1St Wedding Cake-Sizes? Help Please
Decorating By ChristineMarie Updated 1 Oct 2007 , 12:33pm by CelebrationCakery
OK I making my friends wedding cake on Saturday!!! 
Never made a wedding cake...Only a stacked 2 tier before.....
She has 75-80 guests
We discussed 3 tieres piller construction with fresh roses in between.
She wants to save the top tier.
Plain White Fondant Covering Chocolate and Vanilla Cakes
I was thinking doing 6-9-12 BUT if she is saving top thats not enough...Unless I make extra cakes to serve from the kitchen...
I really dont think I am ready to cover a cake larger than 12 inches in fondant.(Its intimidating)
Then do I do push in pillar construction or 2 plate construction? What do you think is better? I havent worked with either!! I am going to start baking Thursday and Finish up Friday night. I am in the wedding party so Saturday AM I have to drive 45 minutes to the reception hall and assemble it. How many Roses do I buy too? (PS I am doing it all for free 
I have a hard time asking for money from friends)
One last thing ...suggested border? She said nothing but nothing is not an option.
Any adice at all guys?? Please Please I dont want a caketastrophy
Thank you!!! Christine
According to the Wilton chart (http://www.wilton.com/wedding/cakeinfo/cakedata.cfm ), a 12/8 will serve 88 when cut in wilton wedding sizes (see this page on my website on how to cut a cake: http://cateritsimple.com/_wsn/page19.html ).
If you are relatively new to wedding cake construction, I would go with the push-in pillars because you wont' have to worry about cutting dowels or getting the plates level. Super easy!!
As for the roses - I would suggest getting two dozen SMALL roses as they tend to not completely cover the cake and give you lots of color. Not knowing what kind of topper you have in mind - you'll probably use 8-10 on top and the rest around the cake (however you decorate it). Would be very "simple" and elegant looking.
According to the Wilton Wedding chart which I use, a 6/9/12 = 102 servings for the whole cake. The 9/12 tiers by themselves serves 88. Should be fine. That was for round.
If you're separating all of the tiers, you may need more than 2 dozen roses, though. I'd get the roses a couple of days before and put them in lukewarm water to get them to open up so they're nice and full. Also they cover much more space that way. I like the "air space" completely filled. But that's your choice as the designer.
Thank you all so much!
I was unsure of when to buy the roses and the suggestions helped alot leahs and kpcrash. And Indydebi thank you for calming my nerves with the pillar construction, makes great sense.
6-9-12inches , 3 dozen roses in water, and push-ins it is!! PHEW Yall are the best! Have a wonderful day!
Christine
Christine
I just wanted to wish you luck with the cake. I am just remembering that for the past two wedding cakes I have done they were the gifts for our best friends (our best man and maid of honor each were married in the past year)
The couple will be thrilled and sooo happy to be able to show off your abilities. I know how hard it can be making cake, be in the wedding and responsible for all the other things we friends get ourselves into for each other.
My last cake was for the same size wedding and the 6/9/12 were perfect, we still had the 6" for the bride and groom...plus some.
Have a great week and have fun!!!!!
Christian
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