I am making a cake for my friends wedding in May! I just did a practice one and posted it in How do I? "Feedback please" (sorry I don't know how to make a link 
) I am helping at the long term care at the hospital and I mentioned to one of the ladies that I wouldn't mind making cakes for the clients on their birthdays for practice. She then got all excited and started telling everyone that I make wedding cakes! These are the type of ladies who don't really let you get a word in edge wise, so I wasn't quite sure what to do! So now she has told some girls, who are getting married in May and June, that I do fondant wedding cakes, and now they want to see my practice cakes to see if they want to hire me. The thing is I don't really like how my practice one turned out, and it is in buttercream not fondant! But, she wants me to e-mail her with the pics asap so she can show the girls! Ahhhhhhh! I just don't know what to do! I am seriously thinking about quickly making a cake with fondant.... but if I do anything fast I know that it will not turn out well! Besides, I know that I don't have time. 
I do have some pics that are more pleasing to the eye then the ones that I posted... (they were too big to put on here) But, it still doesn't look like what I want. I know that the next one I do will look a lot better, because I learned a lot from the first one. But, first impressions mean a lot, and I can't just tell them... "don't worry your's will look better than that..." Man, talk about things getting out of hand! What should I do? Please help!
I guess that depends...do you want to make their wedding cakes or not? I couldnt really tell from your post. If you want the job, then you really should put your best foot forward. At least forward them so pictures of your better cakes, or possibly make a cake to really highlight your skills for them to see. If you dont feel comfortable making wedding cakes, then you should just tell them.
I personally have done one of each type of wedding cakes.. fortunately I knew both brides personally and I told them both the worry of my putting my fondant on cakes.. I personally hate it... but that is me. So one bride chose no fondant and one chose it. At the wedding with the fondant, I served it but I made sure everyone knew that they should pull it off before eating so they wouldn't have to chew their icing... hehehehehehe.. if you don't like fondant don't do it, or try marshmallow fondant, or maybe attempting to cover it in rolled buttercream, either way you get the chewy factor which too me is a put off.
Well, the thing is... I would love to make wedding cakes... as long as they are happy with the results. I would not make a cake for them unless they knew what I could do... but I know that I could do better then that! (just because I learned so much while doing it) Where I live there aren't too many people who know how to make a smooth finish on their cakes and that is why these ladies wanted me to do it. But the practice cake isn't as smooth because it is in BC! I will probably just send them the pics and then tell the lady that theirs would be smoother because it will be in fondant. I am just scared that she will not relay the info. But, I guess it is better to show them the worst, so they know it will be better, then showing the best and not matching up. 
Don't send them pics until you are happy with your results. End of story. : )
Just tell the gal who is so gung ho, that while you appreciate her enthusiasm you aren't quite ready to send pics yet. Then practice, pratice, pratice until you think you are ready.
Best wishes to you! : )
Thank you so much everyone for your advice! 
I think I needed to get it off my chest more than anything. Things always make more sense when you write it down or talk about it rather than just letting it all boil up inside! Thanks for hearing me out! I have decided that I will not commit to any wedding cakes (that I am being paid for) until I feel confident enough that I could do a good job, and have pics to prove it! 
It would be just too stressful otherwise. Thanks again!
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