Comments on: Get the power up, win the game http://manolobrides.com/2006/09/20/get-the-power-up-win-the-game/ Manolo Loves the Brides! Thu, 04 Dec 2008 21:27:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Jeff Rivera http://manolobrides.com/2006/09/20/get-the-power-up-win-the-game/#comment-133685 Jeff Rivera Mon, 13 Aug 2007 14:48:24 +0000 http://manolobrides.com/2006/09/20/get-the-power-up-win-the-game/#comment-133685 That's seriously impressive. I would feel guilty doing anything with that cake besides putting it behind a glass case. That’s seriously impressive. I would feel guilty doing anything with that cake besides putting it behind a glass case.

]]> By: Jessica http://manolobrides.com/2006/09/20/get-the-power-up-win-the-game/#comment-9355 Jessica Wed, 27 Sep 2006 03:49:34 +0000 http://manolobrides.com/2006/09/20/get-the-power-up-win-the-game/#comment-9355 Ahem. As my ex-girlfriend would remind me, change "guy" in the above to "partner," "intended," "beloved," or similar. Ahem. As my ex-girlfriend would remind me, change “guy” in the above to “partner,” “intended,” “beloved,” or similar.

]]> By: Jessica http://manolobrides.com/2006/09/20/get-the-power-up-win-the-game/#comment-9354 Jessica Wed, 27 Sep 2006 03:48:56 +0000 http://manolobrides.com/2006/09/20/get-the-power-up-win-the-game/#comment-9354 That cake practically makes me want to cry with its cheesy goodness. My fiancé voted down all possibilities of cheese on the cake. I was soooo close to having a little Lego couple on top -- I even went shopping on eBay for a little Lego Han Solo minifig and a little Lego Princess Leia minifig. No dice, he said. So the moral of the story is, if you're going to go all out with a cheesy crazy cake, make sure that your guy is the kind of guy who would appreciate a cheesy crazy cake. That cake practically makes me want to cry with its cheesy goodness.

My fiancé voted down all possibilities of cheese on the cake. I was soooo close to having a little Lego couple on top — I even went shopping on eBay for a little Lego Han Solo minifig and a little Lego Princess Leia minifig. No dice, he said. So the moral of the story is, if you’re going to go all out with a cheesy crazy cake, make sure that your guy is the kind of guy who would appreciate a cheesy crazy cake.

]]> By: patient one http://manolobrides.com/2006/09/20/get-the-power-up-win-the-game/#comment-9169 patient one Fri, 22 Sep 2006 01:30:15 +0000 http://manolobrides.com/2006/09/20/get-the-power-up-win-the-game/#comment-9169 "If you want a cake shaped like the Enterprise, or Dracula’s Castle, and you share it lovingly with your spouse, more power to you, I say. " Exactly! A wedding is supposed to celebrete the bride and groom and what they like. I am not having a white, froofy confection simply because Good Housekeeping, Martha Stewert, or my Aunt Glaydis think I should. (After all, they're not shelling out the money for the cake!) “If you want a cake shaped like the Enterprise, or Dracula’s Castle, and you share it lovingly with your spouse, more power to you, I say. ”

Exactly! A wedding is supposed to celebrete the bride and groom and what they like. I am not having a white, froofy confection simply because Good Housekeeping, Martha Stewert, or my Aunt Glaydis think I should. (After all, they’re not shelling out the money for the cake!)

]]> By: la petite chou chou http://manolobrides.com/2006/09/20/get-the-power-up-win-the-game/#comment-9163 la petite chou chou Thu, 21 Sep 2006 23:08:06 +0000 http://manolobrides.com/2006/09/20/get-the-power-up-win-the-game/#comment-9163 That was quite good. And I'm happy to say that I agree about the cake shoving. I plan on not marrying but if my guy shoved cake in my face it would be instant anullment (sp?). That was quite good.

And I’m happy to say that I agree about the cake shoving. I plan on not marrying but if my guy shoved cake in my face it would be instant anullment (sp?).

]]> By: Never teh Bride http://manolobrides.com/2006/09/20/get-the-power-up-win-the-game/#comment-9144 Never teh Bride Thu, 21 Sep 2006 16:16:01 +0000 http://manolobrides.com/2006/09/20/get-the-power-up-win-the-game/#comment-9144 <i>"sometimes good taste is overrated; as long as the cake tastes good"</i> Best. Quote. Ever. “sometimes good taste is overrated; as long as the cake tastes good”

Best. Quote. Ever.

