Reich tells the story of a bride and groom who had place cards set in ornate little frames that were also meant to be favors. Reich acted quickly and called the elevator company, and the frames were retrieved. By the time of the wedding the next day, no one knew what had happened, including the bride and groom. But even before her Chevy Blazer carefully coasts into the site's parking lot, she spends many hours over the course of two days scaling, baking, filling and decorating her cakes. All this, of course, after she has met with the bride and groom, offered tastings, answered questions and made up a final order.
Decorations run the gamut.
She might roll out fondant and cut pieces to form bows, and then let them harden. A big bow or fresh flowers might adorn the top. The bad news is that Bruno has to carry the cake upstairs and into her car and then onto the cake table at the site. Bryan Rafanelli, of Rafanelli Events Management Inc., imagines himself behind the viewfinder of a video camera. Rafanelli recalls once watching a bride get ready to dance with her father and seeing a bunch of envelopes sticking out of the father's pocket.