Posts by Jonathan Hill6

Joshua Flores said:😍😍😍Is it actually silver in the book???😍😍😍

yeeeeeees🙂

Joshua Flores said:It was pitch black...😍😍 Everyone was raving about the cookies and the cake, so I guess you don't need to worry.
We had parfait on top, Black Forest in the middle, and chocolate cake at the bottom... I guess.

yesssssss! thank you so much, now I can finally stop stressing. turns out I used the exact same layers as you guys😍

Joshua Flores said:Yeah, $4.00 we paid extra for the fondant...
Just make sure the restaurant actually chills the cake properly and gives you hot water for cutting.
Our first slice just turned into mush... my friend who's a pastry chef said the cake wasn't cold enough. The venue has a walk-in, but it doesn't chill like a real fridge, so everything got soft... fondant is tough enough as it is, and we had mousse on top... you can probably imagine how that looked...

The wedding was on June 7th.

Thanks for the heads-up, I'll definitely keep an eye on that since I'm doing the whole parfait topping thing too.😍

Was the cake actually good, though?

Joshua Flores, remind me again when you guys went to that little bakery in Malibu? How much was it per slice? And did they use that heavy chocolate ganache or what?
The lady at the shop told me the ganache was $4.00/slice, and the whipped cream was $3.25/piece

That sounds perfect. I think I’ll scale mine back by maybe 10 or 15 people too. Actually, I’m planning on doing a cake just like that one, though I’ll probably swap in some orange ribbons instead.😍

Joshua Flores said:We ended up with about 130 people in the end...

Were you also cutting numbers here? Like, telling us there were fewer people than there actually were at the rally?

Joshua Flores said:I think we should probably scale back the guest count for the cake next time. We ordered cupcakes for 140 people and a cake for 120, but there was still a massive amount of cake left over... I guess when it actually comes time for dessert, most people are too full to eat anything, so they just end up polishing off the cupcakes while waiting for their table at the restaurant...
We used the local bakery from Magnolia! 👍👍👍

So, how many people actually showed up to your wedding?

Anyone here tried the pastries at that bakery over in Malibu? If you have, I’d love to hear if they're actually worth the trip...
I heard a wedding cake for about 200 people runs somewhere around $1,200-$500😕

Can anyone help me out? I'm trying to track down that Smile bakery up in the Appalachian Mountains... does anyone actually know where it's tucked away?

mistydriver9 said:Jonathan Hill6, my cake looks almost identical to yours, and honestly, I still can't wrap my head around how much you guys end up shelling out for a single cake!!!!
I mean, when you're talking about a massive tiered cake where every single layer is a different flavor, plus serving a light fruit pastry alongside it for a crowd of 350 people, the total price I'm looking at is $833! just for everything!!!!

Man, I just saw this and nearly passed out from the sticker shock. I've got about 180 guests coming, and my quote is hitting $667, which feels insane. Could you tell me which bakery you're using? Because what I'm paying seems absolutely ridiculous, especially considering the individual pastries are 😕

Looks like you're getting married right after me😍

Yeah, I’m planning on going with cubes for mine too, instead of those diamonds I used before. Couldn't track down the right ones, but honestly, I think I'll just stick with kale next time.😍

It’s been exactly a month today.😍

ugh😕, I can't seem to track down my exact one right now, but something along those lines... maybe orange and white, but instead of those little beads around the edge, it’d have a smooth, satin orange ribbon



Hey David Torres5, what's yours going to look like? We never actually got around to talking about it😍
And do you happen to know anything about how I could trim down this guest list?

http://www.weddingcakesacrossamerica...07_11_39we.jpg

I think I finally figured out how to do this.😕

So, this is the kind of cake I’m going for

The only thing is, mine will be covered in orange and white fondant instead

I picked up some treats from that little bakery over in Oakland, $4.00 and honestly, when they quoted me per slice, I thought they were totally ripping me off... but then I realized pretty much everyone prices things that way now 🙏

Anyway, I'm expecting about 180 guests. Everyone keeps telling me to lie and say I have fewer people because apparently, bakeries cut massive slices while restaurants serve tiny slivers. How did you guys actually handle the math on yours?