]]> By: La BellaDonna http://manolobrides.com/2006/09/20/get-the-power-up-win-the-game/#comment-9142 La BellaDonna Thu, 21 Sep 2006 15:51:06 +0000 http://manolobrides.com/2006/09/20/get-the-power-up-win-the-game/#comment-9142 Awwww! There's a bride who knows and loves her man just as he is - and who understands that it really is <i>his</i> day, too. Otherwise, let's face it, you just have a woman in a party dress, the formality of which is variable. It's a happy omen, and I hope that Brent treasures his Annette the way she seems to treasure him. As far as the Cheesy Cake (not cheesecake, which is also good) Question goes ... I'm thinking sometimes good taste is overrated; as long as the cake tastes good, and makes the Bride and Groom happy (and, my preference, isn't outright offensive), I believe they should go for it. I'd rather see a highly personal cake celebrating a special moment, even if it strays a little into the Cheesy, or even the Comical. If you want a cake shaped like the Enterprise, or Dracula's Castle, and you share it lovingly with your spouse, more power to you, I say. The only bad cake, IMO, is the cake that's shoved into the face of the unlucky spouse. For those who don't know, the symbolism behind feeding the cake to one another is of caring for and <i>nurturing</i> one another; it's not supposed to be a harbinger of Foodfights In the Future. Awwww! There’s a bride who knows and loves her man just as he is - and who understands that it really is his day, too. Otherwise, let’s face it, you just have a woman in a party dress, the formality of which is variable.

It’s a happy omen, and I hope that Brent treasures his Annette the way she seems to treasure him.

As far as the Cheesy Cake (not cheesecake, which is also good) Question goes … I’m thinking sometimes good taste is overrated; as long as the cake tastes good, and makes the Bride and Groom happy (and, my preference, isn’t outright offensive), I believe they should go for it. I’d rather see a highly personal cake celebrating a special moment, even if it strays a little into the Cheesy, or even the Comical. If you want a cake shaped like the Enterprise, or Dracula’s Castle, and you share it lovingly with your spouse, more power to you, I say. The only bad cake, IMO, is the cake that’s shoved into the face of the unlucky spouse. For those who don’t know, the symbolism behind feeding the cake to one another is of caring for and nurturing one another; it’s not supposed to be a harbinger of Foodfights In the Future.

]]> By: Never teh Bride http://manolobrides.com/2006/09/20/get-the-power-up-win-the-game/#comment-9141 Never teh Bride Thu, 21 Sep 2006 15:30:53 +0000 http://manolobrides.com/2006/09/20/get-the-power-up-win-the-game/#comment-9141 It's definitely a slippery slope, Carrie! There is a fine line between a great theme-y cake and one that looks like it ought to be at a kid's birthday party. Sometimes a baker who can do a great traditional cake will make a shoddy theme-y cake and vice versa. It’s definitely a slippery slope, Carrie! There is a fine line between a great theme-y cake and one that looks like it ought to be at a kid’s birthday party. Sometimes a baker who can do a great traditional cake will make a shoddy theme-y cake and vice versa.

]]> By: Carrie http://manolobrides.com/2006/09/20/get-the-power-up-win-the-game/#comment-9109 Carrie Thu, 21 Sep 2006 00:01:26 +0000 http://manolobrides.com/2006/09/20/get-the-power-up-win-the-game/#comment-9109 At my brother's wedding, they had a cake with pink ribbons going down the cake like wrapping ribbon. It was adorable and cute. My brother had a groom's cake of a golfing scene. Some of the new cakes are crazy with all of the designs. Some look really awesome like that one, but there's some that look cheesy. There's a show on Food Network about a cake designer and his cakes look super cheesy not like this awesome one. At my brother’s wedding, they had a cake with pink ribbons going down the cake like wrapping ribbon. It was adorable and cute. My brother had a groom’s cake of a golfing scene.

Some of the new cakes are crazy with all of the designs. Some look really awesome like that one, but there’s some that look cheesy. There’s a show on Food Network about a cake designer and his cakes look super cheesy not like this awesome one.

]]> By: patient one http://manolobrides.com/2006/09/20/get-the-power-up-win-the-game/#comment-9108 patient one Wed, 20 Sep 2006 23:35:48 +0000 http://manolobrides.com/2006/09/20/get-the-power-up-win-the-game/#comment-9108 Still, If I'm going to spend a fortune on a cake, why not a crazy fabulous cake that people will talk about for years? I thought the X-Box shaped groom's cake posted before was cool, but this.... It makes we want to break out the old Game Boy. Still, If I’m going to spend a fortune on a cake, why not a crazy fabulous cake that people will talk about for years?

I thought the X-Box shaped groom’s cake posted before was cool, but this….

It makes we want to break out the old Game Boy.

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