ok I have not done a wedding cake with these yet. I briefly had experience with them in the Wilton class. I need to do a 6,8,10 base 14 cake. I use 2 inch pans d 
stacked of course. What size plates & pillars do I use. I know this is probably a given but do I just put together at the wedding? Thanks in advance
I dont know about anyone else but i use a plate 2" bigger than the cake if your going to put a border or lace around it if not maybe 1' bigger
Thanks for the help. Anyone else have any suggestions? I have always gotten such great help & I am a little stressed out. Thanks
ok I am starting to think I have been black balled or something anyone? PLease help
really? Nothing yet please help! I have to say I am a little dissapointed 
I don't know anything about pillars, but are you talking about stacking cakes on top of each other or separator plates with space inbetween cakes?
If there's space betwwn cakes, you need to buy a larger plate than cake because you need room for borders. If it is a tiered cake, then I use the same size plate as cake because you want to hide the separator, not show it off.
Melissa
I would do 2 in plates so that you have room for your borders and fingers. The height of your pillars will depend on how much space you want to have between the tiers.
A two layer cake can be anywhere from 4 to 5 inches tall depending on if you torte the layers and such. So if your cake is 5in tall and you use 7in pillars you will only have 2 inches between the layers. If you used 9in pillars you will have 4in between your layers.
Sorry heavenscent. I wasn't able to be on CC much today and this is the first time I've seen your post.
If the tiers are stacked on top of each other I use the same size plate as the cake size. And I also use the "Hidden Pillars" for the supports. I start with the largest (bottom) and work my way up (smallest). I place one layer on the plate top with icing the place the other layer on top of that. Ice the cake (and it will pretty much be even at the bottom with the plate when you be through). I make all the tiers to this point. If I am doing any decorations on the sides (scrolls, dots, etc.) I go ahead and do that. Transport to the site and begin to assemble everything. Once they are all stacked I go back and do the trim work so the plates are concealed.
If the tiers are seperated I use plates that are 2 in. larger because you will need the extra on the plate to trim it out.
Hope the helps. You will probably learn a lot on your first wedding cake. Just take you time, plan it out and have fun.
Best of luck.
Diane
Heavenscent:
Another thing I do is when I have the bottom tier finished before I start working on the next tier I take the seperator plate for the next tier (so if the base is a 14" and the next tier is a 12" I will take the 12" plate with nothing on it and hold it over the 14" finished cake to mark where the "Hidden Pillars" will be placed. The little feet on the bottom of the plate will show you exactly where to place them. And you don't have to press the plate hard just touch it to the icing once you have centered it over the 14". Then push one pillar into place (in the 14" cake) and mark it level with the top of the cake. Remove the pillar (it will have cake in it) cut it as level as possible then measure the other three pillars by the first. Cut and place all of them. Your base tier (the 14") is now ready to go. Then layer and ice the 12" and when you are finished with all you can do at home mark the top with the 10" plate and continue on the same.
I hope this isn't confusing. Sometimes I have to see things done to understand completely.
Diane
PS: I have only been using the Hidden Pillars recently because I almost had a disaster using dowel rods. My DH was helping me deliver and set up and he nearly had a heart attack when the cake started sliding. My dowels weren't all even. So the hidden pillars give a little more support since the little feet on the bottom of each plate lock into the pillars.
Sorry this is so long.
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