Russell & Erin's Wedding

I have to call this post part 1 because most of the pictures I took were with my dad's camera and until I get those these are all I have.

Marcus & Faith ready to walk down the aisle.
I was very happy that Marcus did such a great job. Kim - Erin's sister-in-law - had to bribe Marcus with a Batman ring pop to put on his vest & tie. As soon as he got down the aisle he sat down with me and said mom take this off please! They both did and great job and weren't nervous or scared. I think it really helped that they had gotten to know each other and play together for a few days prior to the ceremony. They became fast friends.

What an adventure it is to make a wedding cake!
I had Amy Landon give me the low down on "How to make a Wedding Cake", that was a tremendous help, she and I made a practice cake about a month before the wedding where I was able to learn the secrets and short cuts of the process. She even loaned me all her baking pans and the saw used to cut the cakes evenly. Thank you Amy for all your help!
I then spent the next month reviewing my notes and mentally making and decorating the cake. I wanted to make another practice cake but that never happened.
Thank you to Russell, Erin & Vickie for buying all the needed ingredients at the store and searching all over for the coconut milk and the last minute Raspberry filling (I had some in a cooler I was taking on the airplane but the TSA confiscated it because it was a gel!!! At that moment I swore off flying. Do you all feel safer knowing they didn't let my huge, not trying to hide it bag of raspberry cake filling onto an airplane?) Also, thank you to Tim & Vickie for letting me use their kitchen to bake the cakes and looking after my boys so I could concentrate. And Dad, Thanks for laying in a hotel bed for 3 hours while Seth took a much needed nap!
Thank you Mom, my soux-chef, for helping me get it done and encouraging me when I thought all was lost...
At one point I didn't think my 10" cake would ever bake completely, then I accidentally turned off the oven and many other little oops' just kept things interesting:)
Thanks Granny Ella for letting me assemble and decorate the cake at your house and thank you for your confidence that the cake would be great! I hope you are still enjoying it for breakfast!
Thank you Shay for your beautiful flowers which certainly made the cake look finished.
Thank you Erin for letting me make you wedding cake.
Thanks Jon for all your praise.
And now it's done. Never to be attempted again - at least this month...