Gee I really Love You---Wedding Cake Stands for under $5

My sister Alyssa's wedding reception was Epic, there is no other way to describe it...  She is an event planner, and this was HER event!

 The end result was beautiful, quirky, charming, and magical! 

 This is not to mention she did it on a shoe string budget!

Instead of doing one huge post, I thought I would break it up into little posts. That way the little handmade touches of the wedding do not get lost. Today, I want to share the cake stands.

 They turned out so beautiful, and were so simple to make!  Alyssa went to local thrift stores (DI's if you are from Utah), and found interesting glass vases and platters.

 All she did was hot glue the vases to the platters. This way with a hair dryer, you could undo the cake stand if you wanted. If you wanted a more permanent solution, you can use E6000.
And the best part... these beautiful cake stands cost less than $5 each

Alyssa and Michael did not want a traditional wedding cake, so instead of wedding cake they went with cheesecake.  The cheesecakes were from the Lion House, they were not only beautiful but delicious as well!

The best part is we still have some in the freezer for later!  

If you are going to make these stands, I would suggest testing it before you put the cake on with something heavy.  Cakes can be much heavier than you think! 

We got so many compliments on how beautiful the cake look... no one even suspected these cake stands were homemade! I am just itching to show you more, but that will have to do for today!


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