This was a first in many ways. It was my first 4 tier cake, first time with ribbon, first time making wired flowers and my first time using modeling chocolate. I LOVE MODELING CHOCOLATE!! It was an outdoor wedding, so I assembled it under a tent in torrential down pour! (First for that, too!) The tiers were 12", 10", 8" & 6". It was covered with almond MMF with vanilla buttercream underneath. Each tier had a chocolate and white layer.