…and how you can avoid them.

I was working a wedding not too long ago for a great couple. We made it to the reception after the flawless ceremony and everything was going swimmingly. Until I noticed the fully dressed cake table….minus the cake.

I pull the restaurant owner aside and inquire about the wedding cake. Turns out the cake maker (who shall rename nameless), had the bride’s wedding on her calendar for the following Saturday. Thats right, no cake was made. He informed me they were working feverishly to get something put together for the couple.

A couple of hours later I saw a van come screeching into the parking lot, and two people rushing something into the kithen of the reception venue. Turns out that on the way over, the cake fell over in the van. Yikes.

The most amazing part of this story is the bride. She was cool, calm, and collected. Lucky for the the cake maker huh? They cut their cake with cardboard poking out of it, and did not let it ruin their evening.

What is the moral of this story? Always touch base with every one of your vendors the week of your wedding. Vendors make mistakes, but just a simple phone call or email can help you minimize them!