think i spoke a tad too soon......

Wow - that's soo kind and thoughtful. BUT WHERE IS THE FLASH!!?

I dont know how to flash!!! help!

That's ace! Mothers can be great. Mine bought my veil and tiara for me on friday when I went for a dress fitting - it was a lovely surprise, so I know how you feel.

Is there a pic of this cake you'd like to share (alternatively, I'll wait for a share of the real cake *grins*)

I had no idea, they've been sorting it for last two months! they even nailed the flavour! ginger and white truffle,ginger cake is my favourite............its big enough for the country......300-350 servings :/ gonna be eating it for months! she doesnt do things by halves......

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but definitely plenty for me then *giggles*

Thats STUNNING!!

Think i did it! i seen it and fell in love with it and just couldnt afford it, we were going to settle for something less OTT and cheap, but she knows the 3 most important things to me was the cake,venue and photographer so happy!!! and it makes sense in having it its sooooo approporiate, as im getting married at The Hard Days Night Hotel in Liverpool

And thats another thing I can tick off my list

Eeeeeeeeeeeeek! ChoccyWoccyDooDah!

I love it!

I'm from near Liverpool so we're having Beatles songs as our table names I therefore give you the biggest thumbs up on this one!

*cake envy*

As much as I love the cupcakes my Gran's making I would be swayed by a choccwoccydooda cake!! Your cake is a work of art.

We have the beatles album covers dotted along the tables, as were having the 'U' shaped table plan, so dont really need table names, but i wanted them hehe were also having beatles music in the evening

Wow what a cake, that is so sweet of your mother and OH working together to do this for you, really thoughtful.

Yeah it is jojo, my mum just come round for a brew and said she'd brought some cake for us to try see if i liked it because she knew i liked ginger cake, and i said i loved it and she just said good and produced a picture and the order reciept, she'd been to brighton over the weekend to see a friend who lives there and to stay a few days and she's been in their shop and ordered it after speaking with them for ages over email and phone and deciding on flavour and size etc shes put 50% deposit down and it paying the rest in january so its all sorted and i dont have to worry about it its just perfect!!!!!

Yeah i was quite shocked when i seen the recipt....i thought it was for the full amount :/

my mum won some money at the start of the year, not life changing but enough and she had some squirelled away as soon as we got engaged, so she could pay for something (i had no idea she'd kept some aside for this) and she knows we can afford most other things like the dress and other things and she knew the one thing i wasnt keen on was another cake she knew id fallen in love with that one, OH didnt, she had to tell him, men!

and the SIL has been quiet since I had words with her yesterday....hope shes got the hint.....touch wood

We only have 80 guests for the evening, but family members can take some to hand out and ill take some into college/work and so will OH and give some to the kids at my kids school etc it will get eaten....eventually

ive told her ive got a list of dresses this shop stocks and ive narrowed it down to 5 i absoloutley love! so ill narrow it down further when i see them properely and may only try on 2/3 and might have a look if theres any i didnt like from picture but like in the flesh, she knows now its only one shop and i *know* MY dress is in that shop, i keep going back and looking at the same 5 pictures and i know its one of them

Really glad for you!!! Cake looks amazing! You may find she wasnt acting too interested as she was worried she would let slip and wanted to pay the deposit before she told you!! Really glad you are all on track though!!

So am i eccles! its another stress off my list, i can concentrate on the next thing on my list (getting my make up and hair lady to bloody reply to my emails and phone messages about how to pay a deposit!) she was petrified OH would let slip he's a awful secret keeper

WOW that cake is gorgeous!!! Love it

aaaaaand she just emailed me back (well 3 days ago i give up checking emails)....shes been having a family emergency, anyway she's reduced her costs, im getting my trial for free and my mum hair and make up for free and she's going to stay all day for touch ups instead of just doing my hair and make up in morning bonus! another thing off my list...im on a roll what else can i do

Aww that was such a lovely surprise! And OMG that cake, its amazing! I absolutely love The Beatles too, wish my OH would be up for a proper themed wedding but theres not really any group or anything that we both love enough to have as a theme ?

Wow how will you bring yourself to cut it?

WOW a choccywoccydodah. How Spesh. You lucky girl x

Wow. That could be the most amazing cake I have ever seen! Lucky lucky you!

Ours isnt theamed.....just kinda fell together with having the venue, we are having a private magical mystery tour the day before though and lunch in Lucy in the sky with diamonds cafe

i wont be able to cut it!!! i loves it!!!