This has been an insane few weeks, but as of Saturday evening my baby sister is married!
The wedding was stunning and genuine and full of love. My mom and I made all the food (for 120 guests!) and we worked our butts off, but it was so worth it and came out so well. We had many willing helpers - my sister and her new husband have a wonderful, sweet group of friends - and even with some last minute snafus it all came together beautifully.
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| The bride and groom during their first dance. Isn't my sister gorgeous? |
But I do have to say that of everything we made I was the most proud of the cake. My sister has multiple food allergies that include (among many other things) most grains and sugar. So
Mom and I created - using her cutting skills and my design - a wedding cake
entirely made out of fresh fruit.
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| The Aiken Wedding "Cake"! |
A cake the bride could actually eat! The
base is 4 watermelons shaped very carefully. (Two on the bottom layer and one on each other layer.) It is covered in blueberries, pineapple rings,
and strawberries and topped with a pile of raspberries. We surrounded it with a
bed of grapes. I had a picture in my head as soon as they announced their engagement and it happily came out just as I envisioned. It was a labor of love and my sister is so worth it!
All in all, it was a wonderful day and I know their marriage will be even better. Congratulations you two!
