The tiles came with cards , blessings for a happy life together , beautiful gifts and sweet little notes . They were plastered with “ do not bend !” and packaged with more bubble wrap , tissue paper and cardboard than you could imagine . There is a standing joke about me and marshmallows so Kara Andretta secretly messaged everyone suggesting marshmallows as a perfect form of packaging . I have eaten more marshmallows in the last few months than I would care to admit . Receiving those packages was just amazing . There were many tears of gratitude , and it was completely overwhelming in the best possible way .
The flowers that the girls had made started arriving too and they were incredible - the detail , the colour , the tiny little buds and leaves . They were perfect and I couldn ’ t stop staring at them ; I couldn ’ t believe they were for us . I arranged the flowers in styrofoam dummies so we could easily see what colours were missing from the palette , and Robin Apted continued to make beautiful flowers in different hues to fill in the gaps .
here at my place for the local girls ( and I know that some of the girls overseas got together and did the same ) and we all had a ball . Between the laughs and love in the group and having the girls over in person it made the lead up to the wedding all the more special . I felt like I had 75 bridesmaids and that I was the luckiest girl on the planet .
When I put the cake together I was floored at how well everyone ’ s tiles worked together . Some were a little darker or lighter or different in hue but that made it all the more perfect . They tied in together and yet were unique to themselves . It was everything I had imagined and I was ridiculously proud of the girls ( and guy !) that made it happen . Even our two children Liam and Maiya painted tiles for the back of
lucky I am to have discovered cakes and these wonderful people along with it . Thank you so much to everyone involved , I will never be able to express what it meant to Az and I .
As the time drew nearer and a few people couldn ’ t do tiles due to unforeseen circumstances I had heaps of friends putting up their hands to do more . Jacki Fanto painted over 10 tiles for the finished cake . I am so grateful to everyone who not just put their hand up to do tiles but offered to do extras to make sure the cake would be complete . We had tile painting parties the cake and my husband-to-be made the beautiful navy stand seen in the pictures . I was lucky enough to have Robin here for the wedding to help me arrange the last batch of tiles , the flowers and put finishing touches to the cake . It was the first time I had met her in person , and it was such a beautiful thing to be able to do together .
Our friends and family were amazed by the cake on the day - the sheer beauty of it as well as the story behind it . I just looked at the cake and felt nothing but love and awe for the people that had made it for me . It was everything I had imagined and the best gift anyone has ever given me . It has cemented friendships and reaffirmed just how