Wedding Cake Makers??

[YurtGirl]

Thanks so much Punawebbers! I couldn't have done it without you! Good links, Carey - I decided on the platform cake simply because of the ease of transporting, storing and setting up just before the event. If I had more time to take some hobbies on, I'd seriously look at becoming a specialized cake maker and decorator! It looks fun to me. Of course stressful too, but what career that deals with creating isn't?

In the end, we have decided to go with Teena(Thanks for the tip KaniLehua!). After talking with her over the phone and seeing some pics of her work, I think we'll be very happy. She's willing to lend us the short pillars for tiers, cake knives, etc. for just a deposit, and she's given a lot of excellent tips on how to cut the cake, how to serve it, how to store and transport it, etc. Wonderful! And very willing to customize and work with our budget. I feel like its in good hands.

We went to Lanky's bakery in Hilo, too. Their cakes were *FAR* more reasonably priced, and she gave good tips about going with a small, tiered, wedding cake and then a sheet cake for the bulk (same good taste, not as fancy, but more economical) which I thought was a great idea. But the decorating wasn't what we'd hoped for there. We'd have probably gone with them and just a very simple cake with our own decorations added later if we hadn't found Teena. Teena will do a leaf and vine detail around the cake and then we'll decorate at the site with anthuriums, orchids, uluhe curls and strawberries.

ps, Carol and Kani Lehua, Teena also does catering!