Hi...

I finally got a request for a gumpaste flower bouquet on top of a wedding cake! I'm very excited, but I have a dilemma.

I've made the flowers before and am confident that I can do it again. But I have only made arrangements designed by my teacher.

How big (ie, how many flowers) should it be for the top of a 2 tier cake with a 7in diameter top tier? I need to price quote him by Friday, and I know how much to charge per flower and leaf grouping. But I'm not sure how many flowers to quote him for. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

I suppose I could go buy some silk flowers and play with it, but time is limited between now and Friday, seeing as how I have 2 cakes due by then and a kid program twice during the week, in addition to preparing for a karate test! So I'm trying the shortcut first, by asking all you fine people at CC. Thanks in advance for sharing your know how....

Well, that's really inmpossible to say, unless we have some kind of idea what varieties of flowers you're planning. If you're planning large roses, 3 or 4. If you're planning individual hydrangea blooms, several hundred.

I charge $40 for a topper, whether it's a bow or flowers.

Sorry, thought I said roses....