DIY Cake Table

A DIY cake table that will leave your guest beyond impressed. I created this cake table for a friend's wedding this past weekend and I have received rave reviews so I thought I would share. It was fairly simple and cost effective.

Materials:

- 1 can of Metallic Spray Paint:  Home Depot $4.99
- Mirror
- Piece of wood the same size as the mirror ( I used an old dresser mirror and simply pulled both apart)
- Small fake fruit ( I used lemons, limes, green apples and red apples): I bought these at a discount store for $1 a box of 12-14 pieces
- Hot glue gun & glue sticks
- 2 bags of Spanish Moss: Dollar Tree (There was a lighter in color one, but I went with the darker one)
- White crystals
- 5 small candle holders: .50 cents each on sale at Hobby Lobby


Step 1: As I mentioned above, I took an old dresser mirror that was sitting in our attic and simply removed the mirror from the wood. This was easy, since I only need to remove some screws.

Step 2: After pulling both apart I removed the paint from the back of the mirror with paint thinner. Make sure to do this outside, the fumes can be intense!

Step 3: Spray paint the wood with metallic spray paint. Make sure you spray paint the edges. I also added some reinforcement to the wood in the middle were the mirror sat just incase.

Step 4: I then glued the Spanish moss to the wood with hot glue. I tried other kinds of glue, but this was the quickest to dry and therefore the least messy BUT be careful not to burn yourself, I did a few times!

Step 5: Set up a patter with the fruit. This can be any pattern that you like but make sure you play around with it until it looks "just right" Make sure to include the candleholders upside down in your pattern. There should be four "corners" and one in the middle to support the glass.

Step 6: Once you have your pattern down, it's now time to glue everything. I used hot glue once again! Clear and dried very quick, 2 very important things!

Step 7: Wipe the glass down with some Windex and then set on the, 5 upside down, candleholders!

Step 8: Set on the cake table at your reception and place cake on top!

Let Them Eat Cake- How to deal with choosing a wedding cake!

The cake cutting ceremony is tradition to any wedding, whether the wedding is “traditional”, or not. As you start to plan your wedding, you will see that due to the importance of the cake cutting ceremony to any type of wedding, wedding cakes can be very costly. There are few tricks to make the cake ceremony budget friendly and also fun. Here are 5 ideas on how to deal with the situation at hand.



1. Too Expensive! - One great way to cut down the cost of the cake is to purchase a cake that feeds less people than the amount invited to your wedding. Now, be aware you could run into a sticky situation here, but don’t fret, simply, do not  serve the cake as part of the meal. You could set up a cake station, place the cake on platters with bags, and allow your guests to make the decision on whether or not they would like to have a piece. The chances of you running out are very low!

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2. Can’t decide on a flavor? - Most wedding cakes have mutliple layers, therefore make each layer a different flavor. Add an element of surprise by serving each layer, sporadically, to all the tables. The different flavors can be great a conversation piece for your guests.

 

3. I want the cake to be BIG, without the big bill- Easy task here! Many bakeries will work with you on this, but ONLY if you ask or bring it up. You can ask your baker to incorporate a couple of foam layers, or how many ever you want,  to your cake. They will decorate the foam layers as they would the cake and no one, but the person who is cutting the cake, will know that the cake isn't completely real. Make sure you specify that the bottom layer of the cake, the one you will be cutting into for the ceremony, is REAL cake and not a foam layer.

 

 

 

4. I want a fun cake- There are no rules to the cake ceremony. Make it your own and have whatever cake you want. People go to weddings all the time and they are constantly looking to be wowed! So who says you can’t have a cake that is the shape of a heart?, or any other shape for that matter.

 

5. I don’t want a cake- Not to worry; you don’t have to have one. Look for something else that you can share with your guests. Cupcakes are a very popular option. If you really don’t want to have any type of cake, simply share whatever your favorite dessert is with your new husband/wife. Do you like pie instead of cake? Serve a pie to each table and let them serve themselves.

 

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