heavy sigh, until in the end I suggested that she might want to do this herself, to add a personal touch on the day - thank god she went for it. Finally, when she eventually came to decision I made sure that it was put down in writing and a deposit laid (have been caught out before and was not going to let it happen again).
In the end, she agreed to have a 2 tiered hexagonal shaped cake made out of fruit cake and marzipan with crystal blue icing covering it and about a hundred hand cut white hydrangea flowers (made out of icing) that look like they have been scattered all over it. Very ethereal I like to think.
Normally, I look forward to our customers big events, but there are some that are truly testing.
Luckily we have Martin coming home for tea tonight. Can't wait (he always cheers us up) and am very glad that he is not bring Hayley his so called new girlfriend with him!
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