Yesterday was the big day. It went better than I had hoped.
I tend to overwhelm myself with projects. I expect too much of myself. I usually pull everything off well, but not without last minute stressing over things that I just don’t have time to get done. Nobody knows what doesn’t get done, so everyone ends up happy with the results. That’s the way I work. I expected these last few days to be pretty much like that.
But this time, I made a plan that I could realistically stick to, and I stuck to it. 
Hooray! So the day went smoothly, the cake went up (and stayed up!) beautifully, and it was easy to cut and serve.
Debi came over Saturday morning and we packed up the cakes and the supplies we would need to set up the cake. It was a little nerve-racking driving with the cakes in the back of the car. But we got there safe and sound.
Debi was smart and took photos of the assembly.
Here I am putting supports into the cake:
Debi came to the rescue when I just could not manage to cut the last two tubes to the right length. She took over and then the cakes were ready to stack.
The piping connected the tiers. I wasn’t thrilled with how the bead border turned out (I need to practice more to get better), but it ended up just fine. Besides, we had the fresh flowers to cover any flaws.
I know I look awful in these pics. It was a windy day, and I was working. I got cleaned up before the ceremony.
By the time we were at this point, people were starting to show up. I hadn’t planned exactly where I wanted to put the flowers and it needed to get done quickly. Debi saved me there also. She pretty much took care of placing the flowers on her own. She has a good eye, is artistic, and decisive. I was so grateful she was there to finish it. The flowers looked so nice and complemented the cake perfectly. They also tied the cake into the rest of the wedding decorations. Anyway, I was very pleased with the finished product.
Here Debi & I are, happy with our cake!
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