It's Cake Time!

Guess what arrived yesterday (or, you know, back in March)? My beautiful cake stand!

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I ordered it from Look in the Attic & Company. Isn't it gorgeous?! And there are thistles etched in the underside of the plate which is a nice little nod to my Scottish heritage.

So I guess without further ado I will show ya'll what I plan on doing for our wedding cake. Let's start with some inspiration photos:

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With both of these cakes, I am attracted to the lacey, flowery patterns. Then I realized that my dress has a lacey, flowery pattern on it so why not echo my dress in the cake?

I'm going to try using a technique called embroidery to draw the flowers on my cake. Here's an example of this technique:

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I am planning on covering the cake in white fondant and then doing the embroidery work in white as well. I'm hoping for a very subtle, yet elegant look.

I am also planning on incorporating some small yellow flowers into the design. I'm thinking forsythia might be a nice option.

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Again, these flowers will be very simple and elegant and I like their earthy quality. I think that'll go well with the general feel of our wedding day. (Bonus: They're one of my mom's favorite flowers, so she'll be happy to see them!)

And to top it all of, I planned on purchasing the Willow Tree Topper seen here:

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However, wonderful and gracious Weddingbee reader, mrstilly, has offered to send me the one she used on her cake! I should received it in the mail in the next few weeks!

How did you decide on a cake design? What were you inspired by? How many of you are crazy enough to tackle your own cake?