This was absolutly difficult for me to get those sides of the cake smooth. Now a days most brides do not want flowers or much decorations on their cakes. The same day I went to drop this off I had another girl ask me if I would do the same cake for her wedding. It jus seams like a waste of my time I had spent at pastry school learning all of these teckniques all for nothing. I haven't really used what I have learned. But never the less the cake turned out beautiful.