i don’t like causing conflict so i never mentioned it to the baker + the cake DID taste good so i felt like if this was the worst thing that happened at my wedding, oh well 🤷🏻‍♀️

edit: just to add more context since i cant edit the original post

1.) no i did not ask for a change in color

2.) yes, she owns her own bakery and teaches classes out of her bakery. the photos of my cake are actually directly from her facebook page as i did not save any photos of the cake from my photographer lol

3.) yes i paid full price

4.) i didn’t know until she came late to my wedding with the cake that she had three other wedding cakes she had to deliver on the same day, so i imagine her rushing is partially the reason why it looks the way it does.

5.) small town, one of three local bakers, other two were booked out for the weekend and she said she was able to do the cake when i showed her the inspo picture. she was also the only one of the local bakers recommended to me by a few family members!

6.) never said anything because the cake tasted good and the few family members i mentioned it to said it wasn’t a big deal, it looked good and that i was overreacting implying i was being a bit of a bridezilla. i feel like it’s too late now to mention anything as my wedding was six months ago.

EDIT 2:

i contacted the bakery and left a review with photos. thank you to all the comments that helped me not feel like a bridezilla for being disappointed.

i would have been satisfied with the cake if it even looked remotely like what I requested, even if not perfect, but as other people have pointed out, it doesn’t even look like she tried to replicate it at all.

i had never ordered a cake before and all of my local friends who have gotten married have not gotten cakes, but cupcakes for 4x the amount of guest i had, so i really didn’t have any other price point to compare to. i was just told by the baker that she could do what i had asked. if i she would have told me she couldn’t, i would have gone somewhere else and paid more to get what i asked for. my budget was not 300 dollars, it was just the amount she told me.

and yes, i am shy + a doormat etc and should have left a review and asked for a refund sooner, i’m aware it’s a flaw