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Hi, Sorry to ask such a specific question as my first post, but I was wondering if anyone might be able to help me. We're getting married in 2012 and have just started looking for a venue. We're...

Of theirs to share?

I am royally confused about cakes! I was planning to go for plain M&S tiers and plonk on top of each other and self-decorate. However....I heard that the "depth" of the tiers is not very much, and...

Does anybody keep this now???

Hi all, I was discussing wedding cakes with my friends last night and a girl there who is already married, showed me a picture of her wedding cake - it was huge (4 tiers) and looked great - she said...

Does anyone know what type of chocolate i should be using? ive tried a couple but they keep melting after being fully set in moulds? any help would be great, im pulling my hair out trying to make...

My Mum is doing my wedding cake and shes under the impression that I HAVE to have fruit cake as some people like it, I bloody hate the stuff, understand not everyone likes chocolate or some people...

Need some help Ladies!! We decided for our centre pieces we wanted a thin vase (either rectangle or cylinder) engraved with "mr & mrs G 26th Sept 2010" and put a few silk flowers in that way some...

Can anyone explain to my why churches are so awkward when it comes to getting married.

My son is thinking of booking this for his wedding in 2011 - just wondered if anyone had been to a wedding there, or had been married there

Sorry, I know this has probably all been asked before, but just had a couple of questions about the M&S Cakes. The 'traditional cakes', can these cakes be stacked directly on top of each other?...

What do you think... I have fallen in love with the idea of chocolate gooey cake with chocolate gnashe plastered all over it. 2, maybe even 3 tiers. Mmmmm. But not just any chocolate, white chocolate....

Hello I'm in need of help & inspiration to find nice venues in the Berkshire area (I live in Reading but happy to travel out to surrounding areas - Newbury, Wokingham, Hampshire Borders,...

Hello, A few weeks ago I was finally proposed to and have now started looking at wedding venues! We are hoping too get married October or December 2010 in either Berkshire (where we live) or Swanses...

Been to church tonight to hand in our banns paper and stayed for the service. Because I was the one of the 2 people in the congregation, the vicar started talking to me and asked if I was christened,...

I need to know how to dowel 3 tiers of M&S cakes and polystyrene spacers as there are no instructions! Do I remove the cake boards and if so how? What do the dowels actually go through? (i.e. is...

Morning ladies I need to decide on my cupcake designs/colours this week and I need a little inspiration. Firstly, one of my ideas is to have 'love' or 'wedding' related words iced onto the cakes, e.g....

Hi all I don't know whether I'm allowed to do this or not - probably am as I'm not up to the standard of wedding cakes yet so am not really offering my services but I'm starting a little cake business...

We're off to see our florist tomorrow evening as she is going to show us a mock up of my bouquet and one of the table centrepieces. Some of you might know about the issues I've had with the florist...

Hi hope you can help as I have trawled the internet for ideas but am getting nothing, I wanted to take some picture ideas with me to show her the sort of thing I am looking for but have realised I...

Is on topic i promise!!! H2B and i have been back on forawrds on cakes, he wanted cupcakes, i wanted a big cake withe tiers etc etc. Seen something on one of the new wedding mags that might be perfect...

As the title says really. I would love cupcakes for my wedding. I thought I could do it myself with some practice (as I've got a year), but there's no point if I've got to do them on the morning of...

Hey I'm getting married next year and having a midnight blue theme. I've managed to find some great bridesmaids dresses at Debenhams but am really struggling with the flowers. Does anyone have any...

Hi All!!! This is my first positng and after having read some of the discussions already taking place in the forum, I am confident that you all will be able to help me in beginning my plans for the...

I am just reading through what we have to say (I get married in 2 weeks eeeeekkk) I know that I am B and my H2B is A There is a section which says... Who presents B to be married to A? Response:...

Just wondering if anyone had or seen the plain iced M&S cakes (above) that you buy individually. They seem quite small in height (5.5cm) and I'm not sure if that includes the board as well, can't...

Hi sorry everyone, another cake question. Is there a reason for putting marzipan on fruit cake or is it just for taste?? I'm not keen on the taste and neither is Rich xx

Hello all ? I know you lot are all internet gurus, and am hoping one of you can help! We're getting married in October and MIL2B is kindly making our wedding cake,and has asked for ideas. I'd like a...

Been practicing this weekend as doing 2" fruit cakes, how far in advance can these be made? Do you make the cakes a nd decorate nearer the time?? I remember seeing somewhere that you marzipan the...

Hi Ladies, I'm going to have a go at making my own mini wedding cakes. Have found a site that sells the 2" tins plus tin liners and an icing cutter so hopefully that be a bit of help. My question is...