Holly WOW they do look similar. I will have to find her for sure and ask her concent also. Thanks Indydebi and robyndmy. I couldn't find a way to send her an email on her web site....I'll try and find her out here. If anyone see's her out here.....please please please ask her to send me a pm. I would hate to do that cake without consent. Professional Deplomacy is a big factor for me.

Ok, really laughing now...she askes for this cake at $300-$400 and then is totally cool as a cucumber when you come back with a price of $2400! Oh yeah, she knew what she was doing..she was just hoping YOU didn't! LOL!

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emrldsky thank you for giving me edna's email address. I have send her an email requesting permission to copy her cake, and I also got in touch with the bride regarding this cake and how much it looked like Edna's. I also explained that the bakery here has given consent, but without Edna's consent I will NOT do the cake. They are just to similar for me to say....."oh well, Edna lives in the States". I don't work that way. I guess if Edna says "no" then I have some drawing to do, because it's the scroll work and draping and all that bride is in love with. It's a darn good thing this wedding isn't till Dec. LOL

Sorry to ask, but how much did you charge her? (if you don't mind) Good luck with the cake and I would have laughed too!

Hahahaha! I showed the cake to my husband and asked him how much he thought it was worth and he said at least $2,000 then I read him the story and he just started laughing. It's hysterical how people underestimate what actually goes into a cake. Still, it looks like a fun cake to do. I would absolutely LOVE to get more wedding work. Have fun with it!

I have a strange feeling that this bride is sparing no expense for this wedding. The venue she is using in Toronto Canada is one of the most elegant and not cheap from what I hear. God save me if my daughter wants a wedding like this one. She keeps telling me she's running off to get married and me and pop will get the news via text. :0
Told my hubby how I went into a laughing fit when the mother wanted to pay 3-4 hundred bucks for that cake. For the first time my poor old hubby just stood there......I guess he couldn't think of a thing to say. Then he add "This isn't one of your rescue missions is it?" I have a bad habit of.....oh you poor dear, of course I will make you a cake.

Yeahhhh!!! Edna was kind of enough to give her consent for me to do the cake. Ok, now the planning begins. Thanks you all. Especial to those who helped me get in touch with edna.

First congrats on getting Edna's permission I think it is very classy of you to ask. Secondly I am still laughing and probably will continue for the rest of this day because that was a funny story. Thanks so much for sharing it!

I just saw the picture and I'm appalled at the gall of people when it comes to these things. I always tell people that it's not so much the cake they are paying for, but the time involved to do the little intricacies that so many people want. It's the same with my husband's job as a professional DJ. They call him incessantly telling him how he's the best DJ and he HAS to be the one to play their events but when he gives the price, they change. I tell him these people pay top $ for the venue so why is it so hard to pay the person who is gonna keep people dancing and having a good time all night? I don't understand. My husband gets mad at me sometimes because I work on cakes all night and he thinks I'm undercharging for them. He's there and sees the amount of time and effort put into it so he knows the value, but people always want to try to devalue what you do as a cake artist like we just bake a cake and Voila!! It doesn't happen that way.
That bride seems like she already knew what that cake should cost and didn't argue. I wouldn't ask for that type of cake if my budget was only $300-400. Most serious brides do their research on EVERYTHING.

I think that all of us cake decorators understand were your coming from phoxphire1. It's like I bake the cake and
then go to sleep. When I wake up the decorator fairies have been working magic on the cake. Yeah....it's only a cake after all. My A## it's only a cake!!! I don't have problems with brides.....it's there mothers and mother in laws to be that I have a problem with. I love this line " when I got married 40yrs ago, it's only cost $50 to do my cake". Response I usally give..."Yes, and the house you bought only cost $5000". Times are a changing and brides what the WOW factor.....well that costs money. My belief......You get what you paid for.

Times are a changing and brides what the WOW factor.....well that costs money. My belief......You get what you paid for. [/quote]


Amen, sister!!